Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November mayoral runoff against incumbent Karen Bass, according to election results confirmed this week. The matchup follows the elimination of Republican candidate Spencer Pratt, whose celebrity-driven campaign failed to secure a spot in the final round. Raman, a progressive, now faces Bass, a representative … Read more
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner held a town hall-style event in Portland, Maine, on Sunday to stabilize his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Despite recent reports regarding allegations of past violence toward an ex-girlfriend and the exchange of sexually explicit messages while married, Platner maintains strong support from his base, with no major endorsements rescinded. … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion legislative package early Friday morning to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol. The vote, which concluded just before 5 a.m., secures funding for these agencies for the next three years, covering the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. The 52-47 vote brings … Read more
In a significant legal and administrative reversal, President Donald Trump has announced he is backing away from plans to renovate the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This decision follows a ruling on Friday by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who blocked the administration’s proposed two-year overhaul of the facility and ordered that … Read more
The Congressional Black Caucus issued a formal call to action on Tuesday, urging more than 250 major corporations to take a public stand against redistricting efforts in Republican-led states. Lawmakers contend these legislative map redrawing processes are “coordinated efforts to silence Black voices at the ballot box” and seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. … Read more
WASHINGTON — House Republican leadership declined to hold a vote on a war powers resolution this Thursday, choosing to delay the measure until June after struggling to secure the necessary support to defeat the Democratic-led initiative. The legislation, which aims to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the ongoing conflict with Iran, has become … Read more
The Trump administration has announced the establishment of a $1.7 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” designed to compensate allies of the president who believe they were mistreated by the Justice Department during the Biden administration. The fund was announced by the Justice Department as part of a settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed in a Florida federal … Read more
Lawmakers in the South Carolina state House are set to begin a potentially contentious discussion Monday regarding the reshaping of the state’s congressional districts. The effort centers on whether to adopt a U.S. House map aligned with the desires of President Donald Trump, which could result in a clean sweep of all seven seats for … Read more
Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall this Sunday for a daylong prayer rally titled “Rededicate 250.” Billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God,” the event served as part of the celebrations marking 250 years of U.S. Independence. The rally featured a stage set against the Washington Monument, characterized … Read more
The race for control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the speaker’s gavel has been dramatically reset following back-to-back court rulings that have erased Democratic gains in Virginia and created new threats to Black representation in the Deep South. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had previously warned Republicans they would regret the congressional redistricting … Read more