Maryland Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox isn’t courting President Donald Trump’s support in his second campaign against Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), despite the conservative former firebrand state lawmaker being warmly embraced by the president in 2022. Cox, in a nod to The Old Line State’s blue voting tendencies and a symbol of how he’s moderated […]

Vice President JD Vance broke with top Trump administration officials Friday by casting doubt on whether the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, scheduled for early December, will actually be livestreamed. Vance’s comments came during a return trip to his hometown of Cincinnati to vote early in the 2026 midterm elections. The vice […]

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) told reporters Friday that her administration is “looking into” the possibility that it restored the voting rights of deceased individuals when reinstating voting rights for Virginians with prior felony convictions. Spanberger announced in July that her office restored voting rights for 66,085 previous felons in Virginia. The commonwealth’s constitution automatically and […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) withdrew the death warrant for an elderly inmate before he was set to be executed by lethal injection next week. DeSantis did not say why he revoked the death penalty for William Thompson, 74, in a signed letter on Thursday, but the move is likely related to the fact that the […]