It was a strong performance. Vance came across as intelligent, articulate and polished.

President Trump on Friday signaled the U.S. could lessen the tariff pressure on China — dropping the import tax rate from 145 percent to 80 percent. “80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, giving a nod to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The proposed new...

Everyone can see that Grandpa Trump has become a menace, but no one is doing anything to limit the damage, much less to take his car keys away. Sooner, rather than later, there’s going to be a terrible accident. 

On the menu: Trust fall; Mule mail; Greene at the gills; Beshear not bashful; The _____ Nate Moore America’s obsession — or at least the American media’s obsession — with the election process that gave the world Pope Leo XIV has been intense. It’s been great #content. I mean, Cardinal Pizzaballa? How could they resist?...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace the late Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. The new pope, born Robert Francis Prevost in Dolton, Ill., spoke in Spanish, Italian and English during the homily. “You have called...

The U.S. may avoid a recession this year, but the risk of one increases the longer the trade war lasts.

Medicare recipients suffering from obesity must pay out of pocket for weight loss drugs like Wecovy and Zepbound.

Some state education departments are still resisting certifying the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

The shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, left two people dead.

President Donald Trump said he does not know his new nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, telling reporters on Thursday he relied upon the recommendation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.