Whether an ex-president ought to be criminally prosecuted by a subsequent administration is practically the definition of a “political question” that the judicial branch is powerless to answer.

Former Vice President Mike Pence blasted former President Trump on Monday for embracing the position that abortion policy should be determined by states and avoiding taking a stance on whether the federal government should enforce a national ban at a certain cutoff point. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Pence — who was Trump’s...

Leaders of the congressional minority caucuses are demanding the restoration of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI).  “Congress works best when its workforce truly reflects the diversity of our nation,” the chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus...

The Justice Department urged House Republicans to “avoid conflict” in a brewing battle after they threatened the possibility of contempt proceedings in their efforts to gain information on special counsel Robert Hur’s probe of President Biden’s handling of classified records. The Monday letter from the Justice Department’s head of legislative affairs asserts the House’s Oversight...

More than half of 2023’s most challenged library books have LGBTQ themes or characters, the American Library Association (ALA) said Monday. Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer,” a 2019 graphic novel recounting Kobabe’s exploration of gender identity and sexuality, topped the organization’s list of the 10 most challenged titles for the third year in a row. The...

Democracy is messy by design, and big problems can’t be fixed overnight. But failing to act to support our allies will also hurt the United States.

A full solar eclipse, like the one sweeping across North America on Monday, will prevent solar power generation for facilities in the path of totality. This could particularly affect the parts of Texas in that path, as the Lone Star State has ramped up solar installation since 2017, the year of the previous eclipse on the continent. In the...

Donald Trump has endorsed the forthcoming congressional bid of Tony Wied, former owner of the northeastern Wisconsin-based Dino Stop gas station chain.

On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg downplayed Washington, D.C.'s crime rates, saying they've been much better than some outlets have suggested.

New public safety report outlines several reasons for the discrepancy between FBI and city data.