Power, policy and the people who wield them
Some Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a court order blocking the Postal Service from carrying out a revised ballot rule.
FRIENDS WITH (SNAP) BENEFITS: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled the latest perk of his chummy relationship with President Donald Trump, announcing a deal today that will give stores across the country more time to comply with changes to federal food assistance rules.
Maryland senator’s bid against Chuck Schumer for leadership could decide direction of the Democratic party
This is not a personality contest. This is a debate about the future of the Democratic party
Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), pushed back Friday on a report that he will depart the Trump administration in the coming weeks. He told CNBC’s Eamon Javers through text that the report is “not true.” The White House also denied the report, writing on social…
Democrats say they have a mandate to deliver change, but as the party gets ready to retake the majority in both the House and Senate, there are divides over who should lead it.
There are more than a dozen smaller parties vying for a seat in the Victorian parliament this year. Here is what each party stands for and is campaigning on this election.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee and an influential progressive voice in the Senate Democratic caucus, announced Friday that he will support Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) over Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to serve as majority leader next year. “Americans…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) has “been with the Republicans” since Congress returned, after the Michigan Democrat endorsed former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the midterms. “She’s been with the Republicans ever since she’s come back. So she’s been on the…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who is challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to be the next Senate majority leader, said Friday he wants to abolish the filibuster and ruled out a potential presidential run in 2028. Van Hollen, speaking to reporters at the What’s Next conference in Denver, argued…
Seven Americans on their hopes for Colom, 43, Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
The criminal association charge over his alleged role in the collapse of the bank comes a week after his removal.
House Democrats’ campaign arm is investigating Rep.-elect Brian Poindexter (D-Ohio) for an allegation of sexual harassment, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) confirmed to The Hill on Friday. “The DCCC has been made aware of the allegations and takes them seriously. In the…
Trump officials seek to overturn lower court rulings that found executive order banning asylum applications illegal
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear the Trump administration’s case to revive the president’s asylum restrictions at the southern border, issued on Inauguration Day and since ruled illegal by lower courts. The case, set to be heard this term with a decision expected by summer, will mark…
On Saturday, Labour will publish a review into its historic election defeat in May’s Senedd election.
Stanley Chow had threatened to sue the Conservative Party for using his illustrations of the PM.
Two Arab-majority parties, Raam and the Joint List, secured a combined 19 seats in last month's election, potentially emerging as kingmakers in Eisenkot's efforts to form a government.
Prime ministerial hopeful calls attempts to marginalise and smear Palestinian citizens of Israel 'an anti-state act'.
Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, a leading progressive voice in the US Senate on the Middle East, has announced he will mount a leadership challenge to New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who has led the chamber's Democrats since 2017.
Election officials are preparing for the Trump administration's pressure tactics over potential noncitizens on state voter rolls to continue, though recent court rulings pose new obstacles.
Three-judge Supreme Court panel refuses plaintiffs permission to appeal Court of Appeal judge’s decision in case
Américo Ramos' party came a close second in the polls, but the winning party, the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe, failed to win additional support.
Up to 1,256 men could be housed at the site near Piddington in Oxfordshire under the plans.
The Portuguese-speaking island nation, located off the coast of Senegal, is widely regarded as one of Africa’s strongest democracies, standing out in a region increasingly affected by coups and political instability.
Reform's Zia Yusuf and Tory Chris Philp were speaking against converting a former military site into asylum accommodation.
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has secured the backing of 11 opposition parties when he runs for re-election next year.
The party's chief whip says it has not ruled out triggering a no confidence vote in Huw Irranca-Davies.
The failed move could lead to a more robust effort against the defense secretary in the next Congress. Here’s how it could look