By MEG KINNARD and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press Ahead of next year's midterms, a number of members from both major parties have already announced they're heading for the exits, either because they're seeking higher office, simply aren't running again, or are leaving the chamber ...

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate leader announced Tuesday he's resigning from the legislature to focus on his Republican campaign for lieutenant governor. "Continuing my service in the state senate while also running for Lt. ...

By SAHAR AKBARZAI, MARTHA BELLISLE, REBECCA SANTANA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Giselle Garcia, a volunteer who has been helping an Afghan family resettle, drove the father to a check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ...

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell's ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third straight interest rate cut. The Fed's ...

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press Bruce Blakeman, a Republican county official in New York's City's suburbs, announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, setting up a primary clash with fellow Trump ally U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik. Blakeman, who has cast himself ...

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's stalled nuclear power project could finally finish construction as a private company has offered to pay $2.7 billion to the state-owned utility and a small share of the power if they can reach an agreement to get ...