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.

Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz told parents and advocacy groups who rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday for passage of the Kids Online Safety Act that his committee would advance that bill and others designed to protect children in the digital space.

Former President Barack Obama met with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico Tuesday in Texas, putting his support behind a campaign that Democrats see as a shot, if a long one, for the party to win statewide in the reliably conservative state.

TRUMP on a Vance-Rubio 2028 ticket: "I do believe that's a dream team ... That does not mean you have my endorsement under any circumstance. But you know ... I think it sounds like presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate."

President Trump's grip on Republican primaries is so strong that even candidates he hasn't endorsed are working overtime to show they're aligned with the party's dominant figure.

President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will be long on ceremony but short on deliverables -- with potential risks for American security, analysts predicted this week.

President Trump said Tuesday the rising cost of living in the U.S. is not pressuring him to make peace with Iran, and his only motivation in negotiations is to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

The fate of Nebraska's "blue dot" - a small, but significant factor in presidential politics - will take center stage Tuesday as Democratic voters select a congressional nominee in the state's high-profile 2nd District.