Attorney General Merrick Garland graded himself an "A" for his work on crime over his three years in office, though he told Congress on Tuesday that there is "room for improvement."

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a motion Tuesday wants to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for allegations he violated the gag order in his New York criminal hush money case.

Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made his last attempt to persuade Democrats against quickly derailing impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, warning it would be a dangerous precedent.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking to win over lawmakers skeptical of his latest effort to pass foreign aid spending, arguing that moving the legislation could be an eventual bargaining chip with Democrats for border security measures.

Former President Donald Trump sat quietly through a second day of New York jury selection Tuesday but perked up when one juror said he'd read a couple of the ex-president's books.

“Reform prosecutors” are starting to flounder in California, exposing just how unpopular criminal justice reform is in reality once it moves past the half-baked platitudes of the campaign cycle. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price will soon be facing a recall election, with the Alameda Registrar of Voters confirming that recall supporters secured enough signatures. […]

For the longest time, it was generally assumed that high-turnout elections would benefit the Democratic Party. But recent polling and election data suggest that this conventional thinking is disconnected from reality. According to a recent poll of the 2024 presidential election, those who had voted in multiple elections since 2018 were more likely to vote […]

April means Tax Day, a yearly reminder that most people don’t like our tax code. As a recent Tax Foundation poll found, people don’t understand it either. With a looming tax battle on Capitol Hill, the need for tax policy education has never been higher. We shouldn’t let tax education end with Tax Day. ​ The public […]

It’s no secret that we live in a polarized world. Even if you ignore politics (good luck trying that), you’d also have to ignore entertainment news (exes or coworkers squabbling), sports news (rivals or teammates bickering), and social media (dislikes, trolls, goofs gone viral) to escape polarization. But one impressive group is trying to ratchet […]