Politics

The fight over food benefits continued over the weekend, with the Trump administration winning another temporary delay in paying full benefits to tens of millions of recipients. But the person granting this ruling, one of the Supreme Court’s liberal justices, has surprised, confused, and angered many, though the legal reality is much more complicated than

As the longest government shutdown in American history continues, tens of millions of people continue to face uncertainty over federal benefits that have been disrupted by the political crisis. In the latest development, a federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must fulfill obligations to provide food assistance in November. Federal judge issues new

Mississippi Democrats scored a significant win Tuesday night, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate for the first time in 13 years by flipping two seats and shifting the balance of power. What did Mississippi Democrats say about ending the supermajority in the state? “Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back

From Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City to the election of women as governors of New Jersey and Virginia, Tuesday’s elections made history in several races. In addition to these results, several mayoral races also led to historic firsts in cities across the United States. Mary Sheffield to become first woman mayor