The leading candidate to become California’s next governor said Wednesday that two bills in the state Legislature are a critical bulwark to federal and local attacks on voting and must pass.

“We want democracy to thrive and that’s why we are here,” he said during a press conference near the state Capitol, before supporters of the ...Read more

A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after he posted online threats against Trump administration officials Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem, including one in which he wrote, “Both of you will be executed,” court records show.

Jon Christopher Enriquez, 47, of Miami, entered an agreement with federal prosecutors on Friday, ...Read more

In a last-minute addition to a law passed to reopen the federal government, Congress added last November a provision that would upend much of the booming hemp industry in the United States.

Now, lawmakers have added a new provision to a spending bill that would delay the law from taking effect, reportedly at the request of the White House.

And...Read more

LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump addressed a crowd at Red Rock Resort on Wednesday afternoon to promote his administration’s tax policies.

The event, intended to highlight the Working Families Tax Cuts from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was Trump’s second in Las Vegas this year.

His visit began Tuesday night when Air Force One ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The narrow victory of progressive doctor Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s bitterly fought Democratic Senate primary sets up a defining test of the party’s progressive wing in one of the highest-stakes U.S. Senate contests of the midterms.

Whether El-Sayed, a former public health official, can carry swing voters in a battleground...Read more

LOS ANGELES — For nearly a decade, Jeanine John Taele was a U.S. Marine with tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Until July 2025, the Downey resident was licensed to work as an armed security guard.

Then, over the last few days, authorities allege he twice roamed the grounds of Trump National Golf Club in advance of a presidential visit, ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Two Durham teens charged in an alleged medication abortion attempt appeared in court for the first time Wednesday morning.

Syeisha Johnson, 18, and Elijah Speight, 19, were arrested Tuesday, six days after Durham police say Johnson gave birth to a 31-week-old baby in a toilet at her home, The News & Observer previously ...Read more

WASHINGTON — North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers.

The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio earpiece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Leading progressives in Congress were quick to argue Tuesday that Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate primary win in Michigan was a sign for the Democratic Party to course correct.

After his narrow win in a bruising battle against the establishment-backed moderate Haley Stevens, El-Sayed quickly began preaching unity ahead of the general ...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney has unseated U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar in the Democratic primary for the Detroit-area congressional seat, a huge upset and a win for progressives and democratic socialists who challenged establishment candidates this year.

McKinney’s success likely will mean Detroit, which is 75% Black, will have...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio earpiece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Attorneys for Bucks County Democrat Bob Harvie filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a political action committee and a consultant supporting his opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in a high-stakes congressional contest.

This comes after what Harvie’s campaign says are repeated and false claims about his ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Two Durham teens were arrested Tuesday after the female teen allegedly took abortion-inducing medication while 31 weeks pregnant.

Syeisha Jadan Johnson, 18, is charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury on an unborn child, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and negligent child abuse inflicting serious ...Read more

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat who campaigned for the U.S. Senate with raucous rallies and a well-known online streamer, stood in a side room after an event in west Michigan Saturday night and described his approach as "old-fashioned."

El-Sayed, 41, of Ann Arbor said his bid for the Senate began a year ago with...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested in advance of President Donald Trump’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club had visited the facility twice in three days, wore a radio ear piece and took photographs of Secret Service agents at the Palos Verdes Peninsula facility, authorities allege.

After arresting him Sunday, authorities said they discovered a...Read more

A 10-foot golden trophy made by the anonymous Washington, D.C.-based arts activist group Secret Handshake is officially going on tour. The satirical piece of protest art originally appeared on the National Mall three weeks ago, and later moved to Foley Square in Lower Manhattan. On Wednesday it's scheduled to pop up in Minneapolis, a ...Read more

WASHINGTON – North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers.

The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a leading progressive voice in Congress, was recently standing in a front yard in a quiet Mendota Heights neighborhood urging dozens of Democrats to vote for Matt Little.

The former Lakeville mayor and state senator is their chance “to get a different kind of Congress,” she said.

Little has emerged as ...Read more