Charlie Kirk’s assassination last month has sparked an increasingly partisan debate about acceptable rhetoric as political parties maneuver for the moral high ground on the nature of political discourse in the United States.

Two contenders have emerged to succeed Ruthzee Louijeune as president of the Boston City Council next term. Brian Worrell, the Council’s vice president and chair of the Ways and Means committee, and Gabriela Coletta Zapata, chair of the Government Operations committee, are both jockeying for the role, the Herald has learned.

Within New York City, a Fox News poll last month found that 49% of Democratic voters had a favorable view of socialism, compared to 35% who had an unfavorable view. Meanwhile, 41% of Democrats viewed capitalism favorably, while 49% viewed it unfavorably.

North Carolina Republicans adopted a new congressional map that would see Republicans gain another seat in the House over Democrats, making North Carolina the first swing state to enter the growing national battle over redistricting.

Radio host Stephen A. Smith posted a video Wednesday offering an apology to Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, after he previously called out her performative politics. Ahead of his show, Smith released a video titled "An apology to Jasmine Crockett" that addressed his past attacks on the Texas representative's fiery behavior.

A Colombian court overturned the conviction of former President Alvaro Uribe Velez, closing one of the most polarizing chapters in the nation’s recent history and jolting the country’s political landscape just seven months before the presidential elections.

Two years ago this week, Donald Trump derailed the Minnesotan’s House speaker bid. Now, however, Emmer’s MAGA transformation appears complete.

The Cabinet Office minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said Labour had a very tough fight on its hands ahead of the Welsh Parliament elections in May. Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth told BBC Breakfast the win was "historic for the political story of Wales".

Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.

Zohran Mamdani’s time at the Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics.

Bailey is not the first Illinois political figure to endure the loss of a child in the midst of a campaign. In 1999, while preparing for the 2000 Democratic primary, then-Congressman Bobby Rush’s 29-year-old son, Huey Rich, was gunned down on Chicago’s South Side and died four days later.