4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (851+ words) State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Mayor Brett Smiley in the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence on Sept. 9, ending the incumbent’s bid for a second term in Rhode Island’s largest city....

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (661+ words) A federal civil rights investigation into the University of California, Berkeley Law School found the school allegedly discriminated against white and Asian students in its admissions process, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Sept. 9. The DOJ and the Department of…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (467+ words) Rhode Island Democrats will go to the polls Wednesday to cast ballots in a race that could see an incumbent governor lose renomination for the job in a primary for first time in the United States since 2018. According to polling…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (586+ words) CONCORD—New Hampshire voters will head to the polls to decide which two candidates will battle it out for the crucial Senate seat currently held by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Also on the ballot are nominees for the U.S. House…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) A federal judge on Sept. 4 issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing a regulation that tightens rules around mail-in voting. The injunction applies to the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections and any federal elections that take place…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (356+ words) Supreme Court justices turned away a challenge to New York’s COVID-19 mandate for healthcare workers on Sept. 4. The justices did not explain their decision, and it was not clear if any favored approving the petition for rehearing. A majority of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (392+ words) Lori Chavez-DeRemer had an inappropriate relationship with a bodyguard while Labor Secretary, an inspector general said in a Sept. 3 report. Chavez-DeRemer, 58, also failed to comply with Department of Labor policies that bar workplace harassment; combined personal and official travel without…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (914+ words) Thirty-three House Democrats joined all but two Republicans on Sept. 3 to pass a bill that would strip federal student aid from colleges and universities that commercially boycott Israel. The bill was written by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (436+ words) GLENDALE, Calif.—The number of people experiencing homelessness in Glendale increased by 12 percent in the city’s 2026 homeless count, while the number of unsheltered people who reported becoming homeless dropped by more than half, city officials announced on Aug. 27. The Jan....