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Shutdown deal reopens Democratic rift: From the Politics Desk

Over the weekend, a group of eight Senate Democrats teamed up with Republicans to vote to advance a measure that would reopen the government. The agreement still needs final approval in the Senate and ... Read More

Democrats pitch alternatives for Trump's ballroom: From the Politics Desk

Convert it into a museum: Saikat Chakrabarti, a Democrat who’s running for retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s seat in California, suggested turning the ballroom into a Smithsonian-run museum. If elected, he ... Read More

Mayor Bruce Harrell concedes race for second term to Katie Wilson

Bruce Harrell aspired to be the first two-term mayor in Seattle in decades, but fell short in the closest mayoral race this century. He waited a day to concede. Read More

Why Are Democrats Voting to End the Shutdown? Here’s What Guided Their Thinking

Last Tuesday’s elections were being watched closely as a sign of where voters were with Democrats’ shutdown strategy. The decisive across-the-board wins would suggest big support for the party when ... Read More

This Is The Beginning of the End for Trump: Author

On a new episode of Inside Trump’s Head, author Michael Wolff said the Democratic victories in several high-profile races provided “a measure of optimism” about the state of politics in America. Read More

With an upcoming vote in the House, an end to the shutdown is in sight

After 41 days of a government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed a set of bills to reopen the government. The House comes back to vote as early as Wednesday afternoon. Read More

Recap: Mamdani wins NYC mayor race, Sherrill to be next NJ governor, NBC News projects

Voters in New York and New Jersey are set to decide two major elections Tuesday which could serve as bellwethers for the 2026 midterm elections and provide blueprints across the country for how both ... Read More

The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.

The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids. Read More

Examining Brown v. Board, race and ‘equal protection’ through the eyes of the modern Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in a racially charged Louisiana voting rights case last month, down on its ground floor a special exhibit was running a continual loop of commentary from Chief ... Read More

Pureval cruises to reelection, says role is to 'protect us from the chaos' out of D.C.

Republican Cory Bowman, who is Vice President JD Vance's half brother, faces long odds against Democratic incumbent Mayor Aftab Pureval. Read More