“Look around.”

“Pay attention.”

“Be mindful of where you are and who you are with.”

“Check in. With us. With yourself.”

For parents of Black children, these four statements represent routine guidance they give, part of politics/politicalnews/s-4268934">Read more

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s assurance to senators about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and President Donald Trump’s immunity with the Internal Revenue Service is nothing more than a hollow gesture.

With Blanche’s confirmation to permanently lead the Department of Justice in jeopardy, he provided written ...Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lead over Flávio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll found, suggesting the conservative challenger is gaining traction as the official campaign gets underway.

Lula would receive 44% of votes compared to Bolsonaro’s 39% in a runoff scenario, according to a Genial/Quaest ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are zeroing in on 12 additional Republican targets in deep-red districts, nearly all of which President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024.

The new additions bring the total number of House seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to 58. And it reflects the party’s escalating ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a Pennsylvania election where a few thousand votes could make all the difference, the last-minute entrance of a Green Party candidate with a background in Republican politics has sparked the second allegation of election meddling in three months and complicated one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races this fall. ...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss of Bloomfield has won the Democratic primary for Michigan's 11th Congressional District, according to an Associated Press race call at 9:31 p.m. on Tuesday.

The contest for the seat now filled by U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens featured Moss, former Ford Motor Co. engineer Don Ufford of Bloomfield Township, ...Read more

DETROIT — Challenger Donovan McKinney was leading U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for the Detroit-area seat in early results.

McKinney was up 61%-38% in the latest contest across the nation that is pitting a democratic socialist against an incumbent.

A crowd of mostly 30-somethings dressed casually chatted and ordered from ...Read more

NORFOLK, Va. — Democrat Elaine Luria will fight to get her old seat back against Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in the 2nd Congressional District after earning the party’s nomination Tuesday night.

The Associated Press called the race at 7:30 p.m. EDT for Luria. With more than half of precincts reporting, Luria had 81% of the vote.

Luria was ...Read more

DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar was leading Democratic challenger Donavan McKinney in the Democratic primary for his Detroit-area seat in early results.

Thanedar was up 56%-43% in the latest contest across the nation that is pitting a democratic socialist against an incumbent.

The Democratic primary is a test of Thanedar's two-term record,...Read more

ST. LOUIS — U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell was projected to once again defeat Cori Bush in the Democratic primary and retain his seat in Missouri's 1st Congressional District.

The Associated Press shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday called the race for Bell. The New York Times soon followed.

Shortly later, with about half of the votes counted, Bell had ...Read more

In a major victory for supporters of abortion rights in Kansas, a Johnson County District Court judge on Monday granted a permanent injunction blocking a bevy of state laws that imposed strict requirements for abortion providers and patients.

“Today’s ruling allows me to do my job the way I was trained to and focus on what’s most ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening and headed directly to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party.

Though the visit was for a standard campaign benefit in the run-up to November’s elections, it was not without drama.

While the president was en ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s legal campaign against the Trump administration has preserved more than $200 billion in threatened federal funding, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday. During the first 18 months of President Donald Trump’s second term, the state filed 82 lawsuits and submitted 120 friend-of-the-court briefs in other ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Budd encouraged Rep. Chuck Edwards to drop out of the race to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, a Capitol Hill source told McClatchy on Tuesday.

The source said Budd, a Republican from Davie County, and Edwards, a Republican from Flat Rock, had a conversation Tuesday in which Budd told Edwards his...Read more

The House Ethics Committee Tuesday opened an investigation into embattled Rep. Max Miller over domestic violence allegations that are threatening to torpedo his troubled reelection bid as former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham asked for a restraining order against him in a separate case.

The panel acted after Miller said he wanted...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers sent two sweeping elections bills to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s desk on Tuesday, one of which would cut the early voting period for some elections, require the Republican state auditor to conduct post-election audits and create new avenues to challenge ballots.

House Republicans passed that bill, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Hours before President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a Tuesday evening fundraiser at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course, authorities announced that they had arrested a heavily armed individual seen wandering the grounds Sunday.

L.A. County sheriff’s deputies responded to the golf course around 3:30 p.m. Saturday after...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it will investigate allegations of domestic violence and abuse and illegal drug use against Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller.

The announcement comes after Miller wrote on X that he was asking the panel to look into him and that he has “absolutely nothing to hide.”

“In light of ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters will have their say in who will be the next Republican nominee for November’s election to represent the state in the U.S. Senate.

The special GOP primary election is Aug. 11, but registered voters can cast their ballots in-person early. The sudden death of Lindsey Graham left the Republican Party ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday that his office has protected more than $200 billion in federal funding for the state, defended core civil rights and removed military forces from Los Angeles streets by suing the Trump administration about once a week.

"Since President Trump returned to office, California has ...Read more