President Donald Trump, fresh off a string of punishing primary victories in Indiana that toppled several resistant state senators, is now turning his political firepower toward two high-profile Republican incumbents in Louisiana and Kentucky.

The capital murder case against the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk advanced this week with a pivotal ruling on whether the public will be allowed to see the proceedings unfold in open court.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton escalated his rhetoric on race and elections Friday, accusing Republicans of ripping the country to shreds as he weighed in on ongoing redistricting fights in several states.

The Los Angeles mayoral race has taken an unexpected turn after Spencer Pratts forceful debate performance put Democrat incumbent Karen Bass on the defensive over her record and credibility.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing Washington for yet another round of federal disaster aid, seeking to extend a key Federal Emergency Management Agency program for survivors of last years catastrophic Los Angeles-area wildfires.

Gov. Bob Ferguson has become the first Washington governor in more than three decades to be found in violation of the states executive ethics law, marking a rare and troubling rebuke of a sitting chief executive.

Comedian and commentator Adam Carolla is throwing his support behind Republican Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, arguing that Pratts opponents have made his path to victory remarkably straightforward.

President Donald Trump used this years National Day of Prayer proclamation to praise the entire Western experience, insisting that the civilization Americans inherit is fundamentally rooted in faith in God.

An elderly New York City man is dead after a suspect who had been in police custody and released just hours earlier allegedly shoved him down a subway entrance staircase in Manhattan on Thursday night, authorities told WCBS-TV.

Tennessees Republican-led legislature has again placed the state at the center of the nations culture wars, this time by formally elevating the traditional family and stripping Pride Month from the official calendar.