As President Donald Trump laid it out to reporters this summer, the plan was simple. Republicans, the president said, were “entitled” to five more conservative-leaning U.S. House seats…
Read more Why Trump’s plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfireWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is adjusting his messaging strategy to win over voters who are worried about the cost of living with plans to emphasize new…
Read more Trump is ramping up a new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worriesWASHINGTON (AP) — For a day, at least, beleaguered Democrats are hopeful again. But just beneath the party’s relief at securing its first big electoral wins since last…
Read more Democrats are hopeful again. But unresolved questions remain about party’s path forwardVoter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising…
Read more Voters’ anger at high electricity bills and data centers looms over 2026 midtermsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot. Proposition 50,…
Read more California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by votersRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters overwhelmingly elected a slate of…
Read more Virginia election winners break race and gender barriers amid national scrutiny on diversityNEW YORK (AP) — For many years, New York voters have found candidates listed twice, three times or even more on their ballots when they go to the…
Read more FACT FOCUS: New York City ballots do not show proof of election fraudAir traffic controllers missed their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, and that has Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the head of the controllers’ union concerned…
Read more Isolated flight delays may spread as air traffic controllers go without pay during shutdownWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research…
Read more How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC pollFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Airports big and small around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in…
Read more Some airports refuse to play Noem video on shutdown impact, saying it’s politicalWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many…
Read more Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdownPresident Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.…
Read more FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to ‘illegal immigrants’Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned…
Read more Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year beginsWASHINGTON (AP) — Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans…
Read more Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state’s all-male congressional…
Read more As women seek open congressional seats in Maryland, reproductive rights are front and centerHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s legislative Republicans would like to pass additional voter ID requirements, restrict abortion and make election changes to improve their odds of winning judicial…
Read more 1-seat Democratic margin has Pennsylvania House control up for grabs in fall votingDALLAS (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate Tuesday night, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely…
Read more Ted Cruz and Colin Allred meet in the only debate in the Texas Senate raceATLANTA (AP) — A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting. The ruling…
Read more Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election resultsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Being a venture capitalist carries a lot of prestige in Silicon Valley. Those who choose which startups to fund see themselves as fostering the…
Read more Venture capitalists are divided on Harris or TrumpBefore voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could…
Read more GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election