Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night platform to mock both First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump after her unexpected public statement distancing herself from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwells bid to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing turbulence as allegations of sexual misconduct swirl and members of his own party publicly question his fitness for higher office.

Marylands experiment with marijuana-funded reparations has produced a $35 million pot of cash in Baltimoreand a political brawl over who gets to control it, while residents see nothing.

First Lady Melania Trumps forceful denial of any connection to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein left MSNBC host Joe Scarborough stunned and questioning why the White House chose this moment to resurrect a controversy many Americans see as politically weaponized.

MSNBC host Reverend Al Sharpton used his platform at a major civil rights gathering this week to argue that Americas approaching 250th birthday is not an occasion Black Americans should embrace as their own.

Anti-Latino and anti-Sikh hate crimes in the United States surged to unprecedented levels in 2025, even as the overall number of reported hate crime incidents declined, according to newly released federal data.

Republican Rep. Randy Fine of Florida has formally aligned himself with the House Freedom Caucus, further consolidating his position among the most outspoken conservatives in Congress.

Hunter Biden has escalated his public meltdown by challenging President Trumps sons, Don Jr.

Ohio Republicans are moving to sharply curtail the states booming sports betting industry by outlawing all wagers on college athletics and banning bets placed on mobile phones.

Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clay Fuller, a Republican backed by President Donald Trump, has secured a decisive victory in Georgias 14th Congressional District special election runoff, tightening conservative control over a seat vacated by former Trump allyturnedcritic Marjorie Taylor Greene.