Politics

Twenty-five states have filed a lawsuit to block the most recent round of tariffs announced by the Trump administration.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, was hospitalized Sunday morning after the vehicle she was riding in was struck in a hit-and-run crash that also injured her driver, according to the Toledo Police Department. 

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche shuttered President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund" late Sunday, halting federal payouts intended for Trump’s political allies.

Social Security recipients are projected to get a bigger cost-of-living increase next year to counter a rise in inflation. 

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to revive the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" if two Republican senators refuse to support his attorney general nominee, Todd Blanche.

California Governor Gavin Newsom released four years of tax filings showing annual earnings between $1.7 million and $2 million, mostly from his winery and restaurant holdings.

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide minimum wage increase to $17.40 per hour starting January 1, 2027, driven by annual inflation adjustments.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza.

Democratic senators are urging the Trump administration to revive plans to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department is no longer pursuing the redesign.

Online sports betting companies are starting to become a major player in the 2026 midterm elections. Recent estimates have bettors pouring in more than $72 million into races across the country as the emerging trend from prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are bringing in fresh competition and scrutiny to online betting. 

Mail ballot delays and President Donald Trump’s push for changes are putting the U.S. Postal Service under scrutiny ahead of the midterm elections.

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, and declined to answer questions during Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove he’s able to fulfill his duties after a long hospital stay or resign from office.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s most influential U.S. politicians, was remembered Tuesday in Washington as "a true American original."

Federal agents served a search warrant at the home linked to San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman.