Politics
Maine candidate leaves Senate race for House primary, shaking up 2 high stakes contests
PORTLAND, Maine -- The Democratic primary to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was shak ...View More
Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker
MINNEAPOLIS -- Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmak ...View More
With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown's end
NEW YORK -- The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small b ...View More
South Carolina lawmakers lose raise and $1,000 a month in pay after court ruling
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled state lawmakers improperly gave themselves ...View More
Judge to hear arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a spending law passed in July that ended ...View More
JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg announces bid for US House seat in New York
NEW YORK -- John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for the U.S. House next year, ann ...View More
US Catholic bishops elect conservative culture warrior to lead them during Trump term
BALTIMORE -- U.S. Catholic bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new presid ...View More
How a tattoo artist got involved in a Nazi symbol cover-up in the Maine Senate race
Graham Platner was looking for a cover-up.Nearly 20 years ago, the Maine Democrat drunkenly selected ...View More
Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democratic-leaning district for 2026
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmak ...View More
New Mexico Legislature approves bill to backfill food assistance if federal SNAP aid falters
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico enacted legislation Monday to provide state funding for food assistance ...View More
