Politics
Donald Trump is trying to show the world what he wants it to see: a president wielding unlimited and uncheckable power.Trump’s challenge to the authority of Congress and the courts has increased in...
The U.S. military’s surprise strikes on Yemen’s Houthi militants over the weekend continued into Monday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged an “unrelenting” campaign until th...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will no longer offer gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender former service members, the department announced Monday, citing an executive order Pre...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is postponing scheduled book tour events this week for “security reasons,” as he faces intense backlash from the party base in the wake of last week's governmen...
A Navy warship is joining the effort to secure the U.S. southern border — an unusual move announced by the Pentagon over the weekend.
The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile d...
President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Iran on Monday, declaring that any additional strikes from Yemen's Houthi militants will be seen as a direct attack from Iran and be met with “great f...
BOSTON — Federal authorities say they deported a Lebanese doctor holding an American visa last week after finding “sympathetic photos and videos” of prominent Hezbollah figures in the deleted items...
Senate Democrats are bracing for a painful post-mortem as they try to avoid a September rerun of their latest government funding defeat.Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, and nine of his me...
NEW YORK — With American politics on fire, rising Democratic star Jasmine Crockett of Dallas turned her attention to a late entrant into a mayor’s race 1,400 miles away last week — underscoring the...
The embattled app TikTok, in the face of a looming survival deadline, has launched an old-school campaign to sway Washington, blanketing Metro stations with ads to remind policymakers of its import...
National security adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday that all options are “on the table” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” anchor Mar...
arXiv:2503.10738v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Political polarization is a significant issue in American politics, influencing public discourse, policy, and consumer behavior. While studies on p...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a successful hedge fund manager straight out of central casting, has quickly become one of the administration's strongest advocates for policies that are upending ...
OAKLAND, California — Former Rep. Barbara Lee returned from Washington and quickly became the frontrunner for mayor of her chaos-wracked hometown. But the popular progressive still can't shake a co...
SACRAMENTO, California — Republicans in deep blue California find themselves in unfamiliar territory — a place of political influence.Republicans have managed to play the spoiler in the blue state’...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he still supports Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after Schumer and other Senate Democrats voted to avert a government shutdown but said that Democrats must ch...
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on Sunday said he will “make decisions best for” employees of his department and veterans when asked about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
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The software company Oracle is accelerating talks with the White House on a deal to run TikTok, though significant concerns remain about what role the app’s Chinese founders will play in its ongoin...
As world leaders grasp for a response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, they have two models to study — and both have plenty of pitfalls.Two of the first targets of Trump’s trade ire, Mexico and...
NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams raised $128,000 in just five days for her mayoral bid — a fast start for her late entry into the race to replace Mayor Eric Adams, but not en...
The Social Security Administration is laying off 12% of its workforce, and the loss of expertise, especially on key systems, could put benefits at risk as DOGE tries to look for fraud, accord...