BOSTON — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, fresh off his dominant performance at the MassGOP Convention, is blowing past primary debate challenges to take direct aim at Democratic Gov. Maura Healey.

“Maura Healey has spent three years driving up energy and housing costs, failing to support the audit, and making it harder to ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., hosted a roundtable with Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Mike Duffey and defense industry leaders Friday in Williamsburg, Virginia, as lawmakers gear up for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act process.

Wittman called the moment a “big transition time” for the military, and ...Read more

A wise man — possibly Winston Churchill — once said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” And if he’d lived long enough to see President Donald Trump in office, he might have added, “Especially if you can turn it into a real estate project.”

In the aftermath of the chaos at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, Trump was ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia state Rep. Chris Rabb, who is locked in a tight campaign for a seat in Congress, is disavowing a December post on his Instagram account that promoted an antisemitic conspiracy theory about the deadly Hanukkah massacre in Australia’s Bondi Beach, saying a former staffer was responsible.

The shooters, a 50-year-old...Read more

PLANTATION, Fla. — Fired up and defiant after Republicans blew up her congressional district, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Friday she would run for election — but she didn’t say where.

“The easiest decision for me to make is that I’m running,” she said Friday after an event in Plantation.

Wasserman Schultz said she would...Read more

WASHINGTON — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday set a July 28 special election in the state’s deep blue 13th District to fill the rest of former Rep. David Scott’s term, which ends in January.

Scott died last month at 80 and his daughter, Marcye Scott, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she plans to run in the special election. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican, is under investigation by the House Committee on Ethics for sexual harassment, CNN reported Thursday.

The exact nature of the allegations against Edwards have not been disclosed by official sources, and Edwards is denying any wrongdoing.

His political adviser, Paul Shumaker, ...Read more

Weeks before Bahamians are set to decide who will govern the country for the next five years, the government has hired two allies of President Donald Trump to help strengthen relations with the United States.

Coreco “CJ” Pearson, a MAGA youth influencer and commentator, has registered as a foreign agent and will be paid $20,000 a month.

In...Read more

President Donald Trump has endorsed longtime Central Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr in this year’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

Trump announced the move in a post to his Truth Social network Friday evening.

“Andy is the only Candidate who will easily defeat the Democrat in what will be one of the most important Elections in American ...Read more

MIAMI — As the son of Cuban immigrants who escaped Fidel Castro’s Cuba, David Rivera dove into the anti-communist wave of Miami’s exile community and rode it into a political career as a Florida legislator and member of Congress.

But his career on Capitol Hill would last only one term, leaving the conservative Republican with an uncertain...Read more

WASHINGTON — The clock was ticking in the House chamber. Or was it?

A key vote on the floor began with famous last words: “This is a 5-minute vote.” More than two hours later, it was still going.

Later that day, it happened again. Leaders held open another seemingly endless vote, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled in corners and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — During the final vote to close out the House’s “hell week,” a handful of Republicans had a message for the Senate: You’re responsible for the “suffering” agenda.

Standing on the steps outside the Capitol on Thursday, House Freedom Caucus members loudly aired their grievances with the Senate. Republicans there have ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House is arguing to lawmakers that President Donald Trump does not need to disengage troops from the conflict with Iran in order to comply with the War Powers Act because an extended ceasefire has effectively ended military hostilities.

The Trump administration faced a Friday deadline under the 1973 law that is designed...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say.

In the hours after Wednesday’s 6-3 decision invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, House...Read more

MIAMI — A Miami federal jury on Friday convicted former Florida Congressman David Rivera and consultant Esther Nuhfer on charges of failing to register as foreign agents when they lobbied major U.S. politicians in a scheme to “normalize” relations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after Rivera had signed a $50 million contract with...Read more

Caribbean politician Gaston Browne has won a historic fourth term as prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, leading his Labor Party to a historic landslide victory and unprecedented fourth term late Thursday night.

The party won 15 of the parliamentary seats in the eastern Caribbean island-nation in an election dominated by concerns over rising...Read more

Trouble in Palm Beach paradise?

We heard Bettina Anderson’s garden-themed bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago went swimmingly. But as far as her wedding to Donald Trump Jr., all bets are off.

According to widespread media reports, their nuptials, which were originally thought to be on the fast track, are now on pause.

Sources close to the couple ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan judge has dismissed felony charges against a former township clerk and a prominent Republican lawyer accused of allowing a breach of sensitive voter data.

In May 2024, Attorney General Dana Nessel's office first accused lawyer Stefanie Lambert and former Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott of providing an analyst ...Read more

May 1, 2026, marks the 60th day of Operation Epic Fury in Iran – a symbolically significant date designating when a president who has mounted unilateral military operations must receive Congressional approval or wind it down.

However, the complex history of the War Powers Resolution clock demonstrates it is a toothless milestone....Read more

The Supreme Court has again dealt a devastating blow to voting equality in the United States.

On Wednesday, in Louisiana v. Callais, six justices effectively nullified a 1982 federal statute that prohibits states from running or establishing election systems, such as election districts, that have a discriminatory effect against voters of color....Read more