Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has hired veteran Washington defense lawyer Abbe Lowell as federal investigators examine people and matters in the governor’s orbit, according to a new report. Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, hired Lowell in their personal capacities, according to people familiar with the decision, Politico reported. The sources were granted anonymity […]

Michigan candidate Abdul el Sayed on Friday urged his supporters to stop “making fun” of his rival in the race for the state’s Democratic Senate nomination, telling progressives to focus on the issues instead.  Democratic voters are choosing between el Sayed, who is backed by socialists, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), a comparatively centrist establishment-backed […]

The Knesset dissolved itself following a multiday deluge of legislation put forth by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, setting the stage for elections later this year. Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the parliament early Friday following an overnight marathon that wrapped up days of last-minute legislative priorities for the government. The bills passed this […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laid out what she believes should be Congress’s legislative agenda after a bipartisan housing bill became law last week without President Donald Trump’s signature. In an opinion article published by Fox News, Warren said the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which ultimately became law after a 10-day window ran […]