Politics

Biden-era State Department documents directed diplomats to push DEIA and LGBTQI+ issues in high-level bilateral talks with foreign governments.

The Environmental Protection Agency's Section 404(c) veto can kill energy projects even after permits are issued, threatening Trump's reform agenda.

Internal emails reveal Justice Department officials scrambled to interpret Biden's clemency decisions after they were announced without normal vetting.

President Donald Trump announces that he is nominating federal Judge Lee Rudofsky for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

The House China Committee report alleges Harvard co-authored over 140 publications with researchers from Chinese military-linked defense universities.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze plan faces economist scrutiny as the citywide median asking rent hits a record $4,200 in June.

A new Mississippi law allows the death penalty for sexual battery of a child under 12, but critics warn capital punishment may deter victims.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat "narco-terrorism."

A federal civil rights agency is dropping a subpoena enforcement action against Nike, saying the company has complied with requests for information as part of an investigation into the sportswear giant's diversity and inclusion policies.

A D.C. judge has ordered the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay more than $252K in attorneys' fees to jazz musician Chuck Redd after his lawyers successfully argued that the center's breach-of-contract lawsuit targeted his protected speech over the venue's attempted name change.

Democratic voters are sending mixed signals about where they want the party to go next, but have made it clear they are energized and eager for change.