Several House Democrats have signed onto a letter amping up calls for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a case reviewing whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution over charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. "[W]e strongly implore you to exercise your discretion and recuse yourself from...

The campaign manager for former President Obama’s 2012 reelection victory argued that a third-party candidate cannot win the presidential election in 2024. Jim Messina, who also served as White House deputy chief of staff, said in an op-ed in Politico on Monday that the effort by No Labels to put forward a “unity ticket” composed...

A man convicted of sexually abusing a child was recaptured after escaping a Texas prison on Sunday, authorities in Brazoria County have confirmed.

Police have charged the driver who crashed his car into a parked SUV that was part of President Biden's motorcade with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Wilmington (Del.) Police Department said the driver, a 46-year-old man, had been charged with driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and inattentive driving. Authorities determined...

Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel will acquire U.S. Steel Corp. in a $14.9 billion deal, taking advantage of government incentives designed to reshape the U.S. industrial base and boost domestic manufacturing. Nippon Steel will pay $55 per share in a cash transaction to purchase U.S. Steel and will assume all the company’s debt. The offer price...

Did Putin reveal anything to arouse our interest during his four-hour press conference last Thursday?

Pope Francis on Monday formally authorized priests to bless same-sex unions, marking a significant change from the Vatican's longstanding position on alternate blessings for gay couples. The Vatican's announcement follows a letter released in October from Francis to two conservative cardinals, in which the church leader suggested such blessings could be studied as long they...

Hundreds of thousands of New England residents were left without power Monday morning as a powerful storm ripped through the region, bringing heavy rain and some flash flooding. Just after 10:30 a.m. EST Monday, there were 121,118 Massachusetts customers out of power. Elsewhere in the region, there were 82,000 customers without power in Connecticut; 101,852...

Congress should step in to demand FDA do more to explain its actions to avoid and mitigate shortages, and to increase supplies.  

Lawmakers are expected to meet with White House officials again on Monday to continue negotiations on stronger border provisions in the national supplemental package.