A Congressional delegation traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to demand the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, and Mahmoud Khalil, a 2024 Columbia University graduate, and to examine conditions at their separate detention facilities.

It’s the first time a delegation has visited with either detainee. The visit was first reported by CNN.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) shared on X that he was heading to Louisiana to demand the release of Ozturk, one of his constituents.

A quiet revolution is unfolding in the cryptocurrency world, and it's not about Bitcoin or Ethereum. The focus is on stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a specific reserve asset, often the U.S. dollar, which allows them to maintain a steadier value. According to the World Economic Forum, stablecoins are essentially digital dollars designed to stay steady, unlike cryptocurrencies that spike or plummet in value like Bitcoin or Dogecoin.

Yes. Current population forecasts indicate that states like New York and California, which tend to elect Democrats, may lose congressional seats following apportionment, a process that redistributes the country’s 435 congressional districts every 10 years.  AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.

Update: Cory Booker has now delivered the longest speech in a chamber in history – beating Strom Thurmond’s record.

Democrat Senator Cory Booker (NJ) has been ranting about President Trump and Elon Musk from the senate floor for 24 hours and counting.

A bug-eyed Booker started his marathon rant on Monday evening and he’s still droning on about President Trump as of Tuesday afternoon.

Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) record marathon speech on the Senate floor won the floundering Democratic Party something it has desperately needed in the Trump era: attention and the applause of its base.

The big picture: Top Democrats believe they are in their deepest hole in nearly 50 years after losing the White House, Senate and House, and the party's base has grown impatient with leaders who haven't countered President Trump more aggressively.

Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday at her home in Utah at the age of 49.

Love's family announced her death Sunday night on social media, saying she was "in her home surrounded by family" when she died.

"With grateful hearts filled to overflowing for the profound influence of Mia on our lives, we want you to know that she passed away peacefully today," Love's family said in a statement, shared on both X and Facebook.

Mia Love, the first US black Republican congresswoman, has died aged 49 in Utah, her family has announced.

"She passed away peacefully" on Sunday, surrounded by family at her home in the town of Saratoga Springs, a statement said.

Love, a daughter of Haitian immigrants, had represented the state of Utah in the House of Representatives.