Biden and Trump win primaries in some of 2024’s last primary contests
NEW YORK — President Biden and former President Trump won their parties’ primaries in several states Tuesday, some of the last contests on the 2024 primary…
District attorney in Alec Baldwin’s case wins New Mexico Democratic primary
SANTA FE, N.M. — An incumbent district attorney pursing an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin fended off a Democratic challenger in New Mexico’s primary election…
Temecula school board President Joseph Komrosky recalled, preliminary election results show
Temecula Valley school board President Joseph Komrosky, an outspoken religious conservative whose contentious tenure has been marked by heated debates, was narrowly losing a recall…
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has cancer
HOUSTON — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The 74-year-old Texas Democrat, who is…
Massachusetts school district investigating teacher for holding mock slave auction
June 1 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts teacher was placed on administrative leave after allegedly staging a mock slave auction and using a racial slur in…
Trump verdict may be November wildcard in L.A. congressional district
Sharing a salt-and-butter breakfast roll with her grandson at a Newhall bakery, stalwart Republican Jill Brown said former President Trump’s guilty verdict in a Manhattan…
DOJ sues Live Nation to break up alleged Ticketmaster monopoly
The Justice Department on Thursday announced it has filed a suit against Ticketmaster’s L.A.-based parent company Live Nation Entertainment, seeking to break up the company…
Supreme Court OKs shift of Black voters to shore up GOP district
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state’s mapmakers may shift tens of thousands of Black voters to a different district if they were…
California teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his…
U.S. Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for Louisiana to use a voting map with two majority-Black districts in this year's election, as the…
Supreme Court upholds a new Black-majority district in Louisiana
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a decision by two Trump-appointed judges in Louisiana and restored a state election map that may allow…
Meet Laura Friedman, who’ll likely succeed Adam Schiff in Congress
There are certain candidates who have lived their lives like perfectly calibrated political arrows, arcing ever upward through all the right stops toward higher office.…
Berkeley schools chief grilled by Congress about antisemitism claims
The superintendent of Berkeley Unified School District on Wednesday rejected accusations that the district’s K-12 classrooms have become breeding grounds for antisemitism during a congressional…
On the Issues: 48th District: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Harley Rouda
Voters in California’s 48th Congressional District, in coastal Orange County, are most concerned with the economy, healthcare, gun laws and immigration, according to a recent…
Controversial recount breaks tie in Silicon Valley congressional race
After more than two weeks of recounting and several contested ballots, the verdict in California’s 16th Congressional District is in. Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low has…
Lauren Boebert is her own best ally and worst enemy
LOVELAND, Colo. — Lauren Boebert was preaching to the faithful, prowling the stage of a megachurch and delivering a sermon — filled with Scripture and references…
Six California House races that could determine control of Congress
Democrat Adam Gray, left, is challenging Rep. John Duarte (R-Modesto) to represent California’s 13th Congressional District. (Associated Press) In a heavily agricultural San Joaquin Valley…
U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, dies at 65
TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey, died Wednesday after a heart attack this month that left him hospitalized, officials said. He…
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers
NASHVILLE — Protesters chanted “Blood on your hands!” at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after the chamber passed a bill that would allow some teachers and…
Berkeley schools chief will testify at congressional hearing over antisemitism charges
As fallout over the Israel-Hamas war grows, the head of the embattled Berkeley public school district is being summoned to Washington, D.C., to testify in…