Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is embracing a bold message in the government shutdown standoff with President Trump and congressional Republicans: "No f------ way!"
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city. The officials said they would not be deterred.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he was "open" to a stand-alone bill to ensure active-duty military troops continue to receive pay during the government shutdown. On Wednesday, the Louisiana Republican reversed course and quashed that idea.
The City University of New York Graduate Center is offering an English course titled "Global Antifa" that focuses on students taking an active role in the sometimes violent far-left movement to fight conservatives in the name of anti-fascism.
When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions.
One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday.
Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband's infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday. She was 89.
National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could be in Memphis by Friday, as President Donald Trump's administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime - whether local leaders support it or not.
President Trump is holding a roundtable Wednesday afternoon at the White House centered on antifa, an anti-fascist movement. Trump last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to crack down on left-wing groups. The move has received pushback from...
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the government shutdown has benefited Democrats so far, while congressional Republicans have "skedaddled" as the government stays closed. Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire on MSNBC, Whitehouse was asked about his faith in Democratic leadership and the pay risks to federal workers as the shutdown entered its eighth day....
