In a populous city in southeast Virginia, a Republican sheriff who calls himself “Detain ’Em Dave” faces a race to the right against a GOP challenger who wants more immigration enforcement. No ...

Ten years after Kalief Browder’s death by suicide, his story lingers as a reminder of both the horrors of New York City’s ...

Democratic U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill, left, and Abigail Spanberger are running for governor. Spanberger is running uncontested in Virginia’s primary while Sherrill faces five opponents in ...

A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even ...

Local advocates cheered Krasner’s primary victory on Tuesday, which all but assures him a third term, as an affirmation of ...

In late March, women who had suffered severe pregnancy complications and were forced to leave Texas for care sat in the state Senate chamber and implored Texas lawmakers not to make such situations ...

When Australia holds its federal elections on Saturday, it’ll do so with the requirement that all eligible citizens head to the polls and vote. If they don’t, the Australian Electoral Commission will ...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is running for a third term on May 20. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Plenty of what’s on the ballot this May ties into national politics: JD Vance’s half-brother; ...

In the early-morning twilight on a cool Friday in April, a half dozen people gathered in a small parking lot in the San Diego neighborhood of City Heights. It was quiet, before the working-class ...

The clock neared midnight on Monday, April 7, the final day of Maryland’s 2025 legislative session, and immigrant rights advocates, who’d been at the statehouse all day, and for many long recent days ...