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Retirees Shouldn’t Get Bigger Raises Than the Workers Who Fund Them

For the sake of fairness and fiscal propriety, cap Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments at average wage growth.

Parties put Supreme Court on the ballot in contentious midterm battle for control of Congress

They aren't elected, but the nine Supreme Court justices are poised to help sway voters this November in the bitter fight for the Senate majority.

Trump administration declares seven civil rights guidance documents unenforceable

The Department of Justice and the Education Department are withdrawing enforcement reliance on multiple federal civil rights guidance documents covering issues that include racial discrimination in student discipline and affirmative action.

White House ditches courtroom battle over student loan forgiveness program

The Trump administration dropped its legal fight over a student loan forgiveness program that has been popular among a variety of public service employees.

Trump: GOP weighing legal action to remove second Dan Sullivan from Alaska ballot

President Trump said he is concerned that incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan could lose his seat Nov. 3 because another man named Daniel J. Sullivan is also on Alaska's Senate ballot.

Live updates: Trump administration ramps up Iran pressure as ‘economic D-Day’ arrives

The Trump administration is ramping up its pressure campaign against Iran on Monday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set to unveil new sanctions in what has been dubbed an “economic D-Day." The operation is aimed at crippling Tehran’s economy and squeezing allies that continue to support the Islamic Republic as the war nears the six-month...

The Senate races that will define the Democratic Party

Primaries have trended progressive, and whether that proves to be a winning formula at the statewide level will be among the defining questions of this cycle.

Kyle Kirkwood wins ‘Freedom 250’ Grand Prix as IndyCar takes over DC

Kyle Kirkwood, an American IndyCar driver racing for Andretti Global, took home the checkered flag Sunday with a win at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, the first professional motorsports road race ever run on the streets of Washington, D.C. The event, which was billed as a de facto finale to a slew of “America 250”...

Is it finally time for a female president? 

The next presidential election is more than two years away, but several women are already mentioned as possible candidates.

Bessent doubles down on Trump warnings: ‘Entering the endgame’ on Iran

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday previewed the Trump administration’s economic offensive against Iran, set to begin Monday. Echoing President Trump’s rhetoric on the military operations against the Islamic Republic, Bessent said the U.S. has “dismantled Iran’s capabilities, destroyed nearly 100 percent of its military factories, and buried its nuclear program.” The Treasury secretary wrote...

Congress must now do its part on Medicare fraud

Vice President JD Vance urged Congress to codify recent healthcare fraud enforcement successes into permanent law to prevent future administrations from undoing the current administration's progress.

Canadian anger reaches fever pitch over Trump’s tariff war

In today's issue: ▪ Canada pledges tit-for-tat tariffs ▪ Jeffries, Kushner meet ahead of midterms ▪ Economic ‘D-Day’ for Iran ▪ House Ethics Committee under pressure Canada’s political leaders have united to rally the country against President Trump in a brewing trade war after Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from talks on Friday just hours before new...

Four states where Democrats are running away from their own brand

A party confident in its own name doesn't need to find ways not to use it.

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ on Iran puts China in the crosshairs

President Trump’s announcement of a major economic warfare campaign against Iran also has the effect of putting China in the crosshairs, the Islamic republic’s largest trading partner and primary purchaser of its oil exports. Trump’s threats to go after any country, business or banking institution supporting Iran come as diplomatic efforts have unraveled, six months...

Servicemember aboard USS Lincoln decries father’s ICE detention

A sailor onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday said his father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Joshua Aviles has spent roughly nine months deployed at sea due to the Iran war amid reported shortages of clean water, food and supplies. “I’ve been deployed for over nine months, out at sea in...

Bernie Moreno says Natalie Harp discourse has been ‘super misogynistic’

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) on Sunday said discussions regarding White House aide Natalie Harp in recent days have been “super misogynistic.” Democrats and former White House staffers have said Harper’s relationship with President Trump has been inappropriate, citing reporting from The Daily Beast that unveiled her letters to Trump in which she professes her allegiance...

Sullivan endorses Sullivan against Sullivan in Alaska

Three Dan Sullivans are wading in on Alaska’s Senate race but only one Dan Sullivan has earned the support of a former lawmaker with his namesake. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) was endorsed by former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan (R) last Tuesday as he prepares to face off against Dan J. Sullivan and Rep....

Donalds says he’s ‘working’ with Haitian leaders to stabilize government after end of TPS

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), the GOP nominee for Florida governor, said Sunday he is “working” with leaders in Haiti to stabilize the country, after the temporary protected status (TPS) of more than 300,000 Haitians migrants in the U.S. expired. “I've actually had meetings with the transitional government and the ambassador for the transitional government,” Donalds...

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