A trio of Russian fighters violated Estonia’s airspace on Friday, days after the country also tested Poland’s air borders. Like the Poland intrusions, NATO scrambled jets to intercept what the Estonian foreign minister called an “unprecedentedly brazen” intrusion by Russia. The intrusions have been viewed as Russia testing the NATO alliance during the country’s Ukraine […]

As parties battle over redistricting to boost their chances in the 2026 midterm elections, Illinois’s 2022 maps and election results serve as a warning that gerrymandering can lead to unintended consequences of partisanship and misrepresentation in Congress. Democrats and Republicans are pushing forward on plans to redraw congressional maps to offset each other’s gerrymandering in […]

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) is the underdog in the November showdown against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA). But the lieutenant governor has never been one to back down from a tough fight. It’s what helped propel her and Youngkin to victory in 2021 when they flipped Virginia’s governor’s mansion for the first time since 2009. Now […]

MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan — Amir Hassan, a Republican running for the House in one of Michigan’s most competitive districts, is emphasizing his Flint roots as he attempts to build upon the inroads President Donald Trump made with black voters in 2024. In an interview, Hassan said Republicans failed to “change some minds and votes” in […]