Politics

Susan Collins Is Defying the Headwinds

The latest poll shows the incumbent Republican leading her opponent, local lawmaker Troy Jackson, whom the Democrats dropped in to replace Graham Platner.

Britain’s Inertia Is a Warning to America

Even the U.K. press is beginning to grasp the extent of the island’s decline....

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive in the coming days at Atlanta’s zoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

U.S. government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump’s midterm messaging

At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says "America will never be a communist country" and boasts about the "largest tax cuts in history."

UN chief accuses US of ditching international law as Trump blasts global bodies

UN chief Antonio Guterres slams U.S. foreign policy, claiming America favors 'raw power' over international law in sharp critique of Trump administration.

Jack Smith and Senate Spying

Smith sought Senate phone metadata under secrecy orders the law expressly forbade.

How lawmakers salvaged the spending process after a record government shutdown

Congress is on track to pass full-year funding for at least 11 of the 12 annual spending bills nearly a third of the way into the fiscal year.

Christian leaders urge the protection of worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service

Several faith leaders called urgently for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants after anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted a service at a Southern Baptist church in Minnesota.

Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service: ‘Unacceptable’

Prominent Catholic Bishop Robert Barron is speaking out against a mob of agitators who stormed a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to protest ICE.

Mexico using ‘weaponized immigration’ to undermine US sovereignty, author of new book alleges

Author alleges Mexico uses consulates and migrant programs to influence U.S. politics, claiming "weaponized immigration" undermines American sovereignty.

From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet

Trump is using his second White House term to test the limits of his Article II powers both at home and abroad, prompting fresh criticism and questions over his actions.

Swalwell governor bid hit with residency questions after court filing alleges he doesn’t live in California

California Rep. Eric Swalwell's campaign calls residency challenge a "nonsense claim" as the congressman faces multiple Department of Justice probes while running to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2027.

The Second Amendment Back on the Supreme Court’s Docket

Hawaii’s law represents one of the most brazen attempts yet to effectively nullify the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in New York State Rifle &...

Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier each announced opinions Monday declaring affirmative action and DEI policies to be forbidden in their states -- on the holiday set aside to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he doesn’t see ‘any necessity’ for war with Iran

House Speaker Mike Johnson does not see the U.S. going to war against Iran, despite President Trump threatening military intervention if Tehran executes protesters.

Schmitt proposes bill to make it easier to revoke citizenship of fraudsters after Minnesota scandal

Sen. Eric Schmitt wants to make it easier for the U.S. to revoke the citizenship of individuals who defraud the government in response to the Somali-led organizations in Minnesota that used a pandemic program to steal hundreds of millions in taxpayer money.

Appeals court revives case challenging Pelosi’s COVID-era proxy voting scheme

A federal appeals court said Thursday it will revisit the legality of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's COVID-era proxy voting system and erased a ruling that had upheld the scheme as constitutional.

The current U.S. political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday

As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon's legacy.

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