Republican Assemblyman Josh Hoover has taken a commanding lead in California’s 7th Assembly District primary, giving conservatives another encouraging sign in a state long dominated by Democratic politics. Voters in Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, and surrounding communities went to the polls Tuesday to decide who would advance in

The Democratic Party is appealing a federal judge’s decision that allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting safeguards to remain in place while legal challenges continue. The appeal follows a May 28 ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who declined to immediately block the

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a war powers resolution seeking to end U.S. involvement in the conflict with Iran, delivering the most direct congressional challenge so far to President Donald Trump’s handling of the war and its mounting consequences. The resolution passed 215-208, with four

A federal judge has struck down a major portion of New Hampshire’s voter registration law while several midterm elections are already underway, once again placing the state at the center of the national fight over election integrity and proof-of-citizenship requirements. The ruling orders New Hampshire to restore the use

CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley after an internal confrontation that network leadership described as a breakdown of trust inside the newsroom. The decision marks another dramatic turn for one of America’s most recognizable news programs as CBS and Paramount continue reshaping the legacy broadcast

The Republican-led Senate has moved forward with a major immigration enforcement funding package, but only after Senate Republicans forced key changes from the Trump administration and stripped out provisions that threatened to fracture support inside the party. Senators voted 53-46 to begin debate on the roughly $70 billion measure, which

California Republicans secured a major victory this week after Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher won a special election in the state’s 1st Congressional District, allowing the GOP to hold the seat previously represented by the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa. Gallagher’s win gives Republicans another important boost heading into a

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may be hoping to ride a blue wave into power this November, but the current beneath him is looking increasingly unstable. A growing number of Democratic candidates are signaling that support for Jeffries’ leadership is far from guaranteed, raising the possibility of a rare internal

Second Amendment advocates scored a major legal win in Virginia this week after a state judge reaffirmed that a permanent injunction blocking the commonwealth’s so-called “universal background check” law remains in force. The decision came just days after pro-gun rights organizations moved to hold state officials in contempt, arguing