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Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in North Carolina's Senate race after top GOP-aligned groups pulled spending a month ago.

Democrats score major Senate victory as Pappas defeats Trump-backed Republican in key battleground

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas defeats John Sununu in New Hampshire's high-stakes Senate race, a critical hold as Democrats seek the Senate majority.

Democrats hold firm in Georgia as Republicans fail to flip prized Senate seat

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia's 2026 midterms Senate race after clashes over immigration and Trump's tariffs.

Paper ballot shortages spark Election Day scramble at polling places in several states

Election Day Tuesday saw ballot shortages in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland, with one voter saying the disruption feels like voter suppression.

Trump admin puts alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ conspirators on notice in Alaska election spoiler probe

The Justice Department has issued more than 120 subpoenas and 20 target letters in its probe of Daniel J. Sullivan's Alaska Senate candidacy.

Momentum builds for congressional redistricting in GOP-led states

When Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the new Texas maps into law, the scoreboard in the redistricting battle showed a likely 5-seat gain for the GOP and zilch for Democrats.

Trump demands new COVID-19 vaccine data as CDC is torn apart

President Trump struggled to understand on Monday whether his Operation Warp Speed to develop COVID-19 vaccines should be considered a resounding success.

Freedom Caucus dispels accusations of ‘caving’ on goals, cites behind-the-scenes wins

The House Freedom Caucus is known for using disruptive legislative tactics to shift policy rightward, but the group's reputation has come under attack this year.

Trump praises ‘positive’ D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, urges blue-state leaders to follow suit

President Trump has a message for Democratic leaders in Los Angeles, Chicago and Baltimore: Be more like D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Democrats scramble for a redistricting counteroffensive against Trump

Democrats are scrambling to keep their nascent crusade against President Donald Trump’s national redistricting push from fizzling out. House Democrats are considering establishing an...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 1

1998—By a vote of 7 to 4, the en banc D.C. Circuit rules (in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Glickman) that an individual who...

Celebrating the Decline of Big Labor

For the first time, the share of U.S. workers who are union members has fallen below 10 percent.

Management’s Favorite Unions Don’t March for Everyone 

This Labor Day, listen to the workers whom union officials have left behind.

Does Big Labor Truly Represent the American Worker?

Those hoping to hear workers’ voices need to find an alternative to union bosses, who have shown they barely speak for their members, much...

America Didn’t Become Rich Through Government Ownership

America’s economic strength has never come from Washington’s ability to pick stocks.

From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump’s shift of presidential hero says about his evolving goals

In his first term, Donald Trump's favorite president, other than himself, was Andrew Jackson, the hatchet-faced, self-made populist who relished turning Washington upside down.

A downturn in international travel to the U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn

For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: "Buffalo Loves Canada."

New NGA chair says America is ‘exceptional’ in push to revive a fading Dream

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is leading a bipartisan effort to reignite the American Dream at the National Governors Association through economic and educational reform.

Trump faces multiple legal setbacks as federal courts question broad presidential powers

President Trump contends with court battles over Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook's firing and legal challenges to his trade and immigration policies.

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