By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 7:01 PM

Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back against Trump's National Guard plans for Chicago, citing 30% drop in homicides and concerns about eroding police-community trust. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 6:12 PM

New York appellate court tosses $500 million penalty against Trump in civil fraud case while upholding liability findings against his company and family. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Aris Folley | 8/24/2025 5:00 PM

The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to a race against the clock to prevent a government shutdown by the end of September. Local leaders said the last shutdown showdown left the District with a roughly $1 billion budget hole after Congress overrode its local... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sarah Fortinsky | 8/24/2025 4:09 PM

Retired Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA director and former head of U.S. Central Command, on Sunday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of agreeing to a peace deal “unless he’s given additional territory.” In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Petraeus said he was not optimistic about the prospects... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sarah Fortinsky | 8/24/2025 3:15 PM

President Trump congratulated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the country's Independence Day, saying in a letter that the American people believe in Ukraine’s future and respect its people’s sacrifices. “Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the American people, I extend my congratulations and warmest wishes to you and the courageous people of Ukraine as you... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 8/24/2025 2:59 PM

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after Republicans on Sunday for their redrawing of congressional maps in Texas as his own state is undertaking an effort to do the same. "Democrats offered the legislation in the last session to eliminate the gerrymander in every state. We supported, I think to a person," Schiff told NBC News's... ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Matt Friedman | 8/24/2025 1:00 PM

The 2026 fight for control of Congress runs through New Jersey’s swing seats. But one party is arriving better prepared than the other. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 12:47 PM

The 2026 midterm elections remain extremely difficult to predict, with House Republicans looking to maintain their currently slim majority. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 12:11 PM

President Donald Trump said he could send the National Guard to Maryland to address the cities crime rate following an invitation from Gov. Wes Moore for Trump to participate in a public safety walk. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Jared Gans | 8/24/2025 12:00 PM

Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump. Now,... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Rachel Scully | 8/24/2025 11:58 AM

President Trump criticized Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for asking him to "walk the streets of Maryland" and suggested he should "clean up" the city of Baltimore before Trump visits. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Alex Gangitano | 8/24/2025 11:11 AM

Vice President Vance said President Trump wants him to focus on the current work of this administration, when pressed on conversations over whether he would be the president’s GOP successor in 2028. The vice president said Trump “talks about everything” when asked by NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker if he has had conversations... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Alex Gangitano | 8/24/2025 10:54 AM

Vice President Vance said imposing new sanctions on Russia to put pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine are not off the table, saying the United States has options to push on Moscow. NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker asked Vance if sanctions are off the table, citing that Secretary... ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Gregory Svirnovskiy | 8/24/2025 10:51 AM

"We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives of the American people," he said. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 8/24/2025 10:45 AM

Vice President Vance said in an interview that aired Sunday that security guarantees for Ukraine will not include American “boots on the ground” as the Trump administration pushes for an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. “For Americans who are watching, can you guarantee no U.S. boots on the ground as a part... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Rachel Scully | 8/24/2025 10:35 AM

Vice President Vance argued that Republicans are "trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale" in Texas after the state Senate signed off on a new congressional map over the weekend. During a Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Kristen Welker asked the vice president about the... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 10:01 AM

President Donald Trump personally funded gold accents added to the Oval Office, with a White House spokesperson confirming the additions are of the highest quality. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 8/24/2025 9:37 AM

Comedian Bill Maher warned Democrats on Friday about President Trump’s recent comments, in which he said his administration is “looking at” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. “New rule, I told you so. I've been telling Democrats for years, ‘The Republicans are going to steal pot from you as an issue,’” Maher said on... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Tara Suter | 8/24/2025 8:39 AM

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of “abusing his power” in the wake of a reported plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago, a move that would follow similar action in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. “The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 8/24/2025 8:01 AM

Teachers unions NEA and AFT spent $43.5 million on left-wing political causes since 2022 despite declining membership, according to new Defending Ed report. ... Read full Story