Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Politics 4m read From Austin to Minneapolis: Mapping the rise in DHS force incidents that led to deaths, injuries At least 7 people have died in immigration related shootings since 2025. Here’s how the pattern keeps repeating — and who’s been held responsible.
CSU/CIRA & NOAA via AP Social Issues 2m read Hurricane Isaias strengthens to Category 3 as Gulf Coast braces for landfall Isaias could briefly strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane on Friday before weakening as it approaches landfall near the Florida Panhandle.
Brendan SMIALOWSKI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Sep 22 4m read Trump to meet world leaders after UN speech with Iran war still unresolved
David A. Lieb/ AP Photo Sep 9 4m read With voting two weeks away, Missouri isn’t set on which congressional map to use
Sean Rayford/Getty Images Aug 24 3m read Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as Democrats begin positioning for 2028
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Aug 20 3m read Democrat-endorsed candidates win seats on Florida school board known for conservative stances
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Anna Barclay/Getty Images and Laura Brett/Getty Images Jul 14 6m read Coverage of Graham Platner shows that Americans still doubt sexual assault victims
Laura Brett/Getty Images Jul 9 4m read Platner quits Senate bid after allegations, lashes out at Democratic establishment
Joe Raedle, Getty Images/Gregory Rec, Portland Press Herald via Getty Images/Graeme Sloan, Getty Images Jul 8 3m read Democrats race to replace Platner before he even leaves the race
Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Jul 5 3m read Mallory McMorrow drops out of US Senate primary in Michigan
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Jul 2 4m read NJ Rep. Kean’s absence reveals ongoing stigma of long-term depression care
John J. Kim/ Chicago Tribune/ Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jun 18 4m read Illinois balances budget with new $200 million social media tax that tracks in-state users
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Jun 6 6m read Is Graham Platner Democrats’ Ken Paxton? Some hope they don’t have to find out
Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Jun 4 5m read A data center photo op with Sam Altman sparks political fury for Gretchen Whitmer
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Jun 2 5m read Jill Biden reopens a debate many Democrats wanted closed
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Jun 1 3m read Democrats launch efforts to kill ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, including ‘Drain the Slush Fund’ bill
Gerald Herbert/AP Photo May 29 3m read Louisiana lawmakers send Landry map giving GOP one more likely US House seat
Natalie Behring/Getty Images May 27 4m read How Democrats and Republicans found common ground against data centers
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images May 16 3m read Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats’ request to reinstate redistricted maps
Jacquelyn Martin)/ AP Photo May 16 4m read The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling shook the South. Now, it’s moving north
Joe Raedle/ Getty Images May 14 4m read Voting Rights Act’s one-two punch: Give and remove majority-minority districts
Jeffrey Collins/ AP Photo May 13 4m read South Carolina governor may defy Legislature, call special redistricting session
