How Virginia Democrats are coping with their redistricting defeat

President Trump highlighted the stronger-than-expected jobs report as a sign the U.S. economy is booming, declaring that it's “raining jobs.” The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, handily beating economists' expectations. The unemployment rate also held steady at 4.3 percent, according to data released by the Labor Department. As the midterms inch closer, the...

Attendees cheer as Dr. Brian Wolpin presents his results at the 2026 ASCO annual meeting in Chicago on May 31, 2026. | ASCO/Scott Morgan 2026 In a darkened convention hall in Chicago on May 31, a Harvard oncologist named Brian Wolpin stood at a podium and in a voice that sounded as if he was reading from the phone book, recited a set of numbers that brought a roomful of cancer doctors to their feet for 42 seconds. Adam Feuerstein, a biotech correspondent for the health news site Stat who has c

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is backing off a push to dedicate a Texas highway after President Trump, signaling that it may no longer be high on his priority list following his defeat in last month’s GOP Senate primary runoff. Cornyn introduced legislation in May to rename U.S. Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of...

A wave of U.S. states is considering overhauls to gambling laws and updating regulations meant to protect consumers who exhibit signs of problem gambling. Media outlets have picked up on a particular angle, young men and the allure of sports betting, producing stories in North Carolina, New York, and Florida, as well as in the […]