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Rep. Adam Schiff's Senate campaign is selling a range of merchandise, including an enamel pin that shows a cartoon Schiff rolling up his sleeves and a retro Schiff T-shirt.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has proposed a plan to expand state tax relief for veterans. His act would expand military tax exemption to $25,000 of income for this tax year.

A woman who was a public official in a Michigan community admitted Wednesday that she broke a seal on a ballot box to ensure that votes could not be recounted in her 2020 race, prosecutors said. Kathy Funk, 59, pleaded no contest to misconduct in office, a felony, under an agreement that includes no time in jail. Funk, a Democrat, was the Flint Township clerk in 2020 with responsibility over elections.

The 2023 Chicago mayoral race features eight candidates challenging Mayor Lori Lightfoot in her bid for reelection. Among them is Kam Buckner.

Eric Adams has been mayor of New York City for more than a year after campaigning to crack down on crime. Fox News Digital spoke with experts to assess his leadership.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, about the state's education department blocking an advanced placement high school course in African American studies.

New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers.

New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday, announcing the latest in a series of facilities the city has set up — and sometimes shut down — as it strains to handle an ongoing influx. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will have room, food, medical care and other services for 1,000 single men until it reverts to the cruise business in springtime, the mayor's office said in a release. “Our city is at its breaking point,” said Adams, a Democrat who has repeatedly pleaded for state and federal assistance to address the flow of asylum-seekers — some of them bused by out-of-state governors — to the nation's most populous city.

Jaime Harrison, chair of the Democrat National Committee, defended WH Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre from criticism in a tweet and compared her Job.

Greg Gutfeld reacted to the District of Columbia City Council voting to push through revisions of the district's criminal code that will soften penalties on violent crimes on "Gutfeld!"

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Saying “the real work begins now,” U.S. Rep Hillary Scholten hosted an in-district swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids. Prior to taking the oath, the first-term Democrat from Grand Rapids spoke to a packed room of supporters, reflecting on becoming the first woman to represent her hometown in Congress. The district encompasses portions of Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties, and includes the cities of Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Grand Haven. During the ceremony, Scholten was administered the oath of office by U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering. She said Wednesday “stands out in the record books” because Scholten is just the second Democrat elected from Grand Rapids since 1974.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - There’s no shortage of residents hoping to take a seat alongside elected leaders on the Ypsilanti Township board. Officials received 18 letters of interest for a open position caused by the resignation of former Trustee Jimmie Wilson Jr., a Democrat who was elected as state representative in November, according to Township Clerk Heather Jarrell Roe.

Texas Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's new bill targeting White supremacy criminalizes hate speech, raising serious constitutionality questions about the legislation.

The Biden administration's plan to go through with a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey's is opposed by the Democratic chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.

MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell chided the network’s senior Capitol Hill correspondent, Garrett Haake, on Thursday for using the term “pro-life.”

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has elected Rema Vassar as its chair. She is the first Black woman to hold the position, and she called the moment “historic.”“There’s been, I believe, 124 board members,” said Vassar, a Democrat who was elected to the Board in 2020. Three were black women, two of which are on the board right now and none of those women have ever been chair. But following the election of two Democrats to the Board in November and the resignation of Republican Trustee Pat O’Keefe, who Gov. And Vassar, a professor of education at Wayne State University, said she anticipates a “resurgence of collegiality.”

Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action group has been ordered to pay a quarter-million dollars in legal costs by a federal court in Georgia.

California Democrat Rep. Katie Porter's new Senate campaign may be impeded by accusations of racism and toxic work culture during her time as a Callifornia congresswoman.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it had reached a deal with the operator of a Kansas stretch of the Keystone pipeline following a December spill.

Denver has been overwhelmed by an unexpected surge in mostly Venezuelan migrants.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyIn their desperate attempts to halt the New York attorney general from dealing a death blow to Donald Trump’s family business, the former president’s lawyers keep shopping the same failed arguments in states across the country. And judges are starting to call his legal team out for its bad-faith delay tactics.Trump’s latest failure in New York state court shows just how far his lawyers are willing to go to appease the former president—an

Congress has a long history of violence between lawmakers, and the 118th Congress nearly added to that history when Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained from Rep. Matt Gaetz.

Black Republicans are never just … Republicans.

The Michigan attorney general says there’s “clear evidence” to pursue charges against pro-Donald Trump Republicans who claimed they were the state’s presidential electors in 2020.

Casey, a Democrat, said he has an "excellent prognosis" and expects to continue his service in the 118th Congress.

Rep. Dan Bishop hit back at Cori Bush on Thursday after she said Black Republican Byron Donalds was a "prop" and accused him of upholding white supremacy.

FLINT, MI -- The Flint chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will host a jazz brunch later this month to celebrate 70 years of sisterhood and service. The brunch will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Riverfront Banquet Center, located at 1 Riverfront Plaza in downtown Flint. Kyra Harris Bolden, who was recently appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court, is a featured guest speaker for the event. Harris Bolden became the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court this month. Read more at The Flint Journal:Black market battles, plummeting prices: a look at Michigan marijuana in 2022Flint Community Lab receives $40K grant to increase youth engagement in STEMFive new board members highlight Flint Community Schools year in reviewThe real Elaine from ‘Seinfeld’ is rethinking Michigan transportation.

Incoming U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia on Tuesday said he will take his oath of office, not on a Bible, but on a rare "Superman" comic book.

Michigan residents are looking for everyday items to be more affordable and for corporations to pay their fair share in taxes, and they’re hoping a Democrat-controlled legislature will make that happen in the coming session. That’s according to polling conducted by EPIC-MRA on behalf of the State Innovation Exchange, which parsed out a number of issues voters hope Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers will tackle when returning Jan. 11 to Lansing.

For those working outside the political world, ramifications for resume lies are often swift and absolute, labor experts say. Employees who get caught tend to get terminated immediately, said Amy Moor Gaylord, a labor employment attorney in Chicago who has been practicing for 25 years.

Senator-elect John Fetterman, D-Penn., has not given a single interview since his win in the 2022 midterm elections as questions swirl about his fitness for office.

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, previously a Democrat, calls out Rep.-elect George Santos over his series of deception on Thursday's "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

Pretending to be independent in a partisan system won’t improve America’s politics. But more parties might.

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin says he has a type of lymphoma that is a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.

Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland who served on the House Jan. 6 committee, says he's been diagnosed with lymphoma. He described it as "a serious but curable form of cancer" and said he would undergo chemo-immunotherapy.

President Biden and members of his family left Washington for the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday, where they will vacation until Jan. 2.

Republican Kari Lake has lost her legal challenge to the November gubernatorial election where Democrat Katie Hobbs was declared the winner but says she will appeal.

Kari Lake asked a judge to either declare her the winner or order a revote in a key county.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) is among the scores of House Republicans who have criticized the $1.7 trillion package.

New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed for earmarks to be included in the House's omnibus package but was the only Democrat to vote against the measure.

A judge has thrown out Republican Abraham Hamadeh’s challenge of election results in his race against Democrat Kris Mayes for Arizona attorney general.

A judge has thrown out Republican Abraham Hamadeh’s challenge of election results in his race against Democrat Kris Mayes for Arizona attorney general, concluding that Hamadeh didn’t prove the errors in vote counting that he had alleged. The ruling on Friday by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen came after Hamadeh’s attorney, Tim La Sota, acknowledged his client hadn’t gained enough votes during his litigation to change the outcome of the race. Mayes finished 511 votes ahead of Hamadeh out of 2.5 million in one of the closest elections in state history.

The legislation would avert a shutdown and fund the government through most of 2023. It easily passed the House and is now awaiting Biden's signature.

If passed in its current form, the proposal would include 15 mid-Michigan-based community projects Kildee included in the omnibus package. $4 million: Funding for the Genesee County Land Bank Authority to demolish up to 240 dangerous and vacant residential and commercial structures. $2.4 million: Support for the Saginaw County Land Bank Authority to demolish vacant properties. $1 million: Funding for Flint-based New Paths, Inc. to upgrade its treatment center and recovery housing facility. $750,000: Support for the Genesee County Road Commission to improve roads in Flint, Fenton as well as Grand Blanc.

The Superintendent of Passaic Public Schools Sandra Montanez-Diodonet sent a letter to parents and staff Tuesday stating masks are required effective Dec. 21.

SAGINAW, MI — Saginaw County commissioners — of present and past — showed up to celebrate the governing board’s longest-serving active member during his final meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20. Among them: state Rep. Amos O’Neal, who was a member of the county board from 2016-20. Commissioner Dennis Krafft, a Republican and the second-longest serving member of the county board at 16 years, praised Ruth Tuesday. “We appreciate his dedication to the continuous improvement of the quality of life for all Saginaw County residents, and the sacrifices he has made to ensure the preservation of our democracy,” Krafft said. The Dec. 20 board meeting at the Saginaw County Governmental Center also was the last gathering as elected officials for Commissioners Carol Ewing and Kyle Harris.

The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee voted to release some of former President Donald Trump's tax returns in the next few days.

Pennsylvania's Attorney General Kathleen Kane was acquitted Monday of drunken driving.

The Jan. 6 committee's crminal referral of Donald Trump comes as he seeks the 2024 GOP nomination for president, and as he faces two DOJ criminal probes.

D.C. neighborhood commissioner Denise Rucker Krepp sounded the alarm on a far-left criminal code bill after an armed carjacking took place in front of her home

Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, on Sunday said that the Biden administration's border plan needs to address security issues as migrants continue to surge into the U.S.

One county commissioner, Stephen Wooden, said the investment creates a “tool” that will help the county and developers create “generations of new housing” through low-interest loans. Ottawa County’s Board of Commissioners is also investing $10 million of its federal pandemic relief funds in a similar housing fund. Now that the county has approved the $17.5 million in housing funds, administrators and board members will work to establish the specifics of the fund, said Kent County Administrator Al Vandenberg. Ryan VerWys, CEO of ICCF Community Homes, a nonprofit housing developer, said he’s hopeful his organization can partner with the county to create more affordable housing. That would mean the initial $17.5 million investment could increase to about $58 million, and that it would rise further with additional investment, she said.

A new Senate probe finds some men who work for federal prisons have systemically preyed on women in their custody, with few criminal or disciplinary consequences.

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

The congresswoman turned up the heat on Stellantis and U.S. Ecology for air violations

Nonprofit organizations in Georgia are digging deep to ramp up their operations again after Election Day to inform voters about the closely watched runoff race for one of the state's Senate seats.

Christopher Taylor has secured another term as mayor of Ann Arbor.

West Virginia's opioid crisis is transcending partisan politics as city council candidates from three different parties tackle the issue in the capital of Charleston.

The attorney general’s race is the closest on the ballot this November with unique circumstances as it puts incumbent Dana Nessel up against Republican Matt DePerno, a lawyer from the west side of the state.

Absentee ballot requests are up substantially since 2018. Currently, 1.6 million absentee ballot requests have been made, and 432,906 have already been returned.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage.

A suburban Detroit official accused of altering voter records to cover up ballot-handling mistakes in 2018 has pleaded no contest to misconduct in office.

Dan Snyder's ownership of Washington's NFL franchise has been a matter of considerable debate for years.

Here’s where the races stand in the 10th Congressional District as Macomb County once again is poised to play a pivotal role in the November election.

New Mexico's governor has voided four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native Americans during what was a tumultuous time across the western frontier.

In decision 2022, an exclusive Local 4-Detroit News poll shows Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer with a commanding double-digit lead over her Republican challenger, Tudor Dixon.

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

We are hours away from an Oakland County judge ruling on whether abortion services can continue across Michigan. That decision is pending while anti-abortion groups are working on getting a potential abortion proposal kicked off the ballot.

Local 4 talked to an expert to contextualize what federal agents took out of Mar-a-Lago. To put into context exactly what federal agents took out and whether the situation is an argument of paperwork or something far more serious, we spoke with former United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.

The dust has barely settled from primary election night, and the abortion issue is the subject of an ad attacking Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for governor.

California's public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus.

A man who admitted to calling in a bomb threat at the Michigan Capitol has been sentenced Wednesday to one year in jail.

A GOP candidate for governor in Michigan is making headlines across the nation for comments she made on exceptions to abortion.

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as it applies to minor league players.

Companies that want to sell shampoo bottles, food products and other items wrapped in plastic in California will have to cut down their use of the material.

The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball’s antitrust exemption.

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Wayne State University plans to hold a memorial service this weekend for former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator who died last year.

A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on the decision by the conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he's home again after suffering a minor stroke.

Georgia's senior congressman is facing his toughest challenge from Republicans in more than a decade.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he has suffered a minor stroke and is being treated at George Washington University Hospital.

The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Furious Senate Democrats are vowing to vote on legislation to protect abortion access for millions of Americans.

A Los Angeles protest over the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out Roe v.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scramble to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes.

A Democratic Michigan state senator whose passionate Senate Floor speech went viral last week is saying that her Republican colleagues are creating problems that don’t exist in an effort to rile up their supporters and avoid addressing “real issues.”

The filing deadline has now come and gone for political offices, and newly redrawn congressional maps in Michigan mean primary elections are going to be packed.

Projects show that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats are headed for a clear election win in a western state that their conservative rivals have led since 1999.

The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will resume Thursday after a three-day break because of a COVID-19 case.

Farmworkers in Oregon would earn overtime pay for the first time in the state under a bill that the Legislature has approved.

The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.

West Virginia’s only Black female lawmaker has filed a lawsuit alleging harassment and intimidation.

Federal prosecutors say a Hawaii state senator and a state representative took bribes including cash, hotel rooms and casino chips in exchange for shaping legislation that would benefit a company involved in publicly financed cesspool conversion projects.

The House has approved legislation financing federal agencies for another month.

There was something fishy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ declarations that he’s a vegan.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will propose a $1 billion, or nearly 20%, boost to Michigan’s transportation budget to repair roads and increase other spending.

Manhattan’s district attorney is trying to blunt questions about his commitment to prosecuting armed robbery and assaults on police.