A delegate upset and a petition campaign have turned Diana DeGette’s renomination into a real fight in Denver’s Democratic primary.

Discovery ChalleNGe Academy in Lathrop will stay open after a Pentagon funding reversal, officials say, after Rep. Josh Harder and local leaders pressed for a fix.

Philly brought Patti LaBelle and Rival Brothers coffee to the DNC spring meeting as it vies to host the 2028 convention; the DNC will visit April 29–May 1.

Former DDOT safety chief Corie Holmes sued the city, saying he was fired after probing misconduct by a senior official; the suit follows an OIG report that criticized DDOT discipline.

John Morgan said he won't run for governor and will form a new Florida party — and he’s offering $100,000 to whoever names it. The move revives debate about third-party hurdles and 2026 politics.

Nearly 100 people were detained after Jewish Voice for Peace protesters tried a sit-in at Schumer and Gillibrand’s Manhattan offices to block a multi-million-dollar bomb sale.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is among the holdouts refusing the DOJ‑Live Nation deal while Columbus lawmakers push rules to rein in ticket resellers. The state fight keeps the antitrust case alive.

Pearland trustee Toni Carter won a Texas Library Association award for defending librarians and student access as districts grapple with book removals.

Council members pressed staff for a full accounting after records showed Downtown Dallas Inc got $1M+ in stipends and the city authorized a $1M food‑bank award. They want clearer rules about what counts as a stipend.

Arthur Schechter, 86, a longtime Houston lawyer, former U.S. ambassador and Metro chair, died April 13. Colleagues and city leaders remembered his decades of civic and philanthropic work.

San Antonio has started posting a log of when SAPD assists ICE, revealing three calls since late January and itemizing officers and personnel costs. The city uploaded a police memo to its immigrant affairs data page.

Hochul is urging employers and the state marketplace to help cover roughly 450,000 New Yorkers who will lose zero‑premium Essential Plan benefits this July.

A Salt Lake Tribune review shows companies courting Utah’s bid for a federal nuclear campus gave tens of thousands to Gov. Spencer Cox and other officials.