Today, Southwest began booking assigned seats, marking a major change from its open seating policy. Flights with assigned seating start in January 2026, and travelers have several seat preferences to ...

For the first time in 53 years, Southwest Airlines is officially selling assigned seats to passengers with a variety of new seat preferences for flights, starting in January 2026. Southwest sets ...

Senate Democrats face a grueling and narrow path to maintain their slim 51-49 majority this fall, as they prepare to defend 23 seats across the United States, many of them in purple and red states.