Schools in the Peach State are about to get a lot worse. Georgia voters elected Lydia Powell state school superintendent on Tuesday after a campaign in which the Henry County assistant principal argued that teachers spend too much time preparing students for standardized tests.
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Democrat LaKesha Womack defeated Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District on Tuesday, flipping a seat Republicans had been expected to hold while facing a pending felony charge involving an overdue rental car. Unofficial results showed Womack winning 51.1% of the vote to Moore’s 48.9%, a margin of 6,415 votes. The outcome
Progressive allies of Rep. Ro Khanna have launched a committee to build
California voters appeared poised Wednesday to approve an $8.4 billion medical research
Two Senate races separated by narrow margins Wednesday morning could help determine whether Republicans have a
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who finished second in this year’s Democratic Senate primary, withdrew her endorsement
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday afternoon while attending his son’s
A Pakistani crewman aboard the Honour 25 saw Somali pirates firing AK-47s at the tanker’s bulkhead.
Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin was caught on undercover video outlining plans for high-profile investigations into President Donald Trump’s administration if Democrats regain control of Congress in November,
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An unsettling video of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton speaking at a Toledo campaign event has renewed Republican allegations about her drinking in the closing days of Ohio’s
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A Virginia certificate restoring civil rights to a person identified as “Betty No Last Name” has drawn questions about how Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration reviews cases as it
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An Islamic State ambush on a joint patrol in central Syria killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter on Saturday, underscoring
A driver was taken into custody Tuesday night after a vehicle rammed into a Secret Service security barrier near the White House,
The Obama family has disclosed the death of Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Shields Robinson. Her death was announced in a post by
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who suffered an embarrassing first-round primary defeat, faced another crushing blow when she attempted to attack Texas Governor
After an initial explosion of signups and engagement, Meta’s Threads app has largely stalled.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the J. Edgar Hoover Building will be permanently closed, ending decades of debate over the
Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a Republican plan to guarantee pay for federal employees during the ongoing shutdown, rejecting Senator Ron Johnson’s
Democrats have spent the last year or so explaining that the only way to save democracy is to make sure that people
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, one of the greatest stock traders in history, appeared momentarily flustered during a post–State of the Union
New York City’s planned Times Square ball drop marking the nation’s 250th anniversary will proceed this summer, but without the traditional open
