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NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani backtracked on the debate stage from a comment made the previous day where he declined to call on Hamas to disarm.

A conservative group launched a site documenting NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s past statements and proposals ahead of next week’s televised debate.

Democratic candidate Jay Jones focused heavily on attacking Donald Trump rather than Republican opponent Jason Miyares during the Virginia attorney general debate on Thursday.

Whitmer faced bipartisan pressure after her administration ordered a "non-releasable" baby deer and a rescued coyote euthanized over a missed permit deadline.

Virginia Attorney General hopeful Jay Jones faced debate scrutiny as GOP rival Jason Miyares grilled him over a reckless driving case and past violent rhetoric about a Republican rival.

While fired feds protest at the OMB, Democrats and Republicans on the Hill continue to spar over a shutdown showdown with no end in sight.

The Trump Department of Homeland Security is setting the record straight on his suspected gang involvement and stated intent to “shoot and kill" another student.

Democratic nominee Jay Jones repeatedly invokes Trump while defending murder texts as Republican Jason Miyares questions his qualifications for attorney general.

Jackie Norris withdrew a U.S. Senate bid following controversy over Ian Andre Roberts, the illegal immigrant former superintendent with a criminal history.