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Voters will decide whether three Democratic State Supreme Court justices will keep their seats in a swing state that will be crucial to the next presidential election.

Stephen Miran and Lisa Cook will both cast votes at the central bank's meeting on Wednesday, where policymakers are expected to lower interest rates.

The two agents' accounts offer an inside view of a bureau buffeted by politics and upheaval, adding to the scrutiny of the F.B.I. director as he prepares to testify to Congress.

In an interview with The New York Times, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a lifelong Democrat, said the party "is not meeting the moment."

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said her hands were "tied" with regard to the migrants, even though they held protective orders, in another victory for President Trump's deportation campaign.

Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which includes Houston, says she will not run for re-election or any other office in 2026.

Mortgage fraud allegations, like those President Trump has leveled against Lisa Cook, are hard to prove. A New York Times review of the holdings of other Washington officials shows how multiple mortgages can invite questions even when people act ...

Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party's top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week.

The decision came just a day before the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting at which policymakers are expected to cut interest rates.

The president, who initially didn't recall Melissa Hortman by name, claimed he was never asked to lower flags for her.