A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.
All have amassed enormous war chests, new filings show, making them the financial wild cards of this year’s midterm elections and feared political spenders.
MAGA Inc., a super PAC run by President Trump’s aides, had more than $304 million on hand at the start of this year, thanks in part to donors eager to curry favor with the administration.
Democrats have struggled to raise money, as is often the case for the party out of power, but the depth of their financial hole against the Republican National Committee is noteworthy.
Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with the disgraced financier.
Stanley Richards is taking over as correction commissioner at an inflection point for the city’s jails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also named Dr. Alister Martin to lead the health department.
Stanley Richards, right, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this month. Mr. Richards most recently served as the chief executive of the Fortune Society, a prisoner advocacy nonprofit.
The president and the top Senate Democrat, who are often at each other’s throats, agreed to try to keep the government open and to start talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.
Amid a backlash against ICE operations, President Trump worked out a rare compromise with Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, on spending legislation.
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