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Last April, President Trump scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on warfare. Trump told Zelensky, "When you start a war, you got to know you can win." That advice was inapt to begin with — Ukraine didn't start the defensive war in which it is now engaged — but it has aged especially poorly.   Trump started a war with Iran this...

Confidence is growing among some influential Democrats about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) prospects in the 2028 presidential race. The New York Democrat has quickly become one of the party’s most prominent voices, tapping into a surge of populist energy on the left while growing her following as Democrats search for a leader nearly two years after...

House lawmakers raced for the exits on Wednesday, trimming their final week in Washington ahead of the midterm elections and kicking a controversial vote to impeach Pete Hegseth into the lame duck session. House GOP leaders scrapped votes scheduled for Thursday, when the resolution to remove the Defense secretary was expected to hit the floor....

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed holds a slight lead over his opponent former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, a new poll shows. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday found that El-Sayed garnered 48 percent support, Rogers received 46 percent, 4 percent remained undecided and 2 percent chose another candidate...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Moscow-based journalist Dmitry Muratov is careful about what he says and for good reason. He was assaulted in 2022 with red paint laced with acetone, and he’s seen colleagues murdered or forced into exile and his newspaper shut down.  In a rare appearance in Washington, D.C. on Monday, he spoke...

America’s war against Iran is stirring debate inside and outside the U.S. government over the future presence of the U.S. military in the Middle East. Following the Sept, 11, 2001 terror attacks, the U.S. built up a massive configuration of military bases and intelligence outposts in the region to launch strikes, hunt terrorists and wage...

The fight over the Kennedy Center is not slowing down after President Trump made planned renovations contingent on his name appearing on the building while a Trump-aligned board voted to close the venue down. Federal judge Christopher Cooper has blocked both efforts, but fencing went up around the main building Wednesday, which was closed to...

Brandon Johnson's rooftop dance video sparked fierce backlash on X as critics highlight Chicago's 23% approval rating and rising crime stats.

Loudoun County homeowners save $5,800 a year in property taxes thanks to data centers, which generate 45% of all local tax revenue on just 3% of land.

Kamala Harris joins Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan fundraiser on Black maternal health, raising questions about a potential 2028 presidential run.

The $2.8 billion package includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs for Israel, drawing fierce opposition from Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen in Congress.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri indicated to the Washington Examiner that he has "no intention" of running for president in 2028.

Kevin Warsh's first rate hike as Fed chair defies President Donald Trump's repeated push for lower borrowing costs ahead of midterm elections.

Reid Hoffman, a top Silicon Valley donor, calls another Kamala Harris 2028 presidential run a "very challenging path" while expressing surprising openness to supporting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.