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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

PHILADELPHIA — When state Sen. Sharif Street was elected to be the first Black chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party in 2022, he inherited a fractured coalition led by some powerful people who had outwardly opposed ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In Napa and surrounding counties, Rep. Mike Thompson’s once-easy reelection contest is turning into something of a race. In the Sacramento area, Rep. Doris Matsui is facing one of her most serious ...Read more

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel denied allegations about his alcohol consumption Tuesday as Senate Democrats raised concerns about his leadership, pressing him on a series of rolling controversies at the agency.

At...Read more

A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs unlawful, as the judges weigh the administration’s request to allow officials to keep collecting the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Occasionally, I'll find myself standing in front of a group of college journalism students. It's my job to give them tips on writing and storytelling and the proper way to communicate.

I yammer on even ...Read more

Christian Mango, a 10-year-old from Greensboro, worried about the lives of 6.5 million people being threatened by pollution.

He worried about what would happen to the glaciers.

And he worried about the worsening weather....Read more

WASHINGTON — A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy requires members of Congress to seek advanced approval in order to speak with detainees during oversight inspections at detention facilities.

It’s the ...Read more