Jeffries says Democrats ‘on the verge’ of winning the House. It puts speaker’s gavel in reach
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become House speaker if his party sweeps to power in midterm elections and elects him to the job.
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‘It is disheartening’: How teachers say technology is destroying students’ academic ability
As technology continues to replace human functions, the challenge to motivate students to read grows.
Trump administration drops legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness program
The Trump administration is moving to end its legal fight to overhaul the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Maine Sen. Collins enlists ex-Democratic colleague Manchin in effort to highlight her independence
Republican Susan Collins is campaigning with a former Democratic colleague in the late stage of the Maine senator’s tight reelection campaign.
Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new energy projects
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm. It’s the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.
Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows
States with Senate races crucial to controlling the chamber this year are seeing an increase in the number of early ballots cast compared with four years ago.
Grossmont school district to reinstate 9 librarians, after more than a year of turmoil
The settlement of a labor dispute comes 20 months after the school board voted to cut all teacher librarian positions, in a move that touched off public outrage.
Democrats sue to block Trump administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections
Democratic Party leaders are suing to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections. Their lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court. It accuses the administration of trying to intimidate state and local election officials into complying with illegal demands before the Nov. 3 midterm election.
Trump’s political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates
Expenditures by President Trump’s PAC on the midterm elections are unprecedented for a sitting president and underscores the stakes.
Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother
A Vivek Ramaswamy ad against his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, Dr. Amy Acton, shows Acton’s birth mother calling her “a liar.”