National Politics

• The world's most influential Americans are at odds over Iran Apr 10, 2026 2:22 PM EDT
  Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
• Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash Apr 10, 2026 11:58 AM EDT
  Democrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries
• Prediction markets are back in the spotlight, this time because of the war in Iran Apr 10, 2026 3:54 AM EDT
  Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran
• What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections Apr 9, 2026 12:02 PM EDT
  Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition
• Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference Apr 9, 2026 7:22 AM EDT
  The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest begins to take shape
• California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots Apr 8, 2026 5:49 PM EDT
  The California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
• Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia Apr 8, 2026 7:53 AM EDT
  Republican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
• Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor Apr 8, 2026 7:22 AM EDT
  California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
• Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority Apr 8, 2026 4:02 AM EDT
  Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
• How big of a tent do Democrats want? Michigan's Senate primary is testing the limits Apr 7, 2026 4:52 PM EDT
  Progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is teaming up with online streamer Hasan Piker for campus events that are already sparking backlash