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.
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
In a tense moment during a disability case, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sharply criticized a seasoned lawyer – a rare display of ire in the typically restrained courtroom.
President Donald Trump is reshaping U.S. foreign policy with tough nuclear talks, soaring tariffs and a demand for allies to pay up — redrawing the global balance of power.
Top Democrats are accusing Trump administration of freezing nearly $437 billion in congressionally approved funds, potentially violating constitutional spending powers in a major budgetary dispute.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reignited speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions this weekend, but his call for "mass protests" dominated headlines as Republicans accused him of "inciting violence."
The White House said Amazon was engaging in a "hostile and political act" with plans to display how much President Trump's tariffs will add to a product's price next to the item's total price.
Florida is on track to become the second state in the nation to ban "chemtrails," a nickname for aircraft condensation trails crisscrossing America's skies that some believe are laden with chemical or biological agents to control the weather or even people's minds.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that revenue from President Trump's tariffs could be so great that it provides relief from federal income taxes.
