Polls suggest that Democrats might return to power in Congress, winning both the House and the Senate. If so, California is a warning about what deep-blue control looks like.
President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...
Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...
President Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict between Tehran and the U.S. “They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” the president told reporters at the White House. “I like making a deal, too, but...
Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...
The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
Former Rep. Richard T. "Dick" Schulze, a Republican who represented Philadelphia's suburbs for 18 years, died peacefully Dec. 23 at his home in the Washington, D.C., area. He was 96.
The White House marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by launching a website accusing Democrats of rewriting the narrative and targeting "innocent" Americans.
Senate Democratic primaries in 2026 are turning into proxy wars over Charles E. Schumer's leadership amid a growing desire for wholesale change within the party.
One of the groups organizing protests against President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro is a group funded by the George Soros-tied Open Society Foundation.
President Donald Trump suggests Republicans should show flexibility on the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for most abortions, sparking backlash from conservative groups.
President Trump ordered U.S. forces to strike Venezuela and seize Nicolás Maduro, escalating U.S. military involvement and signaling a tougher approach toward Latin America.
The White House said Tuesday that President Trump considers acquiring Greenland a national security priority, confirming that the use of the U.S. military remains an option.
Trump urges focus on healthcare reform and Obamacare subsidies during address to GOP lawmakers, outlining strategy for 2026 legislative priorities and midterm elections.
A top housing official in newly minted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration previously called for transitioning away from treating property as a “private good."
Mayor Karen Bass downplayed last year’s anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, saying the unrest resembled post–Lakers championship vandalism rather than riots.
The GSA removed a Minnesota Hampton Inn from federal lodging programs after the hotel refused to accommodate ICE agents, preventing 4+ million federal employees from staying there.
