National Politics

• Connecticut Sen. Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke, goes to rehab facility Nov 6, 2026 8:16 PM EST
  Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility
• Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator, dies at 89 Nov 6, 2026 3:30 PM EST
  Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died
• Left-leaning Washington, Colorado join conservative states in banning trans athletes Nov 6, 2026 7:59 AM EST
  Voters in Washington and Colorado have approved measures to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports
• Trump's DC projects a likely casualty of Democrat's domination of Congress Nov 6, 2026 7:53 AM EST
  In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic both familiar and, given the context, surprising
• US escalates economic campaign against Cuba and targets China-based suppliers Nov 5, 2026 8:30 PM EST
  The Trump administration has escalated its economic campaign against Cuba
• Billionaire Leon Black sues Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments Nov 4, 2026 11:59 PM EST
  Billionaire Leon Black has filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Rep. Robert Garcia for public comments the Democratic congressman made tying him to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
• It's too early to call the outcome of California's proposal to tax billionaires Nov 4, 2026 9:38 AM EST
  A California measure to tax the net worth of billionaires was too early to call Wednesday morning as the vote tally continued
• Seahawks have a 'sense of urgency' after loss to the Bears Nov 3, 2026 8:18 PM EST
  For the first time in nearly two years, the Seattle Seahawks lost a game by double digits
• Trump and affordability loom over California governor's race between Becerra and Hilton Nov 3, 2026 11:14 AM EST
  President Donald Trump, California’s notoriously high cost of living and political experience are on the ballot as voters decide between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton in the governor's race
• Republicans' grip on Texas is on the line in a close US Senate race between Paxton, Talarico Nov 3, 2026 6:50 AM EST
  Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico in an uncharacteristically competitive race for the U.S. Senate in Texas