On a Monday night in September 1964, television viewers watched a little girl counting petals on a flower. Her voice gave way to a man counting down, and then a nuclear blast filled the screen.

The ad ran as a paid spot only once, in support of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s reelection campaign. It never mentioned his opponent, ...Read more

CHICAGO — Patty García’s path to Congress was paved long before Election Day. The challenge now for the first-time candidate: Shaping how the voters she wants to represent see her.

Her pitch was clear as she spoke to campaign volunteers in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood in September.

She was raised by an immigrant father, a ...Read more

From the opening statements, Gov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger Ryan Fazio came out swinging in their first debate Thursday night as they clashed on everything from taxes and electric rates to President Donald Trump’s policies.

They disagreed on solutions to difficult problems as Lamont, a two-term Democrat, is seeking his third term ...Read more

Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons, were sued by a shareholder in a rival crypto firm over claims the president illegally profited from his office in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

J. Benjamin Greenberg, a shareholder in Circle Internet Group Inc., claims illegal competition ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said Thursday that he expects Republicans to attempt another budget reconciliation package in the lame-duck session with a boost to defense funding — along with action to lift the debt ceiling, either in a bipartisan fashion or as part of that package.

Lawmakers are facing a short runway to get any ...Read more

Three members of Congress on Thursday expanded their scrutiny of VIP gambler benefits by demanding answers about the scope of rewards programs offered by a half dozen companies, including DraftKings and Fanatics, and the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket.

“As repeated stories from exploited gamblers and media reports have vividly ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Boca Raton resident was arrested Thursday after making an alleged threat against U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, the congressman announced.

Just after 2:30 p.m., Moskowitz wrote in a post on X: “A constituent of mine has just been arrested in Boca, just a few miles from my house, for threatening my life. He is currently...Read more

DENVER — The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send federal election observers to Adams and Douglas counties on Election Day, according to letters confirmed by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and the state clerks association.

The DOJ characterized the monitoring as routine, but it quickly drew concerns from election officials ...Read more

Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons, were sued by a shareholder in a rival crypto firm over claims the president illegally profited from his office in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Benjamin Greenberg, a shareholder in Circle Internet Group Inc., claims illegal competition from ...Read more

A judge ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11 in his $10 billion lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corp. after he missed an earlier date he’d agreed to.

The date was set Thursday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett in Miami, who last week threatened to sanction Trump if he didn’t follow through on the...Read more

DETROIT — The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to polling places in seven Michigan cities this fall, as voters in the battleground state prepare to pick a new governor and decide a series of races that could sway control of Congress.

Less than two weeks before the midterm election, the federal department within ...Read more

NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler has received a much-needed boost of at least $500,000 from Elon Musk in the closing days of his reelection fight even as the world’s richest man reportedly has undercut Ukraine by throttling or cutting off access to the Starlink satellite system used to defend against Russian attacks.

The endangered ...Read more

Just minutes into their final TV debate on Wednesday, the candidates jockeying for U.S. Senate in Kansas immediately faced questions about the two issues that have dominated TV ads in recent weeks.

The first question posed to U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican, centered on his history of suing patients as a rural physician. The Rev. Adam ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A political advertisement released this summer claimed former L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón "almost destroyed Los Angeles" and warned that, if elected as L.A.'s next city attorney, Marissa Roy will "do the same."

Earlier this month, a seemingly out-of-nowhere rumor spread through City Hall and among rank-and-file ...Read more

MIAMI — In the race to represent Florida’s newly redrawn Congressional District 25 — one of the most heavily Jewish districts in the country — voters heard from prospective candidates for the first time on Tuesday evening during public forum at a synagogue event in Boca Raton. Amid a myriad of issues voters are facing, the conversation ...Read more

MIAMI — In the race to represent Florida’s newly redrawn Congressional District 25 — one of the most heavily Jewish districts in the country — voters heard from prospective candidates for the first time on Tuesday evening during public forum at a synagogue event in Boca Raton. Amid a myriad of issues voters are facing, the conversation ...Read more

Two brothers from Brazil’s richest family have emerged as opponents of right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday’s closely fought runoff election.

João and Walter Moreira Salles — scions of the Itau Unibanco Holding SA fortune with a combined net worth of $17.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Banking industry representatives came out firing Wednesday after regulators finalized a rule settling the debate over a legal loophole created by Congress in favor of cryptocurrency exchanges’ ability to pay interest on account owners’ stablecoin holdings in certain instances.

Last year’s law known as the “GENIUS Act” ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Virginia Republicans caught a break this spring when the state Supreme Court struck down a map drawn to help Democrats win 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats.

But Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it onto the ...Read more