The move is part of an extraordinary all-fronts effort to insert federal law enforcement into the machinery of American elections ahead of the midterms.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) went public Wednesday with his pressure campaign urging Democratic state legislators to vote on a new congressional map. Why it matters: Jeffries doesn't usually put himself in such public conflict with fellow Democrats, but he'll will need every advantage he can get in his quest to become speaker in 2027. - The universe of competitive House seats is already historically small this midterm cycle. - Jeffries is trying to persuade as many Democrat-controlled states as possible to redraw their legislative maps to counteract the GOP's mid-decade redistricting in Texas, Missouri and elsewhere. Driving the news: Jeffries met Wednesday with Maryland state Senate President Bill Ferguson in…
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority filed a complaint saying Churchill Downs Inc. is not paying its fair share to support inspections and testing.
In a series of landmark trials, plaintiffs are alleging that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products. Our technology reporter Cecilia Kang describes what’s at stake for tech giants and social media users.
A war between the United States and Iran is looming — and there are several factors suggesting President Trump might push the button soon. The big picture: Trump has been trying to strike a nuclear deal with Iran since he retook the White House last year. But after abandoning a previous round of talks and ordering strikes last June, Trump may be about to repeat that pattern on a larger scale. - Any potential war would resemble a full-scale campaign and look less like the pinpoint operation in Venezuela, Axios' Barak Ravid reports . - This would have major implications for the Middle East and for the remaining three years of Trump's presidency. Reality check: There's still a chance diplomacy prevails this time around. Here are six…
The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.