A favorite pastime of political prognosticators is to use out-of-cycle special elections as a predictor for the next major general election, but three recent special House elections show just how useless such analysis is. As much as we look for clues for the electorate’s feelings toward its elected politicians, special elections are never the bellwethers […]

DEBATE DAY BRINGS BAD NEWS FOR BIDEN. It’s only natural for pollsters and other political professionals to try to take the public’s temperature about a presidential race right before a big debate. The debate might have little effect on the race, or it might change everything, and the only way to know is to measure where […]

Tariffs on foreign goods imposed by former President Trump and maintained by President Biden are doing damage to the U.S. economy, according to a new analysis. The tariffs — one of the central threads of continuity between the two presidential administrations — are having an effect on growth, employment and U.S. investment capacity, according to...

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is urging CNN to issue credentials to local Black Press outlets in Atlanta to cover Thursday's presidential debate. NABJ said in a statement on Thursday the network told it more than 800 journalists from around the world will be covering the debate onsite, noting the application for credentials closed on June...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly considering officially recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, which could shift regional dynamics and boost Moscow's influence in Central Asia.

The Supreme Court will allow Idaho doctors to resume performing abortions in medical emergencies, at least while the case works its way through lower courts. The court ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as improvidently granted, which means doctors in Idaho will be able to perform emergency abortions despite state-level restrictions while the case is...

A panel of federal regulators on Thursday authorized the construction of a major natural gas export project — moving the contentious CP2 terminal one step closer to final approval. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Louisiana terminal, which could export large amounts of U.S.-produced gas. Two commissioners, one Democrat and one Republican, supported...

Less than 50 percent of Democrats in a new Gallup poll say they are happy that President Biden is their party's presidential nominee, compared to 79 percent of Republicans pollwed who say they are pleased former President Trump is their nominee. The figures, released by Gallup as Biden and Trump meet for their first debate...

Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a new interview he first became close with President Trump shortly after white supremacists marched through Charlottesville, when Trump angered many with comments about there being “very fine people on both sides." “He wanted me to share with him my perspective,” Scott recalled during an interview aired Thursday with...

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) has hung posters outside his office in opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF), his latest public statement against the procedure most Republicans have rushed to express their support for. “If you believe that life begins at conception as I do, there is no difference between an abortion and the destruction of an IVF embryo,"...