How Donald Trump is gaining an advantage in the battle for delegates

The delegates are over 2,000 party activists, insiders, and elected officials who will cast votes next summer to select the party’s presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention.

Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns

The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.

Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission; 2 resign, protest of Act 12

The chair and vice-chair said they made the decision to resign in protest because of the strings attached to the city's deal with Republican lawmakers for shared revenue and a sales tax levy.

Senate panel to consider ethics code for Supreme Court

Democrats are pushing for Supreme Court ethics rules amid reports that justices accepted luxury vacations from GOP donors.

Legacy admissions: What you should know about the now-controversial college admissions practice

In the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned affirmative action, a new battle is brewing over a practice by various universities that gives preferential treatment to applicants with parents who attended the same institution. Here's what you should know about legacy admissions, as well as the controversy surrounding it.

Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years

The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village.

Judge signals December could be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case but doesn't set trial date

Judge Aileen Cannon didn't say whether she would agree to Donald Trump’s request to delay the trial until after the 2024 election. But Prosecutors have proposed that the trial begins in December.

Donald Trump downplays legal challenges on campaign trail in Iowa after revealing target letter

Headlining a Republican county meeting, the former president attacked the Justice Department while trying to make light of what could be his third criminal indictment since March.

Wisconsin special election: Republican Paul Melotik wins Assembly seat

Republican Paul Melotik was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly during a special election Tuesday for voters in Milwaukee's northern suburbs.

Abortion is now legal in Iowa after judge blocks new ban

The judge’s decision on Monday means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law’s constitutionality.

Trump 2020 election probe, Wisconsin official met with FBI

The Wisconsin Elections Commission head answered questions from the FBI and DOJ in a 2020 election probe focused on former President Donald Trump.

US sends nuclear-armed submarine to S. Korea in show of force against N. Korea

The United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North's nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime.

Trump and his legal problems overshadow DeSantis campaigning in South Carolina

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as part of a shift in strategy for his presidential campaign, but the governor took only four questions, almost all of which centered on the party’s front-runner Donald Trump.

GOP might stop FBI from moving headquarters in wake of agency's Trump probes

The shifting attitudes among Republican members of Congress toward the FBI underscore the way Trump’s personal grievances have become legislative policy.

Americans widely pessimistic about democracy in US, AP-NORC poll finds

Most people believe U.S. laws and policies on key issues don’t do a good job of representing what they want, including issues on the economy and abortion.