A well-funded progressive, Eric Jones, is mounting a primary challenge to Rep. Mike Thompson in California's redrawn 4th District. The June primary will test whether money and new voters can shake up a long‑standing incumbent.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a civil probe into Spotify, Apple Music and other streamers over alleged undisclosed playlist payments that could have skewed promotion.

NVUSD will consider a censure that could strip Trustee Julianna Villegas Hart of committee duties and bar her from district campuses after alleged unprofessional staff encounters.

Alan Albright, the judge who drew a wave of patent suits to central Texas, plans to leave the federal bench this summer. His exit reshuffles the Western District's patent map.

Rep. David Scott, a 12-term Georgia congressman and former House Agriculture Committee chair, has died at 80. His passing creates a vacancy in the 13th District and immediate political ramifications.

Trump is weighing an extension of a 60‑day Jones Act waiver that opened U.S. ports to foreign tankers; unions warn of job risks while analysts say pump‑price gains may be tiny.

An inspector general's report ties a former top mayoral aide to a paid internship and nearly $10 million in contested invoices.

Veteran Washington Post politics editor Dan Eggen, 60, was found dead at his Washington home; an autopsy is pending. He'd been laid off earlier this year and had accepted a job at NOTUS.

A photo-backed Legal Aid report and state numbers have renewed debate over seclusion rooms in Minnesota schools as lawmakers weigh rolling back protections. Advocates warn of trauma and racial disparities.

A narrow Senate vote on April 22, 2026 blocked a late expansion to Tennessee's Education Savings Account program, leaving Knox County and higher income thresholds off the table.

Scattered temporary closures and lease reviews have left some people unsure whether their local Social Security office is open; here’s how to check and who to call.

A national "Abuse of Power" report documents 162 state officials accused of sexual harassment and names several Indiana lawmakers, highlighting gaps in Statehouse accountability.

Video shows Councilmember Chi Ossé being arrested outside a disputed Bed‑Stuy brownstone as supporters try to block an eviction tied to alleged deed theft.