Members of Congress have shared their favorite books of the year, ranging from biographies to children's books to books on art and intelligence, showing that books provide a bipartisan connection and that policymakers continue to rely on them for guidance.
For the first time ever, the Washington Monument will be illuminated on all four sides with a large-scale projection light show beginning on New Year’s Eve.
President Trump claimed Tuesday that his “real” approval rating is at 64 percent, despite polls showing it is below 50 percent. “The polls are rigged even more than the writers," Trump said in a late-night Truth Social post. "The real number is 64%, and why not, our Country is ‘hotter’ than ever before." He added,...
House Republicans invite Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify about alleged fraud rings in state social services programs. Chairman James Comer schedules hearing for Jan. 7.
The Issue: President Trump’s efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. The United States’ approach to brokering a peace settlement in the Russia-Ukraine...
1975—In Roe v. Norton, a three-judge district court rules that the Equal Protection Clause requires Connecticut to fund elective abortions for welfare recipients if it funds their expenses associated with childbirth. In his opinion...
Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber.
The Trump administration said late Tuesday it was freezing child care payments to Minnesota over the reported fraud schemes that have plagued the state.
President Donald Trump is delivering increasingly robust U.S. policies against drug cartels and hostile regimes in Latin America. He has little concern for the escalating complaints of European allies over these policies. There’s nothing new about this approach to Latin America. President James Monroe announced the Monroe Doctrine on Dec. 2, 1823, warning European powers against […]
In March 2026, the most important political book of the last several years will be published. It’s called The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control. The author is Jacob Siegel, a journalist for the Tablet. The release is going to be a seminal moment in American political life. To distill an incredibly complex topic […]
