Top House Democrats reject Rep. Jayapal's comments calling Israel a 'racist state' The Washington Democrat walked back comments she made over the weekend in which she called Israel a "racist state." Barbara Sprunt
Alabama to consider new congressional voting map following Supreme Court decision Alabama begins a special session to consider a new congressional voting map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state's current map likely diluted the power of Black voters in Alabama. Hansi Lo Wang
'Defund the police' is back in the spotlight as Seattle council races heat up Dan Strauss and Andrew Lewis are distancing themselves from earlier calls by city council members to defund the police. Both are running for reelection. David Hyde
Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own. Ron Elving
Far-right extremist group set to be at Lakewood summer festival The City of Lakewood says Moms for Liberty, a conservative group based in Florida, has reserved a booth at this year’s SummerFEST on Saturday. The group is known for protesting at school boards and is considered extremist by civil rights watchdogs. Casey Martin
House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground. Barbara Sprunt
President Biden posts 'blockbuster' three-month fundraising total: $72 million The Biden campaign's self-reported fundraising numbers dwarf second-quarter totals for Republicans Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. Tamara Keith
Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do? Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand. Ximena Bustillo
Evangelical Christian voters in Iowa love Trump. Can another Republican win them over? At the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, GOP presidential hopefuls will try to convince Iowa's influential evangelical voting bloc they have the conservative credentials to win the caucuses. Clay Masters
The federal deficit nearly tripled, raising concern about the country's finances The federal government's budget gap widened significantly in the first nine months of the fiscal year, as tax receipts slumped and spending increased. Scott Horsley
