As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms
American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for...
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Voters make governors, utility regulators answer for high power bills
A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October 2025 public hearing in Freeport....
Federal judge rejects Trump administration attempt to pause Alaska’s US Senate election
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration that sought to block the state of Alaska...
Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most...
Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere
Voters mark their ballots during the first day of early voting in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Oct. 22, 2026. Experts...
Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s appearance at United States GP podium ceremony leads to loud boos from fans
Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesTexas Senator and Chief of the Senate Commerce Committee Ted Cruz appeared on...
Conservative wave hits roadblock in Brazil as Lula holds off Bolsonaro challenge
Incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated conservative Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday's presidential runoff, according to...
Is more college football realignment on the way? Amid congressional sports bill drama, Miami's president says 'You cannot lock us into a conference'
MIAMI — Inside the University of Miami's presidential conference room, on giant television monitors against the far wall, CNBC's afternoon...
‘More like brothers’: Godby football’s 1976 champs reunite after 50 years
Many had grown up playing football together, from peewee through junior high and into high school at Godby in the...
Blazers owner Tom Dundon ‘went crazy’ after city of Portland’s $1 billion Moda Center request
Portland Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon reportedly reacted angrily after city officials demanded more than $1 billion to resolve a...
Mike Waltz fights back tears revealing what Hamas hostage refused to do before release
UNITED NATIONS — Three years after the worst massacre in Israel’s history, Eliya Cohen — who survived 505 days in...
Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazilian presidential election, as Trump-backed candidates continue red wave
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round of the Brazilian presidential election tonight, turning...
25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite Scapegoat
A quarter century after the September 11 attacks emboldened then-President George W. Bush to launch the “war on terror,” many...
“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates
Marc Rowan has a vision for Gaza. “The potential here is tremendous,” he said at a February gathering of President...
Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race
Rep. Seth Moulton speaks during an election night event on Sept. 1, 2026, in Boston, after losing the Massachusetts’ Democratic...
