WASHINGTON — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the Tucson-area House seat, ending a tumultuous and partisan tug-of-war to get her seated.

Grijalva won the seat in a Sept. 23 special election, but Speaker Mike Johnson had kept the House in recess, citing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history was poised to come to an end Wednesday as the House finalized a vote on a spending package that President Trump was ready to sign into law as soon as it reached his desk.

"President Trump looks forward to finally ending this devastating Democrat shutdown with his signature, and we ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Jack Schlossberg, a Democratic social media personality who is the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, is running for Congress.

Schlossberg, 32, entered the race for New York’s open 12th District, joining a crowded primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler. The Democratic primary, which will be the deciding contest ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the Tucson-area House seat, ending a tumultuous and partisan tug-of-war to get her seated.

Grijalva won the seat in a Sept. 23 special election, but Speaker Mike Johnson had kept the House in recess, citing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As widespread flight delays and cancellations continue due to FAA staffing issues, not even members of Congress are immune from the government shutdown’s effect on travel.

“I just didn’t want to take any chances,” said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, who normally flies to D.C. but opted for Amtrak to make it ...Read more

Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced his bid for Congress, entering the race for a seat being vacated by veteran Manhattan lawmaker Jerry Nadler.

Schlossberg will seek the Democratic nomination for New York’s 12th District, which encompasses the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Midtown ...Read more

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

WASHINGTON — The latest friction between Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene has exposed cracks in the MAGA coalition over perceptions that the president has failed to live up to his economic campaign promises.

Even before the longest government shutdown in American history, the firebrand Republican congresswoman had begun ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board voted to approve a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by a left-leaning watchdog group that alleged the board obstructed access to public records.

In a lawsuit filed last year in Fulton County, American Oversight claimed the board had “systematically obstructed public records ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to be back in session Wednesday with a vote expected in the evening on a spending package that, if approved and signed by President Donald Trump, will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The legislation, which the Senate passed Monday night, is expected to narrowly pass the House, where ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Senate provision in a major spending package to end the partial government shutdown has rattled House Republicans and given new political ammunition to Democrats seeking to defeat the measure.

A provision in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill, which is part of the package, would allow senators to sue for at least ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s reelection stirred concern among many that constitutional protections, including the right to marry, could be put back on the table.

The Supreme Court put those fears to rest Monday when they decided to leave it well enough alone.

At issue was a petition from a former county clerk from Kentucky who had asked the ...Read more

Years ago, the BBC suggested in an interview with the Herald that a British murderer may have been falsely charged because someone linked to the case had Mafia ties.

That opinion was based on one fact: someone of Italian heritage was an innocent part of the case. It was a complete lie, and no law enforcement official ever suggested anything ...Read more

Has there ever been a presidential administration more deeply defined by the personality traits of the sitting president than this one?

America knows President Donald Trump well: His innate lack of empathy toward the weak, most recently demonstrated with his gutting of foreign food aid; a long history of racism, from his days as a redlining ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria is launching a comeback bid, with the Democrat announcing Wednesday that she will seek the 2nd District seat she previously held for two terms.

“​​I cannot sit back and watch as Republicans in Congress create chaos while failing to address the rising cost of living and the issues that ...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a Mississippi case that could have a major effect on Illinois’ efforts to promote voting by mail, as the high court is expected to decide whether such ballots, cast and postmarked on or before Election Day in a general election, can be counted afterward.

The combined suit — brought by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Days before U.S. government-mandated flight cuts went into effect across domestic carriers, some airline executives privately pressed for more information on whether the safety data justified the Trump administration’s measures.

On a Nov. 5 call with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, some airline ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Aides to President Donald Trump have spent the days following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race reviewing federal funds that benefit the city to potentially suspend or cancel, a White House official said Tuesday, highlighting the threat of retribution over the democratic socialist’s win.

The ...Read more