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Former Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the National Assembly at Convention Palace on April 19, 2018 in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday charged former Cuban [Read More…]

Barney Frank, former Massachusetts congressman and gay rights advocate, dies at 86

Committee chairman Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill February 24, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Barney Frank, the outspoken former [Read More…]

Justice Department expected to announce charges against Raul Castro

Former Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the National Assembly at Convention Palace on April 19, 2018 in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Alexandre Meneghini-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is expected to announce charges [Read More…]

Trump helps oust Massie and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech on May 19, 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. Massie, who has served Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District since 2012, conceded his loss after the most expensive US [Read More…]

Vance, Blanche don’t rule out Jan. 6 rioters getting ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ payouts

cting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 [Read More…]

Trump endorses Ken Paxton over GOP incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary

Republican US Senate candidate Ken Paxton speaks to supporters at a campaign stop on May 15, 2026 in Little Elm, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an endorsement in [Read More…]

Acting AG Todd Blanche faces questions on $1.7 billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ tied to Trump lawsuit

cting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 [Read More…]

Trump isn’t on the ballot in Georgia, but he could decide Tuesday’s races

Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia, left, and Marty Kemp, Georgia’s first lady, second left, watch as Derek Dooley, Republican U.S. Senate candidate for Georgia, second right, speaks during a campaign event at Whitetail Coffee Shop [Read More…]

Pennsylvania could be key to winning Congress: Primaries set up key races for House, governor

Josh Shapiro, governor of Pennsylvania, campaigns during Fiesta on Hamilton ahead of a primary election in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Pennsylvania will hold a primary election on May 19. Photographer: Joe [Read More…]

Ahead of Tuesday primary, Trump target Massie says billionaires are trying to ‘buy’ his seat

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., appears on ABC News’ “This Week” on May 17, 2026. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — Days before his highly anticipated primary, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie struck a defiant tone, asserting on Sunday [Read More…]

At least 4 Virginia Democratic House candidates drop out after courts toss new map

United States Space Force Col. Bree Fram poses for a portrait at home on Thursday June 05, 2025 in Reston, VA. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Overturning a new congressional map in Virginia that [Read More…]

Rep. Clyburn says GOP redistricting push is part of larger Black disenfranchisement effort

Representative Jim Clyburn, a Democrat from South Carolina, during the National Action Network (NAN) 35th Anniversary Convention in New York, US, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. [Read More…]

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy defeated, Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to runoff, AP projects