MADISON, Wisconsin — Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, beat conservative challenger Judge Brad Schimel in a contest that shattered spending records and turned a state race into a referendum on President Donald Trump. The Associated Press called the race for Crawford after 10 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday. With more than

Donors are showering Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) with cash after he announced his 2026 Florida governor bid in late February. Donalds’s campaign has raised about $12 million, the Washington Examiner has learned. That includes $540,000 for his gubernatorial campaign and $11.5 million for the super PAC Friends of Byron Donalds. “Byron Donalds has hit the

Republican Jimmy Patronis has won the special election to succeed former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Patronis, the outgoing chief financial officer of Florida, defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in the race for the seat that borders Alabama on the Gulf Coast in the westernmost part of the Florida panhandle. The Associated

President Donald Trump reached a settlement deal with an international law firm his administration had threatened with sanctions. Trump announced on Tuesday that law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher, which is home to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, committed to $100 million in pro bono legal work to causes such as supporting veterans and combating

Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has won a close election to the House seat representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District to succeed former GOP Rep. Michael Waltz, who stepped down to become President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.  Fine, who represents a Brevard County-based state Senate district, defeated Orlando teacher Josh Weil, a Democrat, in the

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made Senate history Tuesday evening after speaking for more than 24 hours on the chamber floor, eclipsing the previous record for the longest Senate speech held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. At 7:19 p.m., Booker set the new record with a marathon speech of 24 hours and 19 minutes that

New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Commissioner Daniel Martuscello announced in a memorandum that the state plans to release some inmates early due to staffing shortages. “In view of the current staffing crisis, and in order to have the appropriate balance between safety and well-being of those working and residing in DOCCS Correctional