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Republicans want to ensure voters get to the polls without Trump on the ballot.
Justice Clarence Thomas argues the Comstock Act, passed in 1873, prohibits the mailing of abortion medication. The post A “Scheme” Against Dobbs: SCOTUS Dissent Hints at Next Phase of Abortion Rights ...
The emerging fractures carry significant implications for the future of the U.S.-Israel alliance and GOP efforts to keep together President Donald Trump’s coalition.
Even as the incumbent has been appealing to Democrats to vote for him, he’s been trying to appeal to Republicans by attacking a Republican challenger for past support of DEI policies. The post Louisia...
Multiple current U.S. officials are unsure whether Cairncross has the expertise to head the federal response to powerful new AI systems.
Often the best hope for central bankers is to minimize mistakes and stay humble.
RFK Jr. and a host of conservative fundraisers pooled their resources in a bid to unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy — but MAHA’s war chest isn’t what it used to be. The post The Louisiana primaries will test M...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has sent a dangerous signal to election deniers that with enough political pressure, accountability becomes negotiable. The post Tina Peters deserves due process, not politic...
The two-term incumbent is polling in third place in the GOP primary for his Louisiana Senate seat, as he faces a Trump-backed challenger.
The gambit would likely jeopardize two other key congressional priorities on housing and government surveillance powers.
Rep. LaMonica McIver says private prisons are profiting by jailing some who've already signed deportation agreements.
Trump urged the state’s Republicans Saturday to oust Cassidy for his vote to “IMPEACH me for something that has now proven to be total ‘bullshit!’” The post ‘Clobbered’: Trump vows Cassidy will lose ...
“I’m going to win today,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in an interview, brushing off Trump's efforts to oust him and MAHA's influence in the race.
As voters in Louisiana head to the polls for Saturday’s primary elections, President Donald Trump is doing all he can to ensure that incumbent Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy gets the boot. Cassidy was ...
The map would have added several Democtratic-leaning districts as a counter to GOP gerrymandering in other states.
A staggering lack of transparency with voters raises a serious question about what voters should do when they find themselves lacking a representative in Congress. The post Reps. Frederica Wilson and...
After the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Black leaders gathered for an “emergency meeting.” Here’s what they are planning. The post Inside the emergency meeting of Black leaders after the...
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi sought to attack a New York City synagogue last month, according to a newly unsealed complaint. The post Iran-backed militia commander charged with plotting attacks...
Republican said she hoped recent commutation of Tina Peters by governor would free up federal funding for clean drinking waterRepublican congresswoman Lauren Boebert suggested that Donald Trump blocke...
No swift end to the Iran war, uncertainty over Taiwan and only vague outlines of commercial deals … but the US president did get to bask in the company of Xi JinpingIt was historic, to be sure, but no...
Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in TexasAs questions still swirl about the six people found dead inside a baking-hot railway car...
Congressman Thomas Massie, chastized by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s political strengthAt Pee Wee’s Place, a bar and restaurant...
Some activists believe protesting against ICE is ineffective, instead appealing to agents’ morality through both guilt and compassion. But are ICE agents capable of remorse?In November 2025, a TV ad b...
The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China, where he also met Xi to discuss trade and the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran.
The GOP is heading into the midterms as the party that made health coverage out of reach for millions of Americans.
With Trump's oil blockade strangling the island, many fear an indictment could serve as a pretext for US invasion.
A data center under construction in Vineland, New Jersey. | Kevin Huang Make no mistake: Americans hate data centers. A recent poll from Gallup shows 70 percent of Americans oppose a data center in...
A foreign face is often thought to add prestige to a product or business – what’s behind this unregulated economy?Piers had been in China for all of two days in 2009 when he was used as a “white monke...
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP.
It’s hard to make a story about data centers interesting. I know this because that was the goal I gave myself recently: Report a data center story that wasn’t totally soporific. And honestly, it was a...
The US has long seen immigrant physicians as a global reserve labor force instrumentalized in response to crises.
Some Democratic lawmakers say further examination of Duffy’s travel is warranted.
The moratorium applies to unincorporated parts of Hill County, a rural area facing eight potential data center developments.
The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force...
In unprecedented self-dealing maneuver, billions of taxpayer dollars could be paid to US president and his alliesThere is growing concern Donald Trump’s massive $10bn lawsuit against the Internal Reve...
Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia LetlowThe power of Donald Trump’s endorsement will be put to its latest test on Saturday, when...
The centers are diverting much-needed resources from regular people. Local resistance has the industry playing defenseBack in 2016, Marco Gutiérrez, the Mexican-born founder of Latinos for Trump, issu...
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dyingThe climate crisis should be declared a global public health emergency by the Worl...
Trump notably failed to push back on Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the future of Taiwan – key US politics stories from Friday, 15 May at a glanceDonald Trump returned to Washington DC on Friday after a m...
Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow over Cassidy, in an unusual attempt to dislodge an incumbent senator. Cassidy voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.
Virtually everyone killed by the US during the “war on terror” has been a person of color, writer Norman Solomon says.
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg will be replaced as FDA's acting drug center director by Dr. Mike Davis. The post FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up appeared fi...
The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran.
Bill Cassidy tries to defend his seat against a Trump-endorsed challenger; congressional races are postponed in the wake of the Louisiana v. Callais decision.
The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the reliability of U.S. support.
The Russian leader will go to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin said he had watched President Trump’s visit closely.
A long-shot emergency request to restore a voting map was the latest salvo in an all-out legal war over control of the House.
Votes cast for the House candidates on Saturday’s primary ballot won’t count after state officials moved the election to November to provide time to redraw congressional maps.
The Hills’ antagonist has made the city’s response to the 2025 wildfires the central tenet of his campaignLos Angeles is no stranger to drama. But the rapid ascension of a former reality TV bad boy tu...
Iran has a long history of unconventional operations, all designed to divert, distract and destabilise current or potential enemiesThe arrest by US authorities of an alleged Iraqi commander of an Iran...
Recent decisions have alternately blocked access to abortion drug and restored it as cases wind through courtsAbortion providers and advocates are making plans for future disruptions to reproductive c...
Proposal comes after seven states drawing water from drought-stricken river failed to come to an agreementThe US government has proposed a plan for the drought stricken Colorado River that could cut u...
If there’s no proof of aliens, the president can blame the deep state. If there’s proof, he’s a hero. Either way, it helps his popularityThe US Department of Defense released the first batch of its UF...
The decline of the glossy magazine industry as depicted in the sequel made me cry – but I shed no tears for how it was back thenI didn’t think The Devil Wears Prada 2 would make me cry, but it did. Al...
Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argumentThe number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pa...
Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox partyVoters in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía will cast their ballots in an e...
Thirty-one arrests have been made across the Unite the Kingdom march and a pro-Palestinian protest.
Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a "very good negotiating chip" in the United States' dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy ...
Panelists joined to discuss what the summit in Beijing may mean for the U.S. and China.
Virginia might be for lovers, but more recently, it’s for data centers. The state has more data centers than anywhere in the world, and companies are pushing to build more of them, including around so...
Prayer camps, direct action, and lawsuits were key to the victory, offering a roadmap for future land defense fights.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed on Friday, Israel’s army said, describing him as a senior Hamas commander who directed the Oct. 7 attacks. The post Israel says it killed Hamas military leader in Gaza...
The Old and New Testament are clear about why Christians should shun a golden statue of a political leader. The post The newest Trump monument disobeys the biblical commandment to ‘flee from idolatry’...
The president is caught between pleasing ranchers, a loyal GOP constituency and addressing voters' affordability concerns.
A damning Department of War report finds that the Pentagon didn’t fully implement any required civilian harm mitigation measures. The post Internal Pentagon Report Reveals Hegseth Is Willfully Putting...
Wheelchair user Julia Feinberg, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is very aware that she will need more assistance as she ages in Oakland. She lives independently thanks to the 600 hours of help she ge...
Previously unreported details of negotiations come as the White House grapples with challenges from the emergence of Mythos.
Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina is among the lawmakers at risk of losing their seats because of mid-census redraws.
It’s planting season, and 70 percent of American farmers can’t afford enough fertilizer to plant all their crops. About a third of the planet’s nitrogen fertilizer, the most widely used in global agri...
Order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competitionThe supreme court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that...
In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court's voting rights decisi...
For perspective on the summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Amna Nawaz spoke with Nicholas Burns. He served as U.S. ambassador to China during the Biden administration and is ...
Golden originally co-sponsored the resolution but was the deciding Democratic vote against it in a 212-212 tie.
President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay infor...
In June 2025, Christian Cerna went to a protest in his neighborhood against ICE raids and allegedly punched a border patrol agent. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault, but denies that he ev...
Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday and decide the political fate of an embattled Republican U.S. senator targeted for defeat by President Donald T...
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday, as President Donald Tru...
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's trip to China, Congress rejecting a war powers resolution on t...
The ruling called a DOJ official’s sworn statements “at best, deceptive, if not intentionally and knowingly false.”
Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stageAsked before he departed for Beijing if he would raise with the Chinese president the case of Jim...
President Trump is returning to Washington after a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The two sides announced they would launch a board of trade and investment, but beyond that, there are few spec...
In our news wrap Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is commuting the prison sentence of 2020 election denier Tina Peters, the Justice Department announced the arrest of an Iraqi national accused of plo...
Louisiana primary voters could boot a sitting U.S. senator for the first time in nearly 100 years. Backing the insurgency against Sen. Bill Cassidy is President Donald Trump. The pair have been at pol...
The new election map blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court would have favored Democrats in 10 of its 11 congressional districts.
California enacted a law during the first Trump administration requiring state oversight of immigrant detention facilities. This is the fifth report released by the California Department of Justice si...
The president won’t face voters again, but Republican midterm candidates will have to deal with the consequences of his latest comments.
Have you been struggling to get your hands on affordable World Cup tickets? Well, Donald Trump’s business partners have an “extraordinary” offer for you! The president’s $TRUMP meme coin has been flou...
There’s no indication that the New Yorker had imminent plans to return to the U.S. But public health experts said the city and state still should’ve been informed. The post CDC Didn’t Tell New York Ab...