Election News and Coverage

Senate Republicans shot down a Democratic-led attempt to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) benefits on Monday during the government shutdown – a move that heightens uncertainty for the 42 million Americans participating in the country’s biggest anti-hunger program. Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator, and Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, attempted to pass…

It was election eve in many states across the country, which could be a test for how voters feel in the first year of Trump’s second administration. New York City saw mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa traverse the city to drum up support, with progressive candidate Mamdani in the lead. Californians…

Donald Trump has no qualms weighing in on local elections – especially in his native New York City. And on the eve of the mayoral election between Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, longtime Democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, the US president had a message for Republican New Yorkers. “I would much rather see a…

Across the country, Americans who depend on government help to buy groceries are preparing for the worst. As a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Donald Trump has threatened to, for the first time in the program’s more than 60-year history, cut off benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program (Snap). A federal…

Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. This week, federal prosecutors are trying to persuade a jury of fellow Washington DC residents that Dunn simply broke the law. That could be a tough sell for the government…

This story was originally published bythe Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. As Philadelphia’s district attorney, Larry Krasner, attempted to explain himself, a pensive scowl replaced the look of assured confidence usually etched on his face. With just weeks left before the 4 November general election,…

For someone who exudes positive energy and seldom stops smiling, Zohran Mamdani certainly does provoke a lot of negative reactions. “He’s not who you think he is,” one TV ad glowered over gloomy images of the 34-year-old state assemblymember who is the clear frontrunner for New York City mayor. The ad doesn’t make clear precisely…

The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year, according to a new report from Oxfam America published on Monday on the growing wealth divide. The report warns that Trump administration policies risk driving US inequality to new heights, but points out that both Republican and Democratic…

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For 40-year-old Cecilia Romero, the days before and after Halloween are not just any other holiday. It’s the time of year when she can take her kids trick-or-treating in the neighborhood she’s from – and a connection to her own past when she would go celebrate as a little girl. She remembers years of streets…