Oklahoma's top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.

The debate between Donald Trump and President Biden was a red-letter date for news media and public alike. Now get ready for another red-letter date. "In less than 20 days, upwards of 50,000 delegates, officials, guests, and members of the media will flock to Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention," reports the event's Committee on Arrangements.

Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died.

A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings Thursday.

While President Joe Biden has been hidden away from public view as he prepares for his first debate against former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, his handlers have previewed his purview on X. The president is largely ignoring his own abysmal record on the economy, foreign policy, and piss-poor state of the southern […]

The terms of the premature primary debate of the general presidential election are about as favorable to Joe Biden as the president could possibly demand. The debate, hosted by CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper on Thursday night, will be closed to the public and feature an unprecedented two commercial breaks. Unlike past debates that […]

The first-year results for the Denver Basic Income Project prove that solving homelessness requires a policy more complex than simply providing cash. The Denver Basic Income Project aimed to “test the feasibility and impact of guaranteed income for unhoused people.” The study featured three different payment groups. Group A participants received 12 monthly cash payments […]

All public schools in Oklahoma are now required to teach students in grades 5 through 12 the Ten Commandments and other lessons from the Bible for historical context.

First lady Jill Biden's former press secretary acknowledged on Thursday that Democrats are "not satisfied" with the Biden campaign at this point in time.