Former President Trump said the criminal trial is having a “reverse effect," during a campaign visit Tuesday evening to an Upper Manhattan bodega, while vowing to “straighten out New York" by working with the Democrat mayor and governor if elected to another term in the White House.

Minnesota Democrats have disavowed a local party chapter's backing of Judd Hoff, a state House candidate with a violent criminal history.

A hearing at NYC's City Hall drew a crowd of more than 1,000 people Tuesday morning, including some who reportedly thought they would be getting work visas or green cards.

An ethics panel in Missouri is at an impasse over alleged misconduct by Republican House Speaker Dean Plocher, who reportedly used his office to interfere with an investigation into his actions.

House Republicans are distancing themselves from the effort by two GOP lawmakers to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.