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DOJ survey shows ‘historic’ 25% decrease in violent crime between 2024 and 2025

Rena Rowe · October 26, 2026 9:00 am

Alabama map supreme court redistricting GOP

Here are the candidates facing new maps after redistricting fight

President Donald Trump is displayed on the scoreboard as he attends the Tennessee-Texas NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

‘Knowing my Midwestern sports’: How politicians are using sports in 2026 to build themselves up and connect with voters

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during a press conference for Concert for Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Charlotte.

Could a Roy Cooper win help North Carolina turn blue in 2028?

President Donald Trump listens a Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally at the Covelli Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.

What are the most expensive midterm races?

President Donald Trump.

WATCH LIVE: Trump makes an announcement on healthcare affordability

Claire Carter August 31, 2026 2:00 pm

Cenk Uygur speaks in front of a podium at Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center.

Cenk Uygur: GOP’s biggest midterm vulnerability isn’t Iran or the economy

Christian Datoc August 31, 2026 1:55 pm

President Donald Trump

Trump’s tariffs and Iran war driving voter discontent ahead of midterm elections: Hugo Gurdon

Mackenzie Chase August 31, 2026 1:55 pm

Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

Buttigieg to stump for New Mexico Democrats

Claire Carter August 31, 2026 1:22 pm

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing, April 25, 2025, in Central Islip, New York.

Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union price manipulations

Rena Rowe August 31, 2026 1:21 pm

A protester from the anarchist block wearing helmet and tear gas mask, holds a smoke flare during a May Day rally in Athens, Greece, Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Anarchist tech collective braces for investigation amid Trump’s terrorism crackdown

Hudson Crozier August 31, 2026 12:30 pm

Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, center, speaks as Minister of Education and Children Inga Sæland, left, and Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir listen.

Eurosceptics laud Iceland’s rejection of EU referendum: ‘Another Europe is possible’

Timothy Nerozzi August 31, 2026 12:20 pm

Vice President JD Vance speaks at EDSI Cables Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks at Michigan campaign event

David Zimmermann August 31, 2026 12:16 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

Trump administration shuts down 110 truck-driving schools over English proficiency violations

Kaelan Deese August 31, 2026 12:14 pm

Kamala Harris and Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Kamala Harris endorses Chris Pappas in New Hampshire Senate race

David Zimmermann August 31, 2026 11:56 am

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 8: A Waymo autonomous Jaguar I-PACE vehicle is driven on a road on June 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. Waymo is still in the testing phase and is not yet operating commercially in the region.

What happens when robotaxis meet motorcades in DC? The mother of all traffic jams, says AI expert

Rob Crilly August 31, 2026 11:45 am

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican nominee Rick Jackson.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson agree to October debate as Georgia gubernatorial race tightens

Claire Carter August 31, 2026 11:41 am