Abigail Spanberger is set to make history Saturday when she becomes Virginia's first female governor, opening a new chapter in Richmond as Democrats prepare to control every lever of state government for the next two years.
The Insurrection Act grants presidents extraordinary power to use armed forces on American soil, though its use remains rare in modern times. Here's more on what the Act is and its history.
Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics - including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants early in confrontations - actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks. But law enforcement experts warn these measures are escalating risk and being carried out by agents without extensive crowd-management training.
Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines schools superintendent accused of being an illegal immigrant and who was found with a gun when he was arrested, signaled he may plead guilty to federal charges against him.
Nearly half of Americans say they oppose the Trump administration’s military strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean near Venezuela, according to new polling. In a Reuters/Ipsos survey, released Wednesday, 48 percent say the U.S. should not be conducting the strikes without first getting court approval. Another 34 percent say the military should carry...
President Trump’s promised executive order that would kneecap state laws aimed at regulating artificial intelligence is likely bound for the courts. The president announced his plan Monday to create “one rulebook” by which the tech industry will abide when it comes to AI, a move that would override the regulations passed by individual states. "We are beating ALL COUNTRIES...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) expressed concern that Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies will not be extended before the end of this year. “It’s a tragedy,” Sanders told host Kaitlan Collins on CNN’s “The Source.” The Vermont progressive added that Americans “are not prepared” for the ramifications if the subsidies expire, which they are set to...
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a state House seat in a red-leaning district in Georgia, delivering the party another notable win heading into next year's midterms. Democrat Eric Gisler was projected to defeat Republican Mack Guest IV in the special election in Georgia's House District 121, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gisler's victory is a major...
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday evening advanced a sweeping bipartisan defense policy bill following months of work by the House and Senate Armed Services committees, clearing a key procedural hurdle and sending it to the floor for consideration. The panel advanced the measure, dubbed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a recorded vote of 9-3....
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and local authorities said Tuesday that the shooting at Kentucky State University (KSU) was an isolated incident. Earlier in the afternoon, two individuals, both KSU students, were shot on the school’s campus, located in the state capital of Frankfort, Ky. The Frankfort Police Department (FPD) said in a release on...
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Republican leaders will present their health care proposals to the full House GOP conference on Wednesday to find out which items have consensus for votes in the House next week. The development comes after a meeting with a “good cross-section of our members” and committee leaders in the...
President Trump on Tuesday went on a tirade against Somalian migrants and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a rally that was billed as focused on lowering costs for Americans. Trump went on multiple tangents during the roughly 90-minute speech about Omar and stopping the flow of migrants from Somalia and other “third-world” countries. Trump has...
