The 2024 Republican primary is in full swing, as former President Donald Trump continues to hold a commanding lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
Senate GOP campaign chief Steve Daines (R-Mt.) challenged Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) several times behind closed doors this week over the political wisdom of moving forward with a Ukraine and Israel funding package without border security reforms, a path McConnell endorsed Tuesday. Daines, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, warned his...
Hundreds of private jets, a major source of planet-warming carbon emissions, are expected to descend on Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Sunday. In addition to the emissions from the jets themselves, experts say the influx of aircraft is likely to have a downstream effect that will result in more emissions from congested streets. The...
Mexico's opposition presidential candidate says U.S. officials are missing the mark on bilateral relations, too focused on migration and fentanyl ahead of the November elections and ignoring the consequences of democratic decline south of the border. Xóchitl Gálvez, who leads a motley opposition coalition ahead of Mexico’s June vote, warned that the Biden administration is...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is in an increasingly tough spot on Ukraine, wedged between a Senate moving toward approving aid for Kyiv and House conservatives warning that any support for the U.S. ally could cost him his job. Johnson — who is coming off a difficult week that has raised new questions about his ability to lead the...
Not only can Taylor Swift bring fans to stadiums across the world for her sold-out “Eras” tour, she can also get them to head to the ballot box: A new poll finds that one in six adults said they were “more likely to vote” if Swift or her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis...
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...
A former Jewish general in the California Air National Guard has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and another state official over what he claims was antisemitic discrimination.
A House Republican and House Democrat are reaching across the aisle to push for an expedited pathway to citizenship for migrants who come to the U.S. and enlist in the military.