Often in political history, towering figures command such attention that even the most consequential of their contemporaries are reduced to footnotes. George S. Boutwell dedicated his life to the defense of democracy, the abolition of slavery, civil rights, and the fight against imperial expansion, yet his name is hardly remembered outside academic circles. He helped […]
President Donald Trump‘s strategy for resolving the war in Ukraine has so far centered on heavy U.S. pressure applied to Ukraine and sympathetic rhetoric toward Russia. It is important that this change now, and with his recent decision to cut off all Russian oil sales to Europe, there are positive signs that the president understands […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he'll do that working with Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to members of Congress on Thursday.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the Republicans' spending bill, providing a list of arguments that gave a green light to other Senate Democrats to do the same.
The U.S. African Development Foundation, one of the smallest agencies in the federal government, has become a major battlefield in the guerrilla warfare being waged between the Trump administration and resistors deep inside the bureaucracy.
After spearheading a series of conservative victories as the top dog in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp faces intense pressure from Washington Republicans to get into the 2026 race for U.S. Senate.
Police arrested nearly 100 demonstrators Thursday who stormed Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan demanding the release of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil.