Politics

Skyrocketing inflation, rising gasoline prices and crushing housing costs have pressured Republicans in Congress to make an emergency pivot to affordability measures as they face an increasingly dissatisfied electorate that could boot them out of the majority in November.

Sen. Mark Warner calls Virginia Supreme Court ruling blocking the new congressional map "outrageous" as Democrats regroup for midterm elections.

Trump warned he was watching closely as South Carolina Republicans tried to redraw maps, but five GOP senators broke ranks to block the redistricting.

Sen. John Fetterman calls out the Democratic Party's "antisemitism problem" after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice says he is leaving the party over it.

Kash Patel and Sen. Chris Van Hollen clashed in a Senate hearing, trading allegations of misconduct and accusations about an El Salvador visit.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito secures the GOP Senate nomination in West Virginia's primary, backed by President Trump's complete and total endorsement.

Alabama lawmaker Juandalynn Givan launches blistering attack on Justice Clarence Thomas, calling him an "Uncle Tom" over redistricting ruling.

California governor candidate Xavier Becerra is facing criticism after asking a reporter for a profile piece and not a gotcha interview before a sit-down.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled a $124.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 that closes a projected $5.4 billion gap without raising property taxes on most property owners, walking back a threat he had used for months to pressure Albany for more funding.