Early voting began Friday in Virginia for the state’s 2025 elections, in which voters will decide the next governor, attorney general, all 100 seats in the House of Delegates, and other local races. Important dates to know In-person early voting runs from Friday through Nov. 1. The deadline to request a mail-in or absentee ballot […]

A federal judge on Friday struck down President Donald Trump‘s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, ruling it lacked “any legitimate legal claims.” U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to file an amended version of the lawsuit due to concerns that the initial one did not provide […]

The Senate on Friday rejected two proposals to temporarily fund the government, setting the stage for a government shutdown on Oct. 1 when current funding expires. The dual funding packages, one from Democrats and one from Republicans, were rejected after neither party could surpass the 60-vote threshold for passage. The Senate is now expected to […]

The parents of a Michigan student whose changed gender identity was hidden from them by a school district will be allowed to proceed with most of their lawsuit against the district, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. Judge Paul Maloney of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan issued a mixed ruling […]