Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) this week pushed back against the idea that President Donald Trump’s move to name Stephen Miller his White House chief of staff put a possible immigration deal at risk. As dismal results trickled in for Republicans on election night last week, Trump first suggested he would be open to crafting legislation […]

DENVER — Division over who should lead the Democratic Party in Congress in January 2027 has been put on stark display at a celebration of the party’s historic election gains. At the two-day What’s Next conference in Denver, where strategists and lawmakers are debating the path forward for the Democratic Party, disagreements over the incoming […]

A tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying over 100 passengers on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. when an Atlantic Asphalt tanker crashed into the American Cruise Lines’ American Heritage, which was docked on the Mississippi River, […]

Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford said he supports abolishing the Electoral College, arguing the institution has racist origins and has repeatedly allowed presidential candidates to win without the national popular vote. Ford, a Democrat who defeated Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) in the Nov. 3 election, said he initially had reservations about the National Popular Vote Interstate […]