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WASHINGTON — Frustration over government shutdowns has led senators to consider what was once unthinkable: forfeiting their pay during a funding lapse.

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate voted unanimously ...Read more

When the war is not going well?

You assassinate more leaders.

They replace those leaders with equally bad/worse leaders?

You threaten to destroy the civilization!

That does not go over well.

Back down on that one.

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WASHINGTON — As some worry that an uproar over sexual misconduct in Congress will pass without meaningful change, House members announced a “bipartisan partnership” Wednesday.

The goal is to “identify reforms and ...Read more

Voters in The Bahamas have handed Prime Minister Philip Davis and his Progressive Liberal Party a historic second consecutive five-year term in office, while delivering crushing defeats to the country’s national security...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., addressed allegations Wednesday on social media that he offered a former girlfriend hush money to drop a complaint against one of his allies in Congress.

Massie, in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans are riding high after a series of redistricting victories that could help the GOP become the first party since 1978 to retain control of both chambers of Congress in a midterm election while ...Read more

The state of Florida illegally attempted to curry special favor from the president by gifting downtown Miami land for Donald Trump’s planned presidential center and skyscraper, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal...Read more

In an ideal world, this week’s resignation of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary would signal the end of a troubling period at the agency — one where the job of overseeing a sizable chunk of the U.S...Read more

WASHINGTON — The last time Americans overwhelmingly approved of Congress, the U.S. had recently gone to war and was still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Gas prices were $1.31 a gallon and “Fallin’” by...Read more

WASHINGTON — Political activist Denise Powell clung to a narrow lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District after a contentious campaign that brought an influx of outside money and a blitz ...Read more

President Donald Trump announced on May 1, 2026, that the United States will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany – personnel who had been deployed there as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Distraught that the Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a statewide referendum that would have enabled them to gerrymander their way to a 10-to-1 advantage in the state’s congressional delegation in November, up from the ...Read more

“Tax the Rich” is a catchy, intuitive and politically potent slogan. In a period of rapid wealth creation alongside rising costs and constrained opportunity, it speaks to a real and widely felt imbalance. Whether one ...Read more

The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a roaring success and you didn’t have to be a partisan to admire its logistical prowess.

We recall marveling at how rapidly, and seamlessly, the convention planners...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- College students might imagine many nightmare scenarios during finals week.

A damaged laptop entombs an important essay. The least useful member of a group project accidentally deletes the shared Google ...Read more

Everyone in the United States deserves time to care for themselves and their loved ones, whether to see a baby’s first smile or hold the hand of a parent who takes their last. Recently, Virginia became one of a growing ...Read more

In February 2025, the richest man in modern history raised a chainsaw over his head to wild applause while on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The image of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk donning a...Read more

If you ask the average person to name one of today’s dictators, Russia’s Vladimir Putin would likely be the first to come to mind. The former career intelligence operative and mayor of St. Petersburg has ruled Russia�...Read more

Colleges are failing today’s young adults — beyond grade inflation, junk courses and trading facts for ideology. Today’s college students going for a bachelor’s degree expect to earn roughly $80,000 one year after ...Read more

As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut or a baseball player.

When I realized I was prone to motion sickness, I backed off the astronaut plan. Later, I learned I couldn’t hit a curveball.

Today, at 65, after a career in ...Read more