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Biden gave South Carolina a huge boost in the primary. Now that position looks fragile.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Democrats here took a vital first step in delivering Joe Biden the presidency five years ago. Now, they're hoping his...

MAGA hits limits in its global ambitions

When top figures in President Donald Trump’s orbit descended on a small town in southeastern Poland this week to rally support for the right-wing...

U.S. government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles

The government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's chief of staff.

White House sending Congress a bill to claw back taxpayer dollars from NPR, PBS, USAID

The White House will soon send Congress a package of $9.4 billion of cuts to current federal spending that includes slashing funding for NPR and PBS and a chunk of foreign aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Business leaders are reshaping Washington and delivering for taxpayers  

A number of the president’s cabinet secretaries are Washington outsiders who bring heavyweight private sector resumes to their new roles.

Trump to meet with Germany’s Merz in Washington next week

President Trump is set to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next week in Washington, marking the first in-person meeting between the two leaders.  Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who was elected as Germany’s leader in early March, is expected to visit Trump at the White House on Thursday, June...

Hegseth stampedes through the Pentagon

It is baffling what Hegseth intended to accomplish with the purge. We do know that he has accomplished a decided weakening of national security.

Wes Moore tells Democrats to act with ‘impatience’ amid 2028 chatter

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) advised Democrats to act and learn from President Trump’s “impatience” during his speech at the annual South Carolina Democrats’ Blue Palmetto Dinner Friday night in Columbia, S.C. “I want to be clear: We can and we must condemn Donald Trump’s reckless actions. But we would also be foolish not to...

Which states are looking to ban soda, snack purchases for SNAP recipients?

The USDA has already approved SNAP waivers for certain states. What do they entail?

Why would the US government ever refuse the US dollar? 

Scores of parks across the country have implemented or are transitioning to “cashless” payment systems. This isn’t a glitch in the system. It’s a symptom of a larger, and dangerous, trend.

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