The shocking shooting happened against the backdrop of a mayoral election in which a democratic socialist who once advocated for defunding the police is running against an incumbent mayor who retired ...

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A chief architect of Project 2025 is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.

Lynn Foster is certain the cuts to programs included in the tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump earlier ...

At 26 Federal Plaza, just blocks from Adams’ City Hall office, Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has been detaining migrants — including those with no history of violence — in conditions that ...

The Maine People's Alliance and Maine Women's Lobby will host a storytelling event on the impacts of Trump's bill at ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation could herald a political turmoil in Japan, as no decisive winner emerged from the latest House of Councillors election, in which the ruling bloc suffered a ...

Twenty-one states are suing after the USDA demanded states turn over sensitive data on food assistance applicants. The ...

On July 17 in Cincinnati, a group of community members, faith leaders, and left groups gathered peacefully to protest the reprehensible detention of Imam Ayman, former Children’s Hospital Chaplain and ...

Twenty states are suing the Trump administration, alleging that the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to ...

N.J., argued with fellow Democrats as senators sought to pass a legislative package that had broad bipartisan support.

The Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal SNAP recipient data prompted a lawsuit from Democrat, who ...