Tennessee hosts first governors’ forum in eight years. No-Show for GOP Frontrunner • Tennessee Lookout
Three of Tennessee’s four major gubernatorial candidates participated in a forum a week before the 2026 election and answered questions on a range of topics, including private school vouchers, data centers and toll lanes. U.S. Sen. Marsha…
3 major questions Republican Byron Donalds or Democrat David Jolly will need to address as Florida’s next governor
After nearly three decades of Republican control of Florida, the governor’s executive office has become more powerful than ever. So when Florida voters choose between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly for governor on Nov. 3, the…
Rubio Expels Diplomat After Explosive Clash With MAGA Goon
“He’s gone. He’s going to take a plane to Havana in the next 24 hours,” Mike Waltz told Fox News. Kylie Cooper/Pool via Reuters Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the expulsion of a Cuban diplomat accused of lunging at a…
Flávio Bolsonaro denounces fraud in Brazilian presidential election
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Flávio Bolsonaro published an incendiary open letter Wednesday denouncing fraud in Brazil’s presidential…
Connecticut politicians couldn’t set taxes. So they asked 100 citizens to try: Planet Money: NPR
Kaitlyn Higgins, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades, and politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now they’re trying something new: a citizens’ assembly.…
Canada shows limits of Trump’s radical trade tactics
Trump’s trade war with Canada assumed that economic size would translate into bargaining power. Ottawa’s refusal to back down and the pressure tariffs are putting on U.S. border states ahead of the midterm elections are opening cracks in the…
High tides cause coastal flooding in California, Florida and Carolina
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts, flooding streets and sending seawater into homes and businesses in beach communities in California, Florida and the Carolinas. The tides began with the full moon earlier…
Darline Graham hit by troubling poll a day before Trump rally
Darline Graham, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, received a potentially disturbing poll Wednesday, just a day before President Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance in the Palmetto State. The survey of The New York…
Trump approves major disaster declaration for Florida after Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane-force winds batter Destin, Florida, where FOX Weather Senior Correspondent Robert Ray braves the blast fueled by dangerous Category 2 Hurricane Isaias expected to make landfall in just a few hours. TAKEAWAYS President Trump has approved a major…
Federal judge rejects Trump administration’s request to separate 20,000 ballots in California
LOS ANGELES (KABC)– A federal judge in California has denied the Justice Department’s request to pass an emergency order for California to segregate about 20,000 ballots belonging to people who the Trump administration said were…