The fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train has put a spotlight on former Gov. Roy Cooper’s record on criminal justice in the high-stakes North Carolina Senate race.  Cooper, a Democrat, is facing Michael Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman, for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis […]

Former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s eyebrow-raising book is reigniting conversations about the chaotic 2024 presidential campaign season just as Democrats are securing several special-election wins before the marquee gubernatorial races in November. An excerpt of Harris’s forthcoming book, 107 Days, was published in the Atlantic on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after James Walkinshaw, a Democrat, won the special […]

President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump has strong-armed private companies and universities, and is putting pressure on state election authorities. This Washington Examiner series, Upend the Orthodoxy, will […]

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is pressing FBI Director Kash Patel on his handling of the Epstein files ahead of his appearance before the panel next week. In a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Raskin questioned why the FBI has not released an alleged client list maintained […]