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Menin’s Fair Fares push tests Mamdani

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 36  ALL’S FARE: City Council Speaker Julie Menin portrayed Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration today as stuck running a failing mass transit discount program. The...

Seattle council member touts ‘Black budget,’ calls for Black residents to form ‘most powerful political party’

Seattle City Council president says she works with a "Black budget" to address economic disparities faced by the Black community in budget talks.

Democrat calls Howard Lutnick a ‘pathological liar’ after closed-door Epstein testimony

Howard Lutnick testified he met Jeffrey Epstein only three times, but Democrats say the commerce secretary stonewalled questions and has lost credibility.

Trump flagged ‘fake crime numbers’ in DC months before 13 officers accused of cooking books

Thirteen D.C. police officers placed on leave amid probe into alleged crime statistic manipulation, nearly a year after Trump warned of fake numbers.

Fetterman under fire as Gov Shapiro pushes wild card senator to ‘get back’ to being a Democrat

Gov. Josh Shapiro criticizes Sen. John Fetterman, saying the Pennsylvania Democrat needs to get back to what he was elected to do for his constituents.

Trump-backed crypto firm accuses billionaire investor of smear campaign, vows to ‘correct the record’ in court

World Liberty Financial, started by the Trump family, is accusing Justin Sun of waging a smear campaign to tank a crypto product he was betting against.

AOC-backed $25 minimum wage plan sounds great — but at what cost?

A proposal to more than triple the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour sparks debate over inflation risks, job losses and small business impacts.

EU admits it ‘didn’t have control’ on migration as bloc rushes crackdown ahead of new rules

The European Union is tightening migration controls with a new asylum pact set for June, aiming to accelerate deportations and screen arrivals at external borders.

Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump’s flex pays off and Democrats win special election

Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday reinforced a picture that's becoming increasingly clear - while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November's midterm elections.

Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway

Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor kicked off their latest debate Tuesday with sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices and taxes to immigration in a race that has no clear leader.

Ohio set for marquee races in the fall. US Senate contest seen as crucial for control of the chamber

Tuesday's primary in Ohio set up two marquee matchups in November, a U.S. Senate race that will help determine control of the chamber and a governor's race featuring a former presidential candidate and the state's COVID-19-era health director.

Trump-backed candidates win majority of GOP primary races for Indiana Senate

A majority of Republican state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, dealing the president wins in a deep red state just four months after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan.

White House gives unprecedented look at systems that prevent deleting messages, documents

The White House pulled back the cover on its methods for preserving presidential records this week, telling a federal judge that it has systems in place to prevent deletion of electronic documents, emails, chats and text messages created on their official devices.

Trump’s influence tested in Indiana Republican state Senate primaries

Indiana's primary will test President Donald Trump's enduring power over the Republican Party as he tries to dislodge state senators who refused to go along with his call to redraw the state's congressional map.

Former ICE official falls short in Ohio battleground district GOP primary

Former ICE official Madison Sheahan lost a GOP primary in a battleground Ohio House district on Tuesday, a relief to Republicans who worried she...

‘The Kamala Harris problem’: Vance’s 2028 hopes hinge on Trump, Iowa Republicans say

DES MOINES, Iowa — Vice President JD Vance was greeted warmly by Republicans in Iowa on Tuesday, with would-be caucus goers and strategists optimistically...

With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP

President Donald Trump flexed his grip on the GOP base in Indiana on Tuesday, vanquishing a majority of the Republican state senators who had...

Trump marks Cinco de Mayo with ‘NICE’ post, echoing past viral taco bowl moment

President Trump marks Cinco de Mayo with a "NICE" graphic on Truth Social, playing on ICE branding and continuing his history of viral holiday messaging.

Governor Ron DeSantis and the Free State of Florida

How Florida transformed from a razor-thin swing state into one of the fastest-growing and most politically distinct states in the country.

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