The Latest Breaking News from Matt Bennett

2026 primaries kick off early as both sides of the party look to undo 2024 disaster

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler is an "underdog" whose support appears to be surging

City Council leader John Cotton told an extraordinary meeting the authority will ‘end gender pay injustice’ despite severe financial challenges.

Former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon of Missouri is joining No Labels’ effort to lay the groundwork for a centrist third-party presidential ticket in 2024

GOP ramping up spending for grisly, racist ads that cast Democrats as ‘dangerously liberal’ with crime emerging as top concern among voters

Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the extreme weather that’s hitting parts of the U.S. crop belt.

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democrats pitched national party leaders Thursday in a bid to become one of the first U.S. states to hold a 2024 presidential primary, pointing to the state's strong voter turnout, growing diversity and election laws.

The president has long fought for restrictions but deep divisions have often left him hamstrung

Stronger-than-expected showing in elections has energized the movement and set the stage, they hope, for more successes