Biden cancels student loan debt for another 74K borrowers

Of the 74,000 borrowers approved for relief Friday, the administration said nearly 44,000 of them are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others with public service careers.

Trump's state ballot status put on hold by Maine judge

A Maine judge has put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado.

Key things to know from the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses

Former President Donald Trump dominated Iowa’s presidential caucuses on Monday night, leaving him with a tighter grip on the GOP nomination. Here's when the next major competitive race will be held.

In his closing pitch to Iowa Republicans, Trump says their votes can help him punish his enemies

Donald Trump implored his supporters Sunday to brave frigid temperatures in Monday’s Iowa caucuses, saying their vote would help bring to Washington the retribution he has repeatedly promised if he returns to the White House.

Virginia county admits miscount in 2020 presidential vote, underreporting Biden's lead by 4,000

A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022 as part of a criminal case.

Biden stops by Pennsylvania stores to talk up his record on small business creation

The White House used the visit to say that there have been 16 million applications to start new businesses during the first three years of Biden's presidency.

Larry Hogan resigns from No Labels leadership

Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels, a move that could signal his preparations to run for president using the group’s ballot line.

Is weed legal in Virginia? A closer look at the laws that left the marijuana market behind

Those looking to light up in Virginia still don’t have a place to buy their supply within the state. Although recreational marijuana is now legal in the Commonwealth, the state has effectively upheld a prohibition on purchasing by sidestepping any opportunity to develop a market for retail sales. 

Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality

Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around another top GOP concern — voter fraud.

Trump returns to DC for federal court hearing on whether he's immune from prosecution

Donald Trump returned for the first time in months to the federal courthouse in Washington as an appeals court hears arguments Tuesday on whether the former president is immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Gov. Wes Moore signs executive order for ethical AI use in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday announced a starting point for addressing the use of artificial intelligence in state government, as well as efforts to bolster cybersecurity.

Elon Musk lashes out at WSJ report alleging illegal drug use

Elon Musk clapped back at the Wall Street Journal after its report alleging the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had used illegal drugs, triggering concern from some of the leadership of his companies.

Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can be taken off 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.

Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day 'we nearly lost America'

The president called Jan. 6 a moment when "we nearly lost America — lost it all." He said the presidential race — a likely rematch with Donald Trump, who is the GOP frontrunner — is “all about" whether American democracy will survive.