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The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle Eas...

Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.

The Democrat running in Arizona’s 1st district says undoing Trump's policies is the first step to making Arizona affordable.

A group led by formerly incarcerated women spent years advocating for those trapped inside prison walls during Texas’ hot summers.

Sherrod Brown has always been a relentless fighter for the people of Ohio.

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"I made an appeal to all of my colleagues in caucus to give," Sen. Elissa Slotkin told Axios.

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Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are tightening their condo financing policies at a time when the market is still weak.

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Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.

It has been 10 years since former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, in protest of police brutality against Black people. Once the season ended, Kaepernick neve...

Decision to allow development of 190 new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law Houses can be built on floodplains even if they fail a crucial safety test, according to a high court judgment that will be of “immense interest” to developers across England and Wales. The ruling clears the way for a highly controversial development of 190 new homes on north Somerset’s floodplains, despite the site being in “flood zone 3a”, the highest level of flood risk before land is considered a functional floodplain. Continue reading...

Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. The US Air Force say they "remain vigilant" to ensure safety of services members at the RAF base.

One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.

Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...