The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will invest millions of dollars in an initiative that aims to engage with and persuade voters of color to support Democratic candidates as part of its effort to take back the House majority in November. The initial $35 million push, which the committee announced Tuesday, will target key congressional districts […]Read More

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose failure to disclose his need for emergency hospitalization has ignited a firestorm, was moved out of intensive care on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans intensified their calls for accountability, and senior officials at the White House and Pentagon struggled to defuse the uproar. Austin, 70, remains under doctors’ supervision at […]Read More

The National Park Service announced on Monday it will not remove a statue of William Penn from the park in Philadelphia where his home once stood. The announcement comes days after the Park Service initially said it would “rehabilitate” Welcome Park to “provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors.” That initial rehabilitation […]Read More

It started with the gorditas de masa. In a Jan. 1 post on X, formerly Twitter, a user pointed out that a supposed picture of the dish shared by a former Republican congresswoman was actually beef stew with sada roti — and had first appeared on a Guyanese tourism Facebook page. The allegation kicked off […]Read More

NEW YORK — Supporters of the National Rifle Association were cheated by the flagrant misuse of donations and fees by longtime leader Wayne LaPierre and others who cost the organization millions of dollars, a state attorney said in court Monday. Special counsel Monica Connell said during opening statements in the state’s civil corruption trial against […]Read More

House Republicans will return to Washington on Tuesday once again staring down divisions within the conference over how to fund the government. Following weeks of negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Sunday that they had agreed to a $1.66 trillion funding deal that would reduce overall spending […]Read More

President Biden has begun the 2024 election year with a concerted effort to train the nation’s eyes on his presumptive opponent, Donald Trump. Biden delivered a speech Friday marking the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and pitching Trump as a threat to democracy. On Monday, he spoke at the historically Black church […]Read More

Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in the 2024 election. I’m grateful you’re among our earliest subscribers. (Did a friend forward this? Sign up here.) Our aim is to pick out the big moments when they occur and break down what’s important. We’re launching at a […]Read More

CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Biden, speaking at a historic Black church Monday, accused Republicans of mischaracterizing the experience of Black people in America and touted his own push for racial equity, saying, “Instead of erasing history, we’re making history.” He framed recent actions by GOP leaders as part of a long pattern of fighting progress. […]Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called Monday for a special election for May 21 to fill the remainder of the term of former congressman Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who retired last month after becoming the first House speaker voted out of his leadership position. The primary will take place on March 19, giving candidates […]Read More