Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) refusal to budge on a monthlong government shutdown paid dividends at the ballot box Tuesday night as Democrats brought purple states, most notably Virginia, more firmly under their grasp. In a Wednesday press conference, Schumer explicitly credited the shutdown with helping Democrats win the governor’s race in that state, […]

California Republicans swiftly moved to file a lawsuit against a controversial redistricting ballot measure pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) after voters approved the measure during Tuesday’s off-year elections. Republicans claim in a lawsuit that the new map that will be enacted as a result of Proposition 50, giving Democrats five more favorable congressional districts, is […]

Democratic Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey fended off socialist challenger Omar Fateh to win his third term in Tuesday’s 2025 election. Frey was declared the winner on Wednesday after the election came down to ranked choice voting because neither candidate secured a majority of the vote. After the first round, Frey led with 42% of votes […]

A Jewish commissioner for the New York City Fire Department announced his resignation on Wednesday, within 24 hours of Zohran Mamdani‘s victory in the city’s mayoral election. FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker confirmed his departure to the Washington Examiner after the New York Post broke the story. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to […]