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Donalds rips opponent’s ‘complete 180’ as Dem’s own 2016 words come back to haunt him in tightening gov race

Byron Donalds attacks David Jolly's shifting stances on abortion, immigration and drilling, calling them political convenience in Florida's governor race.

WATCH: Mike Lee explodes on voting error that ‘keeps happening’ as huge number of noncitizens found on rolls

Mike Lee railed against noncitizen voting after a report found 30,000 noncitizens were mistakenly added to voter rolls since 2000 across 11 states.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their...

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls on lieutenant governor to resign over alleged ethics violations

New Jersey's governor on Thursday called on the state's lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state's ethics and discrimination rules.

Trump, the midterm elections, Congress, and the war

TRUMP, THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, CONGRESS, AND THE WAR. In 2002, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, President George W. Bush went through a long and elaborate process to secure the approval of Congress for going to war. On Oct. 10, 2002, the House passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force by a […]

Trump will declare victory in Iran no matter what. Is selling the war as a positive possible?

President Trump has declared the war with Iran won, but the reality is that the conflict is far from over and the Republicans will have a hard time convincing the American people that it was worth it.

Jeffries vows ‘massive’ response following redistricting setback in Virginia

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is vowing a “massive” response to last week’s Virginia Supreme Court decision on redistricting, which nullified a new map in the Old Dominion to the advantage of Republicans. Jeffries said Democrats will be launching a multipronged “counteroffensive” featuring new redistricting efforts in blue states, new lawsuits against GOP-drawn maps...

How much would suspending the federal gas tax save drivers?

Trump has voiced support for a pause on the federal gas tax. But how much is it, and what is it usually used for?

By Barrett’s own definition, the Supreme Court is full of partisan hacks

The Republican-appointed super-majority has flatly failed the test. 

Lawsuit filed over Trump’s Reflecting Pool renovations 

A group sued over President Trump’s Reflecting Pool project on Monday, arguing the renovation at the National Mall violates environmental and preservation laws.  The Cultural Landscape Foundation and its founder, Charles Birnbaum, said the blue paint coating is “altering the historic character” of the Reflecting Pool without authority. “The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design. It was the...

Taiwan doesn’t want ‘surprises’ during Trump-Xi meeting: ‘Not overly worried’

Taiwan has said it does not want "surprises" during the meeting later this week between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which the island is among the most prickly items on the agenda. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan was confident in its U.S. ties, but somewhat wary of any unexpected...

Hassett predicts Powell will leave Fed if he’s ‘happy’ with IG report

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that he expects Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board of governors if he is “happy” with a forthcoming internal report on the Fed’s renovations, which have been repeatedly criticized by President Trump. Powell, whose term as chair expires this month, said recently...

Congress built the vaccine firewall. Now Congress must defend it. 

Tonight, a parent will look down at her newborn and say: let’s wait. The virus will not. Neither will the bleed. 

Over 350 earthquakes recorded since Friday in part of southern California

The area is "prone to earthquake swarms," officials say.

Memorial Day travel could set record in 2026: AAA

For many, Memorial Day serves as the kickoff to the summer season, leading to millions throughout the United States traveling for weekend getaways.

Hantavirus isn’t the next pandemic, health officials say. Here’s why

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn't exactly the case.

CEO pay soared in 2025, study finds

The analysis examined compensation at 1,500 companies across 33 countries and found the average CEO earned about $8.4 million last year.

God won’t save this Supreme Court: That job belongs to all of us

The Roberts Court has become a partisan and ideological tool of the right-wing legal and political movement.

American on cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus as 17 arrive in Nebraska

One American on the cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, while another is experiencing mild symptoms, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Sunday night. NBC News reported that the 17 Americans who were on the ship had returned to the U.S., with a government plane...

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