Former President Donald Trump is widening his lead over the rest of the Republican primary field, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll. In a hypothetical nine-way Republican presidential primary, Trump takes 58 percent support among GOP voters, adding 3 percentage points to his already-staggering lead since last month. His closest rival, Florida Gov. Ron...
Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that China is probably "rooting for default" while talks in Washington over a debt ceiling compromise have been cut short. “All of these world leaders and their teams are watching what’s happening in the United States. Is democracy going to last? Are they going to...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Friday there is “zero” chance he will back down from his dispute with Disney, even as some fellow Republicans urge caution. “[Disney] can do whatever they want,” DeSantis said during a stop at a diner in Manchester, N.H. “I know people try to chirp and say this or that,...
The U.S. Border Patrol has settled an ACLU lawsuit by agreeing to cease establishing checkpoints in a Grafton County, New Hampshire town less than 100 miles from the Canadian border.
The National Republican Congressional Committee accused Democrats of wasting time on "useless stunts" after the House Democrats’ campaign arm launched a new website that targets moderate and vulnerable Republicans for supporting spending cuts outlined in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill.
The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021, according to an unsealed filing.
Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Pulitzer Prize Board, calling for the 2018 award to The New York Times and Washington Post to be rescinded.
Lawmakers in Louisiana are debating a better-than-expected revised revenue forecast saying there are hundreds of millions of dollars in funds that are available to be spent.
Lawmakers in Alaska passed a state spending package that includes giving nearly $1,300 to each resident this year. The state's special session began and ended Thursday.