Antonia Bembo fled Venice to escape her abusive husband – over three centuries later, her opera finally takes the stage
'A dark 20 months': Lake Lure reopens after over a year closure removing Helene debris
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President Donald Trump's profanity-laced threats to wipe out Iran's civilization have led some Democrats to discuss attempting to remove him from
April 11, 2026
Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting
April 15, 2026
Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for funding the Department of Homeland Security
April 15, 2026
Melania Trump’s Epstein statement stunned White House aides but was in keeping with a first lady who does her own thing
April 11, 2026
Barack Obama’s past comments haunt Virginia Democrats’ efforts to gerrymander new districts
April 02, 2026
Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes
April 01, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Trump leaned toward endorsing Cornyn. Then the leaks started — and Paxton made a ‘genius move’
March 12, 2026
A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even though campaigning is underway
February 21, 2026
Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
March 04, 2026
Trump administration drops suits against law firms with ties to Democrats and other Trump foes
March 03, 2026
Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify
February 28, 2026
Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections
February 28, 2026
As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government
February 25, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response
February 24, 2026
A federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election
February 23, 2026
Virginia Democrats have passed a new congressional map that aims to flip four U.S. House seats, but the courts and voters still must have a say before the maps are official
February 20, 2026
Democrats are playing catch-up in having online influencers and content creators promote their candidates and priorities
February 19, 2026
Democrats’ top priority as the 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature gets underway is reining in the power of federal law enforcement to conduct immigration crackdowns
February 17, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities
February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with the National Governors Association chair over who gets invited to White House events
February 11, 2026
5 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony
February 11, 2026
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low
February 10, 2026
Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue
February 07, 2026
Democrats refuse to sit for DOJ interviews over ‘illegal orders’ video
February 06, 2026
Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country
February 05, 2026
Republicans and Democrats in some states are redrawing U.S. House districts to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections
February 03, 2026
Supreme Court lets California use new Democrat-friendly congressional map
February 04, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding
February 03, 2026
Two Utah Republican Congress members are asking a federal court to block new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win a Salt Lake City seat
February 03, 2026
Wes Moore confronts the limits of his own power in a clash with Maryland Democrats
February 01, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority
January 31, 2026
Hill Democrats – and even some Republicans – plot an exit for Noem
January 28, 2026
Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners
January 28, 2026
Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a man in Minnesota
January 25, 2026
CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
January 18, 2026
Abigail Spanberger has become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up
January 15, 2026
A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries
January 14, 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections
January 14, 2026
The Democratic National Committee plans to spend millions of dollars to consolidate voter registration efforts, traditionally handled by nonprofits and individual campaigns
January 13, 2026
Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to ‘read the room’ on the economy
January 12, 2026
Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman
January 11, 2026
Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in Minnesota
January 10, 2026
Newsom contrasts California ‘blueprint’ with Trump’s ‘carnival of chaos’ in final state of state address
January 08, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches his reelection bid with bigger plans in mind
January 08, 2026
Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting
January 07, 2026
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened
January 06, 2026
A newly rediscovered moth species in Florida may already be at risk
What are those orange balls on some power lines?
Bank of England's Greene says central banks can't assume Iran war impact will be temporary
What to expect in Alabama's primaries
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