Democratic North Carolina Governor Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect reproductive health care access across the state. The order directs cabinet agencies to protect womens medical privacy, protect doctors providing abortions in the state and not cooperate with efforts to impose penalties, investigations or prosecutions of those...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said statements in President Bidens farewell speech came much too late in a Thursday statement, raising question with the commander-in-chief's parting remarks. Now he tells us. Biden speaks out against dark money, for climate action, and for SCOTUS term limits. I pressed four years for this speech, Whitehouse posted on the...

Plus: Rudy Giuliani's surprise settlement {beacon} Evening Report Greg Nash Trump Cabinet picks' wealth draws Dem scrutiny DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING AIM at the accumulated wealth of President-elect Trumps Cabinet nominees, a sign they may be shifting their focus to class politics after racial politics dominated Trumps first term. Several Democratic senators Thursday...

President-elect Trump on Thursday floated the idea of including federal aid to Los Angeles in the wake of deadly fires as part of a massive reconciliation package, suggesting that doing so would win over some Democratic votes. Trump pitched the strategy during an interview on "The Dan Bongino Show." Bongino, a long-time Trump ally, argued...

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), President-elect Trumps nominee for Interior Secretary, sat for a largely cordial hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday. While some Democratic members of the panel questioned Burgum on the incoming administrations climate policies, the hearing lacked the acrimony earlier nominees'. Burgum, who briefly sought the...

The Chicago City Council devolved into a civil war on Wednesday after Democratic members voted against a proposal from two of their colleagues to roll back the city's sanctuary laws.Democratic aldermen Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares introduced an a...

Accounting for the latest disclosure, Adams' trust has raised about $1.63 million and spent $2.5 million. His legal fees are certain to grow even larger, as he's set to go on trial in April, just weeks before the June Democratic mayoral primary in which he faces multiple challengers.

Jill Biden revealed in an exit interview published by the Washingt...

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will order U.S. flags to be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. Newsom joins Republican governors around the country who have said that U.S. flags in their states will be raised to full-staff for the inauguration. Izzy Gardon, a spokesman for Newsom, ...

A change passed Wednesday mandates the federal detention of any undocumented migrant accused of assaulting a cop

Republicans arent being forced to use reconciliation because of Democratic intransigence; they just want to avoid the concessions, compromises and hard choices that normal politics demands and to free themselves from budget constraints while doing so.

New York state Sen. James Skoufis (D) ended his bid for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair and backed Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin for the post on Thursday. In a statement, Skoufis said he was releasing his supporters and urging them to back Martin. I am endorsing Ken because hes a man of integrity...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors around the country in directing U.S. flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day. Newsoms spokesperson Izzy Gardon confirmed Wednesday that the governor would temporarily direct the raising of flags at the state Capitol in Sacramento for […]

Sen. Kristen Arrington and Rep. Johanna Lopez join the other female Democratic legislators from Orange County in calling for Joe Biden to ratify the ERA and send a message of equality to the world.

Democratic Senator Chris Coons (Del.) said after Wednesdays hearing on President-elect Trumps attorney general pick Pam Bondi he will currently vote no, but he wants to be fair. Coons joined CNNs The Source Wednesday, where he was asked about the questions posed to Bondi earlier in the day. He said Bondi answered his first two...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom battled with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas over a newly announced executive order against land developers making unsolicited, under-market offers to families afflicted by wildfires. Newsom announced the order o...