This is a reflective time of year for me. My father, Ronald Reagan, died in June 2004, and each year I let myself drift into whatever realm my thoughts and memories lead me to. Sometimes it’s about who he was as a father — magical when I was a small child, but elusive and a bit awkward as I grew up.

This year I have found myself reflecting ...Read more

For most of President Donald Trump’s first 500 days back in office, congressional Republicans have shown next to no appetite for challenging him.

When the president’s immigration enforcement tactics wreaked havoc on everyday life in America’s cities, GOP lawmakers were mum. A few faint mumbles of discontent could be heard when Trump’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrats are looking to break a five-year losing streak at Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game, hoping a revamped roster will be enough to beat Republicans.

But partisan rivalry aside, research suggests the game may boost legislative collaboration.

Playing baseball gives legislators the chance to forge bonds outside...Read more

Former Vice President Mike Pence is not merely promoting a new book. He is making a final argument for a vision of conservatism that he believes is slipping away.

In “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience,” Pence argues that the Republican Party must choose between enduring conservative principles and what...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Even before President Trump’s latest wave of unfounded claims of election fraud in California, a significant share of voters in the state expressed concerns about federal interference in the electoral process, according to a new poll.

Trump on Monday claimed on his social media site that the race for Los Angeles mayor ...Read more

An updated federal report alleges top Minnesota leaders knew about widespread fraud in social services programs but repeatedly failed to stop it — the latest partisan fallout from the ongoing fraud crisis.

The 200-page document, titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota’s Fraud Explosion,” is a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has yet to embark on a robust midterm campaign schedule, and his handful of initial rallies have been far from targeted messages talking up GOP candidates.

In the most recent two trips to districts that could help determine whether Republicans retain control of the House, the president opted for the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Monday aggressively accused Assemblywoman Claire Valdez of being “beholden” to Mayor Zohran Mamdani as their Democratic primary battle heats up for New York's 7th Congressional District.

Reynoso also suggested Mamdani is a powerful “boss” of a “political machine” in an ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers passed a bill Monday aimed at preventing future executive branch interference in some legislative branch agencies, a year after President Donald Trump fired the librarian of Congress.

It would allow House and Senate leaders to appoint the heads of both the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to charge a $100,000 fee for companies seeking to employ foreign workers with an H-1B visa, ruling in part that it oversteps Congress’ taxing power.

In the ruling, Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court for the District of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress face two major tasks this week: wrapping up reconciliation 2.0 and renewing a controversial spy powers authority before it expires Friday.

The House returns with a final sprint to clear roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement through President Donald Trump’s term, which GOP leaders are hoping to ...Read more

The Trump administration on May 20, 2026, indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for murder, based on the downing of two planes near the Cuban coastline in 1996 that killed four people.

As a historian of Latin America and U.S. foreign policy, I believe the indictment may be the prelude to direct U.S. military action against Cuba...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Can kids go to prison? – Artie, age 10, New York City

The United States has a special justice system for people under age 18. But youth can be tried in adult courts and go ...Read more

More people are talking about the Declaration of Independence now than they likely have for decades, largely because of the festivities, exhibits, historical commemorations and other public events associated with the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.

But even as they discuss the historical meaning, purpose and ideas...Read more

President Donald Trump’s choice for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, has proved controversial. Pulte’s lack of background in national security matters has sparked resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill, which is not surprising. But some Republicans, too, have expressed dismay at the president’s choice, a Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump amplified baseless claims of election fraud in California early Monday morning, pointing to the most recent Los Angeles mayoral results as alleged evidence of a cheating narrative he began pushing days ago.

Trump declared early Monday morning on Truth Social that there was “no way” Democrat Nithya Raman...Read more

WASHINGTON — A relentless push by President Donald Trump to reshape Washington‘s cityscape is facing mounting resistance, threatening a slate of transformative monuments intended to cement his legacy in the nation’s capital.

Eager to see his projects completed before leaving office, Trump has responded to growing legal and political ...Read more

CHICAGO — Five years after Illinois joined other states in allowing politicians to use campaign funds for childcare, a handful of state lawmakers from Chicago have become some of the nation’s biggest users of laws designed to encourage parents — particularly mothers of young children — to run for office, according to a nonprofit ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence makes passage of a bill renewing spy powers far harder, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee said.

Senator Mark Warner said on ABC’s This Week that Pulte’s appointment threw a “live grenade” into negotiations between ...Read more