Politics
Will Katie Porter run for governor as the face of a resurgent Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump? Or as a pragmatic consensus candidate who will cross ideological lines to find the bes...
On December 26, 2004, the geological plates beneath Sumatra unleashed the third-most-powerful earthquake ever recorded. A gargantuan column of water raced toward Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Ind...
CHICAGO — The St. James Community Church, a traditionally Black congregation on this city’s South Side, holds a family brunch on the first Sunday of each month that has attracted immigrants struggl...
Democrats still have a Gaza problem four months after Kamala Harris' loss.A quartet of progressive advocacy groups are asking the Demcocratic National Committee in a new letter to better engage wit...
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is the latest Democrat in the Senate to announce her retirement rather than seek re-election in the 2026 midterms.The Wednesday announcement by the f...
Greenland voters sent a strong signal Tuesday that they support leaders who will support the Arctic island's sovereignty, even as President Trump pushes to annex the territory.
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Consumer prices eased in February, offering welcome news for President Donald Trump as markets reckon with new tariffs that economists warn could stoke inflation.The Consumer Price Index rose at an...
Former President Reagan's daughter says her father "would be heartbroken" by actions under President Trump that have signaled America's shift toward isolation from longstanding allies.
"I th...
Hello, shutdown, my old friend ... Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesBrinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame –...
Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday....
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and others in House Democratic leadership wanted a “solemn” response to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress from their caucus last week. What they got...
Queen Victoria once warned her son, the future Edward VII, that public figures should never wear anything “extravagant or slang,” lest they invite unwanted scrutiny. Current and former members of C...
Rahm Wants to Run.Yes, that Rahm. And, yes, for that office — the presidency.“I’ve only been back two months, I have no idea what I’m doing,” Rahm I. Emanuel, operative-turned-politician-turned-dip...
A federal judge is allowing President Donald Trump to move forward with his takeover of a federally funded foundation that provides aid to Africa, but he warned the Trump administration Tuesday not...
VEBLEN, South Dakota — Behind the bleary eyes of workers streaming in and out of a dairy farm dormitory here in Kristi Noem’s state is a story of a booming industry, a broken immigration system and...
In 2021, JD Vance proclaimed “the universities are the enemy.” This week, the White House declared war against them.President Donald Trump and his administration are escalating their attacks on hig...
The Education Department will begin cutting more than 1,300 people from its workforce and terminating some of its office leases across the country this week, as part of the Trump administration's b...
One principle has long underpinned funding negotiations on Capitol Hill: House Republicans can’t pass a spending bill without Democratic votes. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike J...
President Donald Trump has long been able to bend Republican lawmakers to his will with a single online post. The mere hint of a threat that he might announce a member "SHOULD BE PRIMARIED” is enou...
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said on Tuesday evening he had terminated $20 billion in grants issued by the Biden administration for climate programs under the Inflation Reduction Act, escalating a ...
President Donald Trump is struggling to message a scattered economic agenda, but his Commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, is taking the blame.White House and administration officials, as well as Tru...