As the year ends, we look at the top stories read by you, our subscribers, from the arrest of Dana Williamson to the Highway 50 helicopter crash.

The 2026 political calendar is jam-packed with key races that could determine control of the governor’s office and Capitol Hill.

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Political reframing in 2025 showed how strategic language choices override traditional metrics, as Democrats' shift from "economy" to "affordability" messaging flipped races nationwide.

Hallie Jackson, Sunday “Nightly News” anchor and senior Washington correspondent: Come 2026, plenty of experts will be tracking the latest economic indicators — the unemployment rate, inflation, grocery and electricity prices, and more. I’ll be looking closely at how voters say they feel about their financial situation — and who they blame for it.

Leftists have used the story of the nativity as a pro-immigration cudgel, claiming that ICE would deport the baby Jesus — but they’d just as soon abort him. They can’t comprehend the Christ child and his parents were returning home to Bethlehem, not going someplace they didn’t belong.

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station at Chesterbrook Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, on Nov. 4, 2025.Graeme Sloan—Bloomberg via Getty Images The last decade taught us painful lessons about how social media can reshape democracy ...

Across South Georgia, small town politics can divide communities, neighborhoods, and even families. That’s why we are launching a new segment...Dedicated to uncovering and unpacking stories about local corruption,

On this week's Close Up, as we prepare to close the curtain on 2025, we revisit the defining moments in Iowa politics and look ahead to what 2026 may bring. KCCI Political Analyst Dennis Goldford offers some predictions of what's to come as we close out the year and how 2026 could bring a very different political landscape.