Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson (D) and Paul Vallas (D) both found themselves defending their records on key issues like crime and education during a televised debate on Tuesday ahead of next month’s mayoral runoff race. Johnson and Vallas were the top two vote-getters in last month’s Chicago mayoral election and are now vying to...
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) blasted Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia for "celebrating authoritarian power" on Tuesday. "This was a three day bro-fest celebrating authoritarian power," he said on "CNN This Morning." Merkley, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that China and Russia are "very comfortable" together and want to "flex...
An unusually virulent type of toxoplasmosis is killing California sea otters — and may pose an eventual public health threat to other marine animals and to humans, a new study has found. This deadly disease, thus far identified in four stranded otters, comes from a rare strain of the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to the study...
In a deal worth $1 billion, Slovakia plans to provide Ukraine fighter jets worth $340 million. In return, the United States plans to give Slovakia 12 new military helicopters.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey proposed one-time tax rebates and teacher pay raises in her proposed budgets to lawmakers. She submitted the proposed spending plans to begin Oct. 1.
The same New York justice who presided over the case against the Trump Organization will preside over former President Donald Trump's criminal case if he is indicted.
The North Carolina General Assembly approved changes to the governance of the state’s schools for the deaf and blind. Gov. Cooper successfully vetoed the bill.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre avoided saying whether Biden supports reparations for slavery, as San Francisco seek to grant each eligible Black resident $5 million.
Nancy Pelosi spoke at a Wall Street Journal event on Monday night where she was hesitant to weigh directly in on the rumors of a coming indictment against Donald Trump.