Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday that he has signed the bill redrawing Texas’ congressional map into law, a milestone for the Republican-driven mid-decade redistricting in the Lone Star state that comes as other states also prepare to consider redrawing their congressional map. Abbott, who signed the bill around […]

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a keynote address during the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala at the Palace Hotel on April 30, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by […]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on August 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A rare political standoff continued between the leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Trump administration continued on Thursday, leaving […]

Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — Former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira has announced a run for Congress in Texas in a red district that includes areas around San Antonio and Austin. “As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m ready to fight for the principles that make Texas strong […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is once again vowing to protect Social Security if congressional Republicans seek another reconciliation bill. Asked earlier this week what he would prioritize should Republicans in Congress seek a reconciliation bill, a cost-cutting tactic that would bypass the usual Senate filibuster, Trump said he would focus efforts […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is saying he’s sorry for the controversy that has surrounded his administration over the past year amid allegations of corruption against the mayor and his associates. Adams’ tenure has been marked by some measurable achievements that he continues to tout, including a post-COVID recovery […]

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy boards a NextGen Amtrak Acela train for a trip to Boston following a news conference for the upgraded train’s first day of service along the Northeast Corridor on August 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Transportation announced new high-speed Acela trains during a […]

Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for the Iowa State Senate, is seen in an advertisement for her campaign. Catelin Drey Campaign (WASHINGTON) — National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Donald Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to […]

Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall on August 05, 2025 in Aurora, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Democrats are in a tough stretch. Their fundraising and voter registration lags Republicans. […]

Lisa Cook. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s attempted removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors – an unprecedented assertion of executive power – sets the stage for a consequential legal battle likely bound for the U.S. Supreme Court. In creating the nation’s central bank, Congress explicitly sought to insulate the […]