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Michael Sanft, defense attorney for convicted 'shot-caller' Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder trial, has died.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is commuting all 548 death sentences in the state to life without parole, citing concerns about capital punishment and the criminal justice system.

Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw investigations involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, will lead the criminal investigation into allegations that seven Cornell fraternity members sexually assaulted a former student in 2024.

Scott Colom is a longtime Mississippi prosecutor seeking to become the state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Get to know his background, legal career, policy priorities and historic Senate campaign.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will not call a special legislative session to redraw the state’s political maps or limit incoming Gov. Keisha Lance Bottoms’ executive powers.

Longtime Dallas pastor and civil rights leader Frederick Haynes III has won the election for Texas' 30th Congressional District. He replaces outgoing Representative Jasmine Crockett, maintaining Democratic control of the seat.

Black candidates are making history in the 2026 midterm elections with victories in gubernatorial, Senate and other statewide races, breaking barriers in political representation across the country.

Ashley Moody defeated Angie Nixon in Florida’s Senate race, ending the Jacksonville lawmaker’s historic campaign to become the state’s first Black U.S. senator.

Democrats are projected by election forecasters to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, setting the stage for a major shift in Washington and a potentially historic moment for House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. If Democrats secure at least 218 sea

Republican Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David Jolly to become Florida’s first Black governor, making history with his election victory on Tuesday (November 3).