President Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan. The meeting will feature a signing ceremony. Trump is joined by top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The president met with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito earlier. The meeting is the first between […]

Illinois black lawmakers gave House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) a firm reality check on Monday: any new congressional map that dilutes the black vote will be met with staunch opposition.  Jeffries traveled to Chicago to meet with members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and was joined by members of the U.S. delegation to […]

Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli can legally sue his opponent, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), during their race to be New Jersey‘s next governor, the state election board said. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission issued an advisory opinion Monday that, as long as Ciattarelli uses his own personal funds, the Republican can file a defamation […]

Virginia Lt. Gov. Windsome Earle-Sears decried state Democrats’ attempts to fast-track the redistricting of the state, saying it was illegal. On Monday, the Republican gubernatorial candidate held an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. She denounced the attempts by the legislature to push through a new Virginia constitutional […]