Politics

Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election

President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of prominent allies who backed his effort to subvert the 2020 election, according to Justice Department Pardon Attorney Ed Martin, who posted the rel...

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Legal immigrants face loss of Obamacare help, threatening insurance markets

Congress remains mired in a bitter debate over the fate of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that could subject some Americans to triple-digit premium hikes if allowed to expire at the end of this year....

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What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Earlier this year, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a graveyard was spared by the fire that sent thousands of Los Angeles residents fleeing into the coal-black night. Here, in Mountai...

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What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Oct. 22, 2025. AP Photo/Andrew MedichiniAs the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaki...

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What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us

Can today's divided America learn something from the divisions of the past? zimmytws, iStock/Getty Images PlusPeople trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history f...

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California is ready for its climate closeup — with some concealer

SÃO PAULO — Gavin Newsom is about to take the stage at a global climate summit where world leaders are scarce — and a turn in the spotlight is wide open.The California governor's task at United Nat...

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‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal

Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to advance the House-passed stopgap and end the government shutdown.Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called it a...

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Hegseth: 2 more alleged drug boats struck in Eastern Pacific, 6 killed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday morning that the U.S. military conducted strikes against two alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Eastern Pacific, killing six “narco-terrorist...

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Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'

President Donald Trump on Sunday posted on Truth Social that tariffs on foreign goods will lead to "a dividend" of $2,000 per person or even more."A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not includ...

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Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown

Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown.The broad framework for agreement, which was negotiated in part by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan as well as GOP sena...

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The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown

Eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus broke ranks Sunday and voted to advance a deal to reopen the federal government. That’s fewer than the 10 Democrats who broke ranks in March to advance...

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Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake

The conventional wisdom about government shutdowns is that they always fail. Senate Democrats probably assumed as much when they shut down the government. Perhaps they thought they were giving part...

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How California just rewrote the national tech playbook

A sudden thaw between Big Tech and California politicians is poised to change how the industry deploys its lobbying muscle in state capitals and Washington, particularly as it tries to fend off hos...

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World Health Organization leader isn’t giving up on US

President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to foreign aid and plans to quit the UN body that coordinates efforts to combat disease are already splintering a global approach to public health strained by a o...

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Virginia Republicans turn on each other after crushing losses

In Virginia, it’s Republicans’ turn to be lost in the wilderness, and they’re spreading blame for their drubbing.Many say lackluster gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears was deeply flawed an...

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Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits

The Trump administration is telling states not to pay full November food stamp benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary victory at the Supreme Court on Friday.USDA’s lates...

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Sean Duffy claps back at Schumer criticism: 'This is strictly safety'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday pushed back on criticisms from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as concerns around air safety rise during the government shutdown.Speaking with Jak...

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The Real Mastermind of McCarthyism Wasn’t Who You Think

Democrats and Republicans remain miles apart on nearly everything these days, but there is one point on which both parties are in complete agreement: McCarthyism is back.Under Trump 2.0, Americans ...

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Duffy: Hegseth offered air traffic controllers from reserves amid shutdown shortage

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered air traffic controllers from reserves amid a shortage during the government shutdown. “I had a tex...

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Nancy Pelosi knew and used her power. So should Democrats

It’s fashionable now to criticize Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic gerontocracy. The party, after all, has a yawning generation gap that has stymied younger politicians from attainin...

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How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate

President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against his political adversaries could soon hit the Senate — and lawmakers are already bracing for impact.After securing the indictments of former FBI...

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