Scandals roil OH-9 GOP primary in final 8 days

Eight days from the May 5 primary, three of Ohio's 9th Congressional District Republican candidates — Derek Merrin, Josh Williams, and Madison Sheahan — are facing damaging headlines.

Scandals roil OH-9 GOP primary in final 8 days

The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun

After 40 days of gridlock, the U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan deal to end the Trump administration’s record-breaking shutdown. The bill restores food assistance for 42 million Americans and brings back laid-off federal workers, but Democrats remain divided over the omission of key Affordable Care Act subsidies — the very issue that sparked the shutdown.

The midterm ballot measure battles have already begun

California voters approve measure to redraw congressional maps

California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 50, a measure that redraws the state’s congressional districts to favor Democrats and potentially shift control of the U.S. House. The vote marks a major political victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats, who cast the effort as a response to GOP-led gerrymanders in states like Texas.

California voters approve measure to redraw congressional maps