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Rep. Jamie Raskin wants Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Trump 14th Amendment case

Rep. Jamie Raskin said Sunday that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from any case involving former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility.

Biden counting on Penny Pritzker to help rebuild Ukraine despite debacle at Harvard

President Biden can only hope that major Democratic donor Penny Pritzker has more success with Ukraine than she's having at Harvard University.

Running on empty: Why the feds love paying to test animals exercising on treadmills

Galileo had his telescope, Louis Pasteur had a compound microscope and American scientists today have ... the treadmill?

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says Nikki Haley’s Civil War comments were a ‘mistake’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley's remarks about the Civil War were a "mistake."

Sen. Fetterman says he thought news about his depression treatment would end his political career

Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having "dark conversations" about harming himself before he hit "the emergency brake" and sought treatment for depression.

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead

Over the past three years, the world's oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades.

Appeals court allows California law banning guns in public places to go into effect

A California bill that prohibits the carrying of firearms in most public places is slated to become law on Jan. 1, after a U.S. Appeals Court on Saturday put a temporary hold on a district court’s decision blocking the law from taking effect. The appeals court decision comes 10 days after U.S. District Judge Cormac...

Netanyahu says ‘many more months’ of war ahead

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not letting up on his vow to destroy the militant group Hamas as he warns the war will continue for months.  Netanyahu said at a press conference Saturday there will be “many more months” of war ahead as Israel approaches its three-month mark of fighting Hamas in Gaza, The Associated...

After a very tough year, Ukrainians remain optimistic

Ukrainians remain bullish about their country’s future. To be sure, not quite as bullish as a year ago, but bullish nonetheless.

2023’s top political celebrity moments

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé set the music world on fire in 2023 with massive, globe-spanning tours, and their influence seeped into the world of politics as lawmakers and other political figures named-checked them. Here are a few of the most noteworthy moments in which the worlds of politics and pop culture converged over the last...

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