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Most states have had a woman serve as governor, but California is in the minority despite its progressive-minded electorate. Women who have reached the top elsewhere saw familiar roadblocks.

The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author who has never sought a public role, political power or governmental authority.

Persistent frustration over the economy and foreign policy has left many Americans feeling politically homeless, and young voters are particularly frustrated.

Soccer lovers frustrated by public transportation will have another option to return to Boston, Dallas, Miami and New York from hard-to-reach stadiums.

What’s happening with the paint on the National Mall?

Representative Doris Matsui has been re-elected 10 times with ease. But an upstart Democrat is threatening to end her run in Congress.

The rocket, built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company, was to carry 48 satellites into space. Blue Origin reported on social media that “all personnel have been accounted for.”

Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday blasted the Trump administration’s approach to negotiating with Iran but said the tentative deal that U.S. officials are considering may be their best option left. Sullivan, who helped negotiate the Obama administration’s 2

The former attorney general is speaking to lawmakers behind closed doors as Democrats and Epstein victims complain about a lack of transparency.

A spokesperson for Freedom 250 — the massive bash taking place on the National Mall in Washington to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — has pushed back against claims that the event is politically affiliated after a number of scheduled artists dropped out, citing complaints tha

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will deliver a speech at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday warning that decades of U.S. industrial policy have left the country strategically vulnerable. During a talk titled “While America Slept,” Bessent will argue that policymakers h

The Los Angeles mayoral race is turning into a measure of Levin's political power.

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, will speak at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday as the U.S. faces rising inflation amid the war in Iran. Dimon warned in his annual letter to shareholders last month that prolonged inflation and higher interest rates caus

Oil industry spending has emerged as a centerpiece issue in the contest.

The top federal prosecutor in Chicago on Thursday denied reports that his office had opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused President Trump of sexual assault and later won millions of dollars in her lawsuits against him. CNN first reported We

Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), are pressing FBI Director Kash Patel and the Department of Justice’s acting inspector general for answers about whether Patel is using government resources for personal leisure after he

In Florida's upcoming Senate race, Democrat Alexander Vindman is challenging Trump-loyal incumbent Ashley Moody, with recent polls showing a competitive race between the two candidates.

James Talarico seems to know what he needs to do in order to keep the Senate race in Texas competitive in the long, hot summer. The question is whether Ken Paxton does. The same woke sensibilities that made Talarico, an Austin lawmaker, a darling to the progressives in the state