The year after a presidential election is typically the low point when it comes to campaign trail action, but 2025 is not your typical off-year election. Between competitive races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, a high-profile showdown for New York City mayor that’s grabbed plenty of national attention, and the Proposition 50 ballot initiative in California in the bitter battle between President Donald Trump and Republicans...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in Virginia have nearly tripled under President Donald Trump’s leadership compared to the previous administration, prompting Homeland Security to call out some of the state’s “worst of the worst” dangerous and violent offenders captured just last week in the state.  The undocumented immigrant offenders highlighted by DHS came from Central America and the Caribbean, including El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Jamaica, and the...

There’s plenty on the line on Election Day 2025, with the top ballot box contests viewed as crucial barometers ahead of the battle for Congress in next year’s midterm elections. Bragging rights and political momentum are at stake for Democrats and Republicans as two states will choose new governors, while the nation’s most populous city will vote for a new mayor in a high-profile showdown. And California, the...