Opinion
Democrats’ pivot back to class warfare sees early returns in Wisconsin
With Susan Crawford's win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Democrats are seeing a familiar strategy paying off: campaigns focused on class warfare.
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States ordered by U.S. Education Department to certify school DEI ban or lose funds
The U.S. Department of Education demanded in a letter to state education leaders on Thursday that they certify all K-12 ...
Virginia will be 1st state to order reckless drivers to install speed-limiting devices
Judges in Virginia will soon be able to order reckless drivers convicted of going over 100 miles an hour to install speed-limiting technology in their vehicles.
Government draws up list of potential products to include in tariff retaliation
The Prime Minister acknowledged there will be an economic hit for the UK from the 10% import tariff that has been slapped on ...
Breaking down the Wisconsin, Florida special elections
Democrats on Tuesday scored a win in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, while Republicans held on to two seats in deep-red ...
Kohberger’s team: Autism should negate Idaho death penalty. Experts say it’s a stretch
If Bryan Kohberger is convicted in the killing of four University of Idaho students, the diagnosis could be a factor during ...
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Lawmakers push back on Youngkin budget, pass bipartisan bills on probation, dangerous driving
General Assembly rejects governor’s cuts to education and health measures, while advancing efforts on criminal justice reform ...
Va. General Assembly grounded to halt in apparent conflict over judicial nominee’s religion
The General Assembly started about two hours late at its reconvened session Wednesday because of an apparent discord over a ...
Republicans aren't panicking about Trump or Elon Musk after Tuesday’s elections
Republicans are downplaying Tuesday’s election results in Wisconsin and Florida, but change may be coming to the party, with ...
Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate firmly concedes Wisconsin Supreme Court election
Last fall, Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde spent days sowing doubt in the results after he lost a Senate race to Democrat ...
Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Through a federal law known as the Hyde Amendment, Medicaid cannot reimburse health care providers for the cost of abortions, with a few exceptions: when a patient’s life is at risk or her pregnancy ...