National Republicans are opening their wallets to protect Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s New Jersey seat, with a super PAC tied to President Trump's political orbit committing roughly $3.3 million to the race as control of the House hangs in the balance. Safety and Affordability PAC, a newly formed group deploying tens of millions of dollars […]
New York City's public school system opened this fall with roughly 2,000 students, the overwhelming majority of them children with disabilities, lacking assigned bus service on day one, according to the advocacy group Advocates for Children of New York. Nearly 200 yellow bus routes faced delays or outright cancellations as classes began this month, with the […]
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants Lake Erie renamed "Lake Pennsylvania," following President Trump's move to rebrand Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. State Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks County, is preparing a resolution urging Trump, Congress and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to take the steps needed to change the name, […]
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore this week for refusing to turn over the state's complete voter registration list, escalating a monthslong standoff over election data that has now landed in federal court. According to the lawsuit, the DOJ requested an electronic copy of Rhode Island's […]
New Hampshire’s open U.S. Senate race is rapidly turning into one of the most closely watched contests of the 2026 midterms, and Republicans have new reason to believe the Granite State could be in play. The latest ratings from two major nonpartisan election handicappers now classify the race as a toss-up, putting Republican former Sen. […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is putting another roadblock in front of the state’s growing data-center industry, this time urging communities to demand at least $1 million from developers for every megawatt of electricity their projects are expected to consume. The announcement comes just two months after Hochul imposed what became the nation’s first statewide […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is putting Ed Sheeran on mute. The New York Democrat told TMZ Tuesday that she is boycotting Sheeran’s music over the removal of rapper Macklemore from Sheeran’s ongoing Loop Tour, accusing Sheeran of being complicit in efforts by billionaire Robert Kraft and other stadium owners to silence Macklemore. “I think that what […]
Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan and Democratic challenger Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti committed this week to face off in a WVIA Congressional Debate on the evening of Oct. 29. The 55-minute event will take place at WVIA’s studios in Jenkins Township and air live on WVIA-TV, WVIA Radio, and the station’s website and social media […]
New York City is taking the Trump administration to court over a new immigration rule that could make an immigrant’s use of government benefits a factor in deciding whether they receive a green card. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that New York City, joined by Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and several counties, filed a federal […]
Pennsylvania residents could be facing another major jump in health insurance costs in 2027, with insurers seeking premium increases as high as 40% while the Shapiro administration says state regulators have limited authority to stop them. According to an investigation by Spotlight PA, insurers are seeking average individual-market increases ranging from 10% to 40%. Proposed […]
New Jersey's lieutenant governor is under investigation less than eight months into the job. Lt. Governor Dale Caldwell, who also serves as secretary of state, is the subject of an independent probe into allegations of inappropriate behavior toward women and possible ethics violations, including purported offers of state jobs. Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration commissioned the […]
After months of pressure from Republican challenger Stacy Garrity, Gov. Josh Shapiro has agreed to take the debate stage. Pennsylvania voters will get their first televised gubernatorial debate since 2018 on October 7 at 8 p.m., when Shapiro and Garrity meet at the ABC27 studio in Harrisburg. Longtime anchor Dennis Owens will moderate. The debate […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) appeared in a prerecorded video played at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas this week, calling himself a "commonsense Democrat" and praising his Pennsylvania Senate colleague, Republican Dave McCormick. "David McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done," Fetterman said in the clip, adding that the […]
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley lost his bid for a second term Tuesday night, defeated in the Democratic primary by state Rep. David Morales, a Bernie Sanders-endorsed democratic socialist. Morales, 27, prevailed over the incumbent in a result that marks a first for Providence: no sitting mayor of the city had ever previously failed to secure […]
Gov. Dan McKee's bid for a second full term is over. Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, defeated the incumbent Tuesday in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to projections from the Associated Press and NBC News, making McKee the first sitting Rhode Island governor to lose a primary in more than 30 years. The race […]
Two members of Congress from opposite sides of the political aisle are teaming up on an issue that has become increasingly difficult for Washington to ignore: antisemitism on college campuses. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., announced Wednesday the launch of the Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus, a bipartisan effort aimed […]
Sen. John Fetterman used to be one of Pennsylvania Democrats’ biggest political weapons. Now, his own party increasingly wants little to do with him. Two years ago, Fetterman was a sought-after surrogate for Democrats, traveling across Pennsylvania to campaign for candidates up and down the ballot. Today, he is largely sitting on the sidelines. According […]
Former Sen. John Sununu is headed back to the general election ballot. NBC News and CBS News both projected Tuesday night that Sununu won the Republican primary for the New Hampshire Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, beating out former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and two lesser-known candidates. Decision Desk HQ called […]
