A federal judge cleared SpaceX to acquire 715 acres of protected wildlife refuge in Texas, prompting immediate condemnation from conservation groups.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from streamer Hasan Piker's claim that America deserved the September 11 attacks.

The 8th Circuit ruled Missouri must use Republican-drawn districts for November elections, giving opponents one week to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico questioned parental opt-in rules for sex education, calling it maybe the most important subject students learn.

Speaker Mike Johnson points to passage of over 900 bills including Russia sanctions legislation as the House adjourns until after the November midterms.

UN Ambassador Mike Waltz says the president is within his rights to exclude reporters who refuse to behave in good faith, as banned outlets prepare legal challenges.

Michigan's progressive Senate nominee launches desperate personal attacks as White House and Republicans paint him as radical threat.

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado weighs return to Venezuela as Trump administration elevates Delcy Rodríguez over popular opposition leader.

Plan to exclude noncitizens from apportionment counts risks reducing House seats for Texas, Florida, and Arizona despite targeting blue states.

North Carolina Democrats disavowed Shelly Headen after inflammatory posts comparing Trump supporters to Nazis surfaced, but she remains on the November ballot in a competitive state House race.

Former board members filed an emergency motion to prevent permanent carving of Trump's name onto the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters, calling it a partisan takeover of a nonpartisan institution.

President Trump ranks among at least 35 Palm Beach residents on Forbes' 2026 list of America's wealthiest, as Florida's tax policies continue attracting ultra-rich Americans.