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Senate majority leader race: Van Hollen jumps in, but Schumer says he has the votes

The Senate majority leader race is on. Or is it? Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is answering the calls of his Democratic colleagues who want new leadership when they take back control of Congress next year and is offering himself as an alternative to Charles E. Schumer.

The candidate-quality problem behind the Republican rout

At about 10:04 p.m. on Nov. 3, the Associated Press called the Texas Senate race for James Talarico. Roughly 16 minutes later, Ken Paxton conceded. The Republican attorney general had spent the better part of a year, in one of the most expensive Senate contests in American history, trying to hold a seat in a […]

Losin’ Texas: Why the Lone Star State turned blue

Voters across the country rebuked President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, producing a powerful blue wave in the first major electoral test since his sweeping victory in 2024. The results were expected in battleground states, but not in Texas, a longtime bastion of conservatism that has maintained a […]

In Haiti, Bukele cracks down where UN failed

“We have a bunch of gangsters, thugs, punks, thieves, and drug smugglers running the country.” These words were spoken to me 36 years ago by Richard Morse, owner of the Hotel Oloffson, as we looked down from a balcony at Port-au-Prince, the fetid capital of Haiti. The Oloffson, built in the 19th century as a […]

Will Anthropic’s IPO go supersonic?

Only in the United States can a company founded just six years ago become central to the efforts to maintain superiority over China or any other country in the broad spectrum of artificial intelligence. Moreover, only in the U.S. do the deep pools of risk capital exist that enable a new company to reach a […]

‘Not concerned’: Republicans dismiss Canada’s rejection of Trump

It was a wholesale rebuke of Donald Trump. But Republicans are shrugging off the Canadian election results — a race that favored conservatives until...

ICE touts record-breaking immigration enforcement during Trump’s first 100 days

Immigration officials recently announced they secured a record-breaking number of arrests and deportations in the 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for his second term.

Trump’s first 100 days: Pace of executive orders leaves Congress in the dust

The gap between Congress' laws passed and executive actions by Trump is wide in the president's first 100 days.

Trump jokes he’d like to be pope, ‘Number 1 choice’ — then names a real contender

President Donald Trump joked to the media that he'd "like to be pope" while adding that he does not have a preference for who is elected.

Trump Cabinet official vows major food stamp reforms that will help hungry children

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department has a “massive plan" for food stamp reforms and pushed back against the Democratic Party's narrative about Trump admin not feeding children.

Hegseth says he’s undoing ‘social justice/Biden initiative’ that Trump signed into law

Sec. Pete Hegseth deemed the Women, Peace and Security program a "woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative" — after President Donald Trump signed it into law during his first term.

Dem governor blasts Trump, Musk in new attack campaign as 2028 buzz grows

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's campaign launched a new video series on President Donald Trump's 100th day in office amid speculation Pritzker will make a 2028 presidential run.

Trump backs Hegseth in Atlantic interview: ‘He’s gonna get it together’

President Trump issued a strong statement of support for Pete Hegseth as the defense secretary faces heat from the media and former staff.

Modest deportations: Trump’s ICE booting 650 people per day

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested about 65,000 people over the first 100 days of the new administration, marking a major increase over the Biden years but far from the mass deportations that President Trump promised.

Amazon says it will not list tariff prices on its discount site

Online retailer Amazon says the low-cost arm of its web store considered putting tariff costs next to its prices, but the plan was not authorized and is "not going to happen."

WATCH: Trump’s border security success touted by GOP lawmakers while Dems decry ‘damaging’ 100 days

As President Donald Trump celebrates the 100-day mark in his second White House term, Capitol Hill lawmakers are split along party lines about his accomplishments.

Cory Booker delivers animated speech for pro-LGBT Equality Act, claiming Trump is targeting transgender people

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., appeared with fellow Democrats to stump for the Equality Act in a press conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Top energy group demands governor take swift action against radical ‘extremists’ crippling power grid

A pro-energy group is calling on Puerto Rico's governor to act against what it calls climate lawfare that it warns could continue to cripple the grid in the U.S. territory.

Trump to ease auto tariffs as he celebrates 100th day with Michigan rally

President Donald Trump will sign an executive action later on Tuesday aboard Air Force One that will soften auto tariffs, senior White House officials confirmed.

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