Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is married again roughly 16-months after announcing the death of “the love of my life.”

The Republican lawmaker stated Monday that he wedded former Sen. Rand Paul staffer Carolyn Grace Moffa on Oct. 16 in Kentucky. The pair celebrated their nuptials with friends and family with a Christian wedding ceremony in ...Read more

Ask Rick Woldenberg why he’s challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs at the U.S. Supreme Court, and he might mention a furry unicorn yoga ball.

Woldenberg, who runs two educational-toy businesses near Chicago, says the BubblePlush Yoga Ball Buddies, designed to help kids control their emotions, has been hit especially hard by Trump’s...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court found that a Florida judge was too slow in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking disclosure of a U.S. Justice Department report on President Donald Trump’s handling of classified information — and gave her 60 days to act.

In a brief, unsigned ruling on Monday, a three-judge panel ...Read more

SAVANNAH ― Hailing Georgia Access, the state program for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans, as a resounding success in its first year, state Insurance Commissioner John King is voicing caution about 2026 enrollment.

Echoing forecasts nationwide that enrollment could plummet, King said Monday he expects retention to be a challenge ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García of Chicago will not run for reelection, a source close to the congressman said Monday, apparently ceding the spot to his chief of staff, who filed to run for the 4th Congressional District seat that García has held since 2019.

García last week filed to run for reelection next year but on Monday his chief of...Read more

It’s not a presidential election. Nor will California choose a new governor.

But voters will go to the polls Tuesday in California and dozens of other states, deciding everything from local tax measures to high-profile races that could impact national politics. In short, Tuesday is the most significant election in the United states since last...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders plan to abandon a House-passed funding patch to reopen government and pivot to a new bill that would provide more time to complete fiscal 2026 appropriations.

The move reflects a growing recognition that the funding extension to Nov. 21, as the House proposed in September, would no longer provide enough ...Read more

WASHINGTON — One month into consistently siding with Republicans on reopening the government, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman took his pitch to Fox News over the weekend — telling Lara Trump that he won't stop engaging with the opposition despite the political repercussions he might face.

The Pennsylvania Democrat called it "absurd" that he would ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican candidate for South Carolina governor, called the release of a police report and surveillance footage detailing her tirade at officers as a “political hit job.”

During a Monday morning news conference, Mace said she’s experienced 24 security lapses this year at Charleston’s Airport and specifically ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvanians will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on local races and whether to retain three of the state’s Supreme Court Justices, but President Donald Trump already has his eyes on the 2026 midterms, when control of Congress will be up for grabs.

In a stream of posts Sunday night to Truth Social, the president’s ...Read more

A photo of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert at a Halloween party has drawn criticism over the Colorado congresswoman’s Mexican-themed costume, which included a sombrero, a dress and a sign that made light of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

The photo was circulated on social media over the weekend. The Republican is dressed in what...Read more

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump urged Republican voters in New York City late Monday to cross party lines and support Andrew Cuomo for mayor as part of an 11th hour bid to stop Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani from taking over the reins at City Hall.

“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Tuesday could be a big day for the House Democratic Class of 2018.

Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill are both seeking the governorship of their respective states, the latest members of that prominent class to seek higher office.

Their races on Tuesday headline the off-year elections, with...Read more

Sources close to Nancy Pelosi expect the 85-year-old Democratic party stalwart to retire from politics next year.

Pelosi will make a speech addressing her future after Californians vote on whether to redraw the state’s electoral map to create more Democrat-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to NBC News.

The state’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As voters across the U.S. from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia to California prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency that had previously helped states and localities counter bomb threats and cyberattacks.

The Cybersecurity and ...Read more

Seth Meyers is the next late-night talk show host to find himself in President Donald Trump‘s crosshairs.

The Emmy winner, who has hosted “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on NBC since 2014, was the subject of a tirade from Trump, who suggested over the weekend it is “probably illegal” to be “100% ANTI TRUMP.”

“I watched his show ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Opposition is building against passing final full-year spending bills just before the December holiday recess, as some Senate appropriators would like.

Whenever a deal is reached to end the partial government shutdown that is now a month old, there is widespread agreement that lawmakers won’t be able to pass final fiscal 2026 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congress has delivered some key wins on federal land management for the Trump administration even as the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that manages roughly 10% of American lands, lacks a director confirmed by the Senate.

Using the Congressional Review Act, lawmakers have vacated three BLM rules regarding management of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether a law allows President Donald Trump to implement a worldwide tariff regime, in a case experts and lawmakers said ultimately could undermine Congress’ foundational power over taxation.

The Trump administration is set to urge the justices to find that those tariffs...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressional allies of President Donald Trump are defending his planned White House ballroom and resisting any notion that Congress should formally prohibit taxpayer funds flowing to the pricey project.

A firestorm of backlash emerged last month when the president ordered the entire East Wing of the White House demolished to ...Read more