California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), seen a month ago with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and set to debate GOP presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox News next week, is in the spotlight. He’s even hitting DeSantis with a TV ad airing in Florida and Washington focused on abortion. What’s Newsom up...
The Biden administration is walking a political tightrope with its plan to impose minimum staffing levels on nursing homes. The White House is facing criticism from the left and the right, and the proposal is dividing Democrats, especially some front-line members facing a difficult reelection in 2024. Those lawmakers, mostly from rural areas, argue that...
Universities have been at the forefront of the spike in antisemitism in the U.S., with strategies to combat the issue that so far leave much to be desired by Jewish students. Colleges have had mixed approaches to combatting antisemitism in the wake of last month's deadly Hamas terror attack on Israel and the subsequent military...
For decades, the fossil fuel industry has urged recycling as an alternative to bans or cuts in the single-use plastic filling world landfills and oceans. Now, with the annual U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) just around the corner, the industry is making that pitch on a global scale — and using it to water down efforts to...
The Iowa caucuses are less than two months away, and Republican candidates are preparing their final pitches to voters. The race for the nomination has been dominated so far by former President Trump. The field has also recently been winnowed by the withdrawal of former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Another big clash is...
Biden administration officials said Tuesday that they welcomed the temporary cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that will allow the release of 50 women and children hostages.
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie argues that Donald Trump ‘doesn’t look like he’s very intimidated by’ 2024 nomination rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley.
The nonpartisan Coolidge Reagan Foundation is urging the Michigan state bar to investigate and sanction "Squad" Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her anti-Israel rhetoric.
The Biden administration quietly entered into confidential negotiations with a series of environmental groups who have advocated for tearing down vital dams in the Pacific Northwest.