Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.

The Justice Department plans about 1,000 monitors across all 50 states, per its civil rights chief; Monitors will observe and take notes and be barred from carrying firearms, per ...

Judge David Carter denied the Justice Department’s request to set aside as many as 20,000 California mail ballots, ruling Oct. 28 in a 26-page order. The department says the voters are likely ...

Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon plans to spend $43,278.64 on new furniture for her office, according to records reviewed by The New York Times. The purchase comes as McMahon works to close the ...

As temperatures rise and development expands, the number of homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by wildfires across the U.S. is on pace to triple by mid-century, my colleagues and I found ...

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.

At an October 1 hearing, Meta attorney Matt Nichols asked the judge for an 80 percent discount, Courthouse News reported. He called the $219 billion figure “astronomical and unconstitutional” and ...

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.

After slashing funding for programs that documented atrocities and protected human rights abroad, President Donald Trump’s ...

Dolores Huerta died Oct. 28, 2026, at home at age 96, according to a family statement. She co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with César Chávez in 1962; it became the United Farm Workers ...

Congress already attempted this in June, passing a concurrent resolution (with the support of some Republicans) that directed ...