Justice Department officials claim to know of at least two unnamed state legislators who were present in discussions about Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas’s alleged drug trafficking enterprise. Four conversations in which Lucas allegedly discussed her cannabis business included one or more unindicted colleagues between 2022 and March, according to the federal grand jury […]

President Donald Trump is calling for a swift trial for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Trump’s comments Friday came one day after attorneys for Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, filed a motion urging the court to schedule her late husband’s murder trial at the earliest practicable date. “The judge in […]

The Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit to block the results of Alaska’s highly competitive Senate race in November should it be impacted by “voter confusion.” Republicans have said they are worried about the race, which features Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Democrat Mary Peltola as the primary contenders, because of the presence of […]

Black voters in North Carolina are casting early ballots at a significantly faster pace than in the past two midterm cycles, providing a potentially encouraging sign for Democrats as they fight to hold a congressional district that Republicans redrew to favor the GOP. More than 279,688 black voters have cast a ballot as of Thursday, […]