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I hate logging onto X these days because the platform promotes conservatives and downgrades links to stories from serious news organizations. But I also hate X because so much of what I see is ...

The state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has emerged as a North Star in the chaos of the second Trump administration.

New Hampshire is backing away from a promise to pay victims hundreds of millions of dollars. Other states are also rethinking ...

Trial could set precedent on limits of presidential authority to deploy military forces on American soil.

Gov. Hochul appeared on 'Fox News Sunday' on August 10 and double-downed on her plan to redistrict parts of New York in ...

A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.

I thought of that experience in the light of Donald Trump—and not just because his divisive style mirrors Rizzo. Last week, ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Tex., accused Democrat state representatives of being cowards for fleeing Texas to break quorum on calling their actions a “most un-Texan thing.” ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul kept her distance from socialist Zohran Mamdani and even hinted Sunday she may not endorse her party’s Democratic nominee for New York City mayor this fall.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul identifies areas of alignment with Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani despite political differences.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York Democrats would "fight fire with fire" in response to Texas Republicans attempting to redistrict their congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. In ...