MINNEAPOLIS — A year ago, Jake Johnson, a math teacher from Rochester who had never run for elected office, entered the race to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad without much fanfare.

He chose the Pizza Ranch in Fairmont, Minnesota, a solidly Republican area in Martin County, for his launch. Karen McConnell, the head of the Martin ...Read more

WASHINGTON — For a brief moment, it seemed like a bill to curb stock trading by members of Congress could see a vote in the House.

Blessed by GOP leadership with hopes of a floor vote in the first quarter of the year, it would have been a victory for the small group of Republicans leading the charge. But that time frame has come and gone, ...Read more

As Congress spends a two-week break no closer to a compromise on Homeland Security funding, U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean visited the federal detention facility in Center City Tuesday to do some research on the agency at the center of the fight.

ICE agents have been paid throughout the 46-day shutdown, but most other employees of agencies overseen ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to make it harder to cast mail-in ballots, escalating his long-running campaign against a practice used by millions of Americans.

The order seeks to ensure that state election officials have lists of eligible voters, according to White House staff secretary Will ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing cannot move forward without authorization from Congress, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Richard J. Leon said when issuing a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.

Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, found that the ...Read more

MIAMI — President Donald Trump’s presidential library tower in Miami will likely include a hotel and could have an office component, too, the president told reporters Tuesday.

“It’s gonna be most likely a hotel, you know? This concept could be office, but it’s most likely gonna be a hotel with a beautiful building underneath and a 747...Read more

President Donald Trump’s plan for a glitzy new $400 million White House ballroom was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who ruled that only Congress can approve such a dramatic change in the presidential compound.

After presiding over months of litigation, District Court Judge Richard Leon ordered Trump to immediately stop construction of the...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Senate Majority Leader John Thune hashed out a deal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, he may have thought Democrats were its biggest threat.

Instead, his fellow Republicans across the Capitol were the ones to tank it.

Now, instead of blaming Democrats for prolonging the shutdown, GOP leadership in ...Read more

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a wrongful termination suit filed by a Fox News producer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for calling out the network’s reporting on President Donald Trump’s erroneous charges of 2020 election fraud and the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jason Donner, who worked at the network’s ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a well-financed Republican candidate lost the race for a Tampa state Senate seat last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his decision to not get involved in the election.

Democrat Brian Nathan defeated Republican Josie Tomkow in the special election by just over 400 votes, despite a higher number of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state laws forbidding “conversion therapy” for minors violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors.

The court said Colorado’s law violates the 1st Amendment, and the ruling is likely to invalidate similar laws in California and 23 other states.

In an 8-1 decision, the justices...Read more

President Donald Trump is reportedly hinting he could end the war against Iran without reopening the crucial Straits of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, as gas prices soared above $4.

Trump has told aides behind closed doors that he could pull the plug on the monthlong conflict without forcing Iran to allow open passage ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” in talk therapy for LGBTQ patients. The decision found that such laws violate the free speech rights of counselors.

The 8-1 decision reversed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that upheld the Colorado law ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Tuesday voided the impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman, saying she committed no offenses or misconduct that rose to the level of impeachment.

The ruling by Judge Phillip Shepherd nullifies a House Resolution that, on March 20, impeached Goodman in an unprecedented move.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state laws forbidding “conversion therapy” for minors violate the free-speech rights of licensed counselors.

The court said Colorado’s law violates the 1st Amendment. The free-speech ruling is likely to invalidate similar laws in California and 23 other states.

In an 8-1 decision, ...Read more

With 35 candidates and about a third of Peruvians undecided or backing no one, a surprise contender could yet emerge in the final days ahead of the April 12 vote.

Conservatives Rafael López Aliaga and Keiko Fujimori have been stuck in a technical tie each with about 10% to 12% of support for weeks now, primarily from voters in the capital of ...Read more

President Donald Trump asked Congress last Wednesday to pass legislation that “cracks down on rogue judges.”

Trump has repeatedly blasted jurists who issue decisions he doesn’t like, even calling them “criminals” and “a disgrace to our nation.” But demanding that the legislative branch enact laws that punish the judiciary is a ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s foundation released a teaser video for his proposed presidential library in downtown Miami Monday, revealing plans for a skyscraper with a fully capitalized TRUMP emblazoned atop, a presidential jet in the lobby, an amphitheater where audiences will face a golden statue of the president and replicas of the White House,...Read more

WASHINGTON — A former top aide to President Donald Trump is initiating a $100 million campaign to promote the administration’s pro-artificial intelligence agenda during this year’s midterm elections.

The launch of the Innovation Council adds new heft to the AI industry’s already extensive efforts to shape the 2026 races that will decide...Read more

BALTIMORE — Nancy Pelosi, 86, the Baltimore-raised congresswoman who, in 2007, became the first female speaker of the U.S. House, is to be honored by the Maryland House of Delegates on Monday night.

Maryland House will have a resolution for the Speaker Emerita. Then, Pelosi will address the delegates during their regular session in Annapolis,...Read more