Brianna Provenzano

After an incident at the southern border that saw U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents deploy tear gas against men, women and children seeking amnesty, Mexican officials are seeking answers about the use of these tactics. On Sunday, the…

While tensions at the United States-Mexico border reached a fever pitch over the weekend, the governments of both countries are apparently mired in bureaucracy amid the conflicting statements on agreements over the escalating battle over…

In the latest blow to President Donald Trump’s attempted immigration crackdown, a federal judge has temporarily banned the White House from enforcing its block on asylum claims at the southern border of the United States. In a ruling late Monday…

Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday ended her Georgia gubernatorial campaign, but refused to concede to Gov.-elect Brian Kemp, criticizing the hard-right Republican for denying voters the “ability to elect their leaders.” “Let’s be clear: This is not a…

Andy Kim, a Democrat and former National Security Council official in the Obama administration, has won the race for New Jersey’s 3rd District, ousting Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur to become the first Korean-American in Congress since 1999. The…

As California continues to grapple with the aftereffects of the deadliest wildfire in its history — including a still-rising death toll that currently rests at 48 and an estimated 7,600 destroyed single-family homes — local residents in hardest-hit…

The only thing in Florida more ubiquitous than election recounts might be the lawsuits that have sprouted up in the interest of keeping them fair. Amid recount proceedings that are currently underway in both the Sunshine State’s gubernatorial and…

Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is taking heat for a comment she made during a recent political rally in which she joked about eagerly attending a “public hanging.” Hyde-Smith, who is currently embroiled in a runoff election with…

The week of Nov. 4 brought Election Day — but by week’s end, the 2018 midterms still weren’t over. In Florida, the closely watched Senate race between Gov. Rick Scott and incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson is headed for a recount and the gubernatorial…

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot revoke protections enshrined by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, ensuring that the program will continue to benefit its undocumented recipients for the…

Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state, has resigned from his post as the state’s contentious gubernatorial race — in which he is also the Republican nominee — heads toward a likely recount. The Associated Press reported on Thursday morning that…

In the months since a mass shooting devastated Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida, the teenaged survivors who emerged from the massacre as empowered advocates for gun reform have been heralded as savvy, precocious and wise…

New York State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi won his bid for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on Tuesday, CNN reported, defeating incumbent Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney, whose strong language throughout the campaign earned her comparisons to…

Republican Ron DeSantis has apparently defeated Andrew Gillum, the unapologetically progressive former mayor of Tallahassee, to win Florida’s closely watched gubernatorial race on Tuesday night. Gillum conceded around 11 p.m. on Tuesday after…

Abigail Spanberger pulled off an upset victory on Tuesday night, unseating incumbent Republican Rep. Dave Brat to become the next representative for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Spanberger — a former CIA operative and political newcomer —…

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz beat back a tough midterms challenge from his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, narrowly hanging onto the U.S. Senate seat he has occupied since 2013. On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that Cruz had defeated…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will become the youngest women ever to serve in Congress after handily winning the race to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District. Ocasio-Cortez, 29, had been all but guaranteed victory in deep-blue New York after…

Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, who reached national prominence in 2015 for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples, just lost her bid for re-election. With all 19 precincts reporting on Tuesday night, Lexington…

It’s finally here! After two years in Trump’s America, Election Day 2018 has arrived. And in just a few short hours we’ll have results in key state legislative, House, Senate and gubernatorial contests all across the country. Democrats are hoping…