Still focused on D.C. projects, Trump signs order preserving Oval Office
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 5, 2026. Trump…
Violent, property crime victimization rates fell in 2025, federal data shows
Crime scene tape surrounds an entry to the Barus & Holley engineering building at Brown University. The rate of violent…
Trump’s gerrymandering push flops as Democrats win redrawn seats
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 16 (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder). Alabama…
Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey
A workman paints a door at a house under contract in Nanuet, N.Y. New York was ranked last and Indiana…
Flesh-eating screwworm is spreading in the US, threatening livestock and wildlife – hunters can be the first line of defense
Millions of hunters will be in fields and wooded areas, where they can help spot and report any signs of…
Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy
Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy…
The police crashed into a bar. St. Louis taxpayers paid $4.2 million for it.
Twenty-two seconds. That’s how long it took a St. Louis police officer to put a bar owner in handcuffs on…
Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds
A near record-high number of young people turned out to vote in the 2026 midterm elections. Aron Smith/Jackson State University…
Missouri voters approve constitutional protections for county sheriffs
Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, studies the day’s business on the first day of the 2024 legislative session…
As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms
President Donald Trump rallied with Iowa Republicans at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque on Sunday (Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch).…
Pope Leo’s trip is a homecoming to Peru – where debate over liberation theology roiled the church during his early years as a priest
A mototaxi drives past a banner of Pope Leo XIV in Chiclayo, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2026, ahead of his…
Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states
Georgia Democratic Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms celebrates her victory on Nov. 3 in Atlanta. Bottoms made full Medicaid expansion central…
Four state AGs sue over Trump’s Medicaid work requirements
A person holds a “Protect Medicaid” sign in front of Oregon State Capital in Salem on May 1, 2025. (Mia…