Tulare Lake, which didn鈥檛 exist mere months ago, could submerge a community and two prisons. Local and state agencies are having to work together.
With more people working from home, office vacancy rate is at a 30-year high. That鈥檚 bad for city downtowns 鈥� and tax revenues.
The former South Carolina governor could be uniquely positioned to unite the GOP鈥檚 warring factions. All she needs is for the frontrunners to fail.
Republican candidates are struggling 鈥� often silently and awkwardly 鈥� to navigate a post-Roe landscape on abortion.
Returning abortion policy to the states proves hard as some states鈥� choices affect their neighbors, and courts clash over pills sent through the mail.
The first-ever criminal charges filed against a former U.S. president opened a chapter of legal vulnerability for Donald Trump. Three other indictments could follow.
The historic indictment of a former president sparked a full range of reactions today, from concern to relief to a mixture of both.
Despite a possible indictment, President Trump鈥檚 support among conservative voters looks rock solid 鈥� and building. But one place shows softening: Some followers feel abandoned by him after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and won鈥檛 protest to support him.
The indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump would set off an unprecedented political drama, with the complexity of the case complicating the path ahead.
President Joe Biden鈥檚 recent shift on immigration policy shows the challenge of balancing order and compassion. It may also reflect concerns about a coming surge at the border, following the rollback of a pandemic-era measure.
A surprising number of Democrats in Congress, as well as President Joe Biden, back a measure that nullifies Washington, D.C.鈥檚 new criminal code. In this case, crime trumps D.C. home rule.
The campaign is a window into how Chicago has 鈥� and has not 鈥� rebounded from the COVID-19 crisis, with problems like crime now top of mind.
As Democrats prepare to vote on a plan for South Carolina to lead off the 2024 primaries, New Hampshire is signaling a messy fight ahead.
As parties are grappling with more extreme wings, some state legislatures have responded by forming centrist coalitions across the aisle.
The chaotic speakership election offers a mirror into the GOP鈥檚 ability to bridge its own increasingly sharp divisions. And, for whoever takes up the gavel, what managing the 118th Congress might be like.
The 118th Congress will have to work around divided control between chambers, and is already showing internal party rifts. But the Hill鈥檚 fresh-faced newcomers are just eager to get sworn in and get started.
The Arizona senator鈥檚 decision to become an independent didn鈥檛 please Democrats. But she may be in step with voters, who are increasingly unhappy with the two-party system.
A week or more to count votes is not unusual. But this year鈥檚 tallying was slowed by voters who, worried about election integrity, chose to drop off mail-in ballots on Election Day.
Democrats overcame historical trends and poor economic conditions in a number of key races, though the full picture is still emerging. Voters in particular seemed to reject statewide candidates who denied the 2020 results.
Republicans see this election as being about crime and the economy. Democrats are focused on women鈥檚 rights and protecting democracy.
