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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson endorses millionaires' tax on high earners, unveils austerity-centric supplemental operating budget 32,712 148

Oklahoma The Will Rogers Experiment podcast 3,623 32

North Carolina Inside the North Carolina GOP's Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State's Democratic Governors 13,743 126

California 2026 new laws. AI restrictions, No gratuitous cat declawing, Diwali, more ... 39,355 288

Texas Texas comptroller GOP primary attracts big money from donors with business before the agency 72,510 193

Michigan Hamtramck's 37 mishandled ballots shouldn't be counted, judge rules 13,024 103

Montana Medical License Revoked for Montana Doctor Linked to Suspicious Deaths 3,499 19

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Presbytery fundraiser will eliminate medical debt for thousands across Allegheny County 21,974 125

Georgia Georgia GOP official and elections activist named to State Election Board 6,630 62

Ohio Columbus Catholics are not required to attend Mass if they are afraid of being kidnapped by ICE 10,438 91

Wisconsin Madison's 2026 elections for local offices draw few candidates so far 32,929 138

New Jersey Voter registration, election audit reform bills go to Murphy's desk 4,877 55

New York Mamdani appoints Lillian Bonsignore to lead FDNY 30,711 135

Delaware Bipartisan bill seeks to require primaries in special elections 1,097 14

South Carolina Ballot set for Folly Beach special election to fill city council seat left vacant by Mayor Bizzell 2,905 30

Mississippi Governor sets special election for Court of Appeals judge position 2,032 13

Kansas Schwab names interim JoCo election commissioner 3,563 36

Maryland Chestertown special election set for Jan. 27 7,831 73

Arizona Arizona approves key 2025 election manual ahead of deadline 14,155 84

Iowa Johnson County supervisors OK election district plan 13,540 46

Oregon Anticipating early 2026 opening, Oregon seeks to block potential Newport ICE facility 5,101 97

Latin America If the Cuban government collapses as a result of the Venezuelan oil embargo 92,929 138

Maine Conservative groups push back on Maine law in latest campaign finance court battle filing 5,693 43

Virginia VA-HD17: Appointments of two key cabinet roles will trigger another special election 16,525 75

United Kingdom 6 British men charged with more than 60 sexual assault offences against same woman 23,640 127

Nebraska We Went To Nebraska: The Beef Crisis Will Shock You - More Perfect Union 1,296 15

Florida Remember Mom for "Liberty" Bridget Ziegler, Sarasota School Bd. member? Well, she's still here. 22,374 163

Connecticut Connecticut man files lawsuit in attempt to get on special election ballot 2,023 29

New Mexico OPINION: What Albuquerque's historical mayoral election really means 4,140 44

District of Columbia Record number of restaurants closed in DC in 2025, data shows 12,060 36

Hawaii MEANWHILE..... SURFS UP IN Hawaii 3,095 32

Minnesota Thousands of "radical activists" descend on Lake Street, Minneapolis, protesting ICE, Saturday 12/20 15,257 114

Louisiana LSU nursing grad, detained by ICE for 6 months, may self-deport: 'I feel hopeless all the time' 3,051 24

Utah The Utah GOP Surrenders to Public Unions 1,703 10

Alabama RTR !!! 4,179 36

Illinois For Chicagoans: Where Does Your Alderperson Stand On ICE? We Checked All 50 8,423 102

Canada No American company should be 'owning our national parks': analyst; Skate Canada controversy - CTV News 13,663 137

Indiana Illinois woman pleads guilty to felony election fraud in St. Joseph County 2,468 42

Missouri St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (D) will not seek re-election 6,477 53

West Virginia Del. Brandon Steele (R) resigns from WV House, effective immediately 3,103 27

Australia 'I Was Holding Her': Parents of 10-Year-Old Killed in Bondi Shooting Recount Final Moments APT 1,932 38

Arkansas Vaccine opt-outs for Ark. kindergartners have almost tripled in the past 10 years 5,221 29

Nevada Nevada Restaurant Association starting a PAC ahead of 2026 election cycle 2,412 24

Tennessee Hamilton County Election Commission site down for a week 4,925 43

Idaho 2025 city council candidate files lawsuit challenging Ketchum City Council election results 1,953 14

Massachusetts Mass. voters may decide rent control, tax cuts and election reforms on packed 2026 ballot 6,200 95

Kentucky Democrat wins Kentucky state Senate special election 3,012 27

Colorado Colorado voters to decide on harsher fentanyl penalties on 2026 ballot 6,993 101

Wyoming Senators blast Wyoming's U.S. attorney as unqualified MAGA loyalist, Jan. 6 supporter 1,769 9

South Dakota S.D. Democratic Party Director: We deserve straight talk, not contradictions, about state budget from Gov. Rhoden 1,486 8

U.S. Territories Plaskett-backed bill would guarantee in-state tuition rates for U.S. territory students 1,394 4

Middle East Reza Khandan: A Year in Prison for Supporting Women's Rights 1,688 57

Alaska Alaska Division of Elections asking for public's help in cleaning up voter rolls 2,457 18

Vermont Activist's surprise $1M gift has Vermont family shelter giving thanks 2,443 23

North Dakota Ballot measure effort seeks to provide free school meals to North Dakota students 1,117 12

Rhode Island How to win elections and influence the State House? The League of RI Businesses has a plan. 868 12

Appalachia Inside Appalachia's Most Remote Border 1,281 49

New Hampshire After 123 voters turned away at municipal elections, advocates criticize proof-of-citizenship law 1,814 25

Americans Abroad GOP's Latest Voter Suppression Target: Overseas Americans 920 87