By Lauren del Valle New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to appoint state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her lieutenant governor, according to a source familiar with the decision. Hochul is expected to make the announcement Thursday, according to the source. The selection comes
By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a budget framework that will pave the way for Democrats to spend up to $3.5 trillion on a sweeping economic package to expand the social safety net
By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta variant accounted for the majority of circulating virus, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and
By Emma Tucker and Laura Ly Five years ago, Virginia State Sen. Richard Stuart stumbled upon a two-mile stretch of erosion control filled with gravestones along the riverfront of the property he had just purchased in King George County. Historians revealed that
By Alani Letang Salinas Union High School District is responding to a racial controversy that took place at Salinas High School. The district became aware of disturbing images and videos circulating on social media of a Black doll. The administration said they
By Alex Rogers Herschel Walker, the former football star, announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday, after months of speculation marked by both former President Donald Trump’s public encouragement and some Republicans’ rising concerns about the political newcomer’s ability to win
By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats attacking GOP governors who have banned measures like mask mandates and vaccine passports, and Republicans blaming the Biden administration’s border policy for the
By Annie Grayer Progressives in the House are not backing down from their requirement that the final reconciliation package move at the same time as the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill in order for their caucus to vote for both bills. Their continued demand comes
By Alex Rogers The House passed a bill Tuesday increasing the power of the federal government and racial minorities to block or challenge election rules they find discriminatory. Democrats named the legislation the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancements Act after the civil
By Fredreka Schouten A preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel in North Carolina is clearing the way for roughly 56,000 of the state’s residents who have been convicted of felonies — but who aren’t currently serving prison time — to register to vote, civil rights
