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 […]
Democrats’ midterms sweep didn’t solve their ideological civil war — but a number of the party’s potential presidential contenders hope it lets them call...
Nvidia shares fell Thursday as the chipmaker's board weighed the fate of its CEO, Jensen Huang, in the wake of revelations about an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
Texas Dems introduced bills to repeal a 2023 law banning DEI at universities across Texas, reigniting an an uncertain future for the controversial programs in the state.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury apologized in a video for missing the Pete Hegseth impeachment vote, blaming rush-hour traffic and a police motorcade near the Capitol.
President Donald Trump threatened to immediately double tariffs on Mexico if it fails to stop migrant caravans marching toward the U.S. southern border.
Delray Beach canceled its 2027 St. Patrick's Day Parade and Pride event after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's new law restricting DEI-related funding.
