Several Indiana Democrats will join their Texas counterparts Wednesday afternoon in Chicago to rail against what they have denounced as mid-decade gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Their remarks come as the Trump administration is turning its attention to other red states, including Indiana, to follow Texas’s lead in the redistricting battle. Vice President Vance visited...
Only 54 percent of American adults say they consume alcohol, according to Gallup, the lowest in the survey’s 90-year history by 1 percentage point. The low metric was repeated across several demographic angles, including gender, race and age. Fifty-seven percent of men reported drinking alcohol, compared to 51 percent of women. White adults, at 56...
The Virginia Police Benevolent Association split its endorsement ahead of the state’s elections in November, backing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, Republican lieutenant governor candidate John Reid and incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) on Wednesday. “Abigail Spanberger grew up in a law enforcement family and is a former federal law enforcement officer herself, so...
President Trump on Wednesday said he'll seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to extend his federal takeover of the Washington police amid his crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital, declining to rule out the possibility of a national emergency. “Well, if it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress,” Trump said, when asked...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday sent a warning to President Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bluffing” about being open to peace, ahead of a high-stakes summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders in Alaska set for Friday. Zelensky made his remarks alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in remarks following a video conference...
Actor Sylvester Stallone, disco singer Gloria Gaynor and rock band KISS will be recognized as Kennedy Center Honors recipients, in the first awards gala held since President Trump's overhaul of Washington's prominent arts destination. Trump announced the honorees at the performing arts center on Wednesday, where he also said he would host the gala. British...
A federal appeals court voted 2-1 on Wednesday to lift an order requiring the Trump administration to resume billions of dollars in foreign aid payments. The divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel found a lower judge erred when he restored the flow of funds in March. Two groups of grant...
President Trump on Wednesday blasted news outlets for “unfair” coverage of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that he expects criticism from the media whether a "good" deal comes out of the summit or not. Trump pointed to networks promoting quotes from former officials-turned-critics, including ex-national security adviser John Bolton, who has...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said on Tuesday that his state would redraw its House maps after President Trump failed to respond to a letter the governor sent him urging Trump to have red states call off redistricting efforts. “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE...
President Trump will speak with European allies on Wednesday morning, two days before he is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning Putin to push a bad deal for Ukraine. While the president has expressed increased frustration with Putin and Russia’s attacks on...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) shot back at President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Tuesday, decrying the move as an “authoritarian push” by the administration. “This is a time where community needs to jump in, um, and we all need to, to do what we can in our space in...
A chasm has emerged between two Texas Republican Senate candidates in the legal fight against Democrats who fled the state to block a redistricting push. State GOP leaders are pushing several courts to clear the way for lawmakers to achieve a quorum and pass a new House map. It has also become a shadow war...
