Politics

ilbusca/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives convened on Thursday to vote on ousting three Democratic lawmakers, which, if successful, would mark the first partisan expulsion in the state’s modern history. The legislative session was underway as of Thursday afternoon but the expulsion vote hadn’t yet started. Protesters gathered both […]

belterz/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis) — Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race culminated Tuesday in a victory for the liberal candidate and a fiery, bitter concession speech by the conservative contender that underscored the acrimony by the end of their contest — the most expensive such election in history. Dan Kelly, a former justice on the high court […]

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s indictment in New York is historic: never before has a former president been indicted for an alleged crime. The closest would have been former President Richard Nixon, who was on the cusp of being indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal counts for his […]

North Carolina General Assembly (RALEIGH, N.C.) — North Carolina state Rep.Tricia Cotham announced Wednesday she is switching parties, giving Republicans the supermajority needed to override vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The freshman state representative, who said she was “welcomed with open arms by my [new Republican] colleagues,” attributed the switch to Democrats’ restrictions on the […]

Patricia Marroquin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Brandon Johnson, a former public school teacher, will become Chicago’s next mayor. Vallas conceded to Johnson on Tuesday even though the Chicago Board of Elections reported that mail-in votes for the runoff election will not be counted for days. “To the Chicagoans who did not vote for me, here’s what […]

Patricia Marroquin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Election day in Chicago will not only decide the next mayor of the city, but it also promises to end a campaign season that has polarized Chicagoans about which segment of the Democratic Party will ultimately lead the city. Tuesday is a run-off election between Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson […]

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A plurality of Americans think former President Donald Trump should have been charged by a Manhattan grand jury with a history-making indictment, yet a near equal amount believe that the charges against him are politically motivated, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. According to the […]

CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Multiple U.S. Secret Service agents connected to former President Donald Trump’s security detail have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, according to a source familiar with the situation. The subpoenas are part of Smith’s investigation into Trump’s handling of classified information at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving […]

CBS via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced fresh questions about her history of incendiary behavior and spreading baseless attacks on Democratic opponents — but doubled down in an interview with “60 Minutes” which aired on CBS on Sunday night. “On an issue, when I’m outspoken about it, and I take […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will kick off an administration-wide “Investing in America” tour with a trip to Minnesota on Tuesday, according to a White House official. While in the North Star State, Biden will visit the Fridley headquarters of Cummins, which manufactures truck engines and alternative clean […]