A Republican Connecticut gubernatorial candidate suspended her campaign Thursday after being accused of fraud. Erin Stewart, the former mayor of New Britain, was accused by Crumbie Law Group, a law firm hired by her democratic successor to investigate rumors of wrongdoing, of spending $207,076.07 on a government credit card during her tenure without disclosing how […]

The Supreme Court restored access on Thursday to mail-order abortion pills nationwide, lifting an appeals court’s block on a 2023 FDA rule which had removed the in-person requirement for mifepristone. In an unsigned order, the high court ruled 7-2 in favor of issuing a stay, which indefinitely pauses a May 1 ruling by the U.S. […]

The House Ethics Committee said it was reviewing sexual harassment allegations against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) on Thursday. In a statement, House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) said the panel “is reviewing allegations that Representative Chuck Edwards may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of the Code […]

Virginia Republican leaders urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to deny a long-shot petition filed by Democrats from the commonwealth to revive the voter-approved Democratic gerrymander of Virginia’s congressional map. The brief from GOP leaders in the Old Dominion comes days after Virginia Democrats filed an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping to […]