As a student, I was taught that politics is a contest of ideas. Experience has shown me otherwise.

In a recent New York Times interview with Ezra Klein, conservative activist Chris Rufo captured this reality succinctly: “While we should have the facts on our side, and while we should use logic, by itself, it’s insufficient. Politics ...Read more

Four years ago, Palm Beach County prosecutors charged a local chiropractor with practicing medicine with a suspended license amid allegations of inappropriate contact with patients.

The chiropractor, Hamed Kian, pleaded not guilty and took his case to trial. Like thousands of similarly charged defendants, he went before a jury of six people.

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Even Chicken Little might be embarrassed by the hysterics of congressional Democrats over health care.

Cast your mind back to last year. Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown. While Republicans have majorities in both houses, they needed Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster. In exchange for funding the government, Democrats ...Read more

President Donald Trump plans to support a Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, according to a White House official, a move that would intensify pressure on the Kremlin to end its war in Ukraine.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. Trump’s backing would be a major win for Ukraine,...Read more

A judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a “bad faith” attempt to manipulate the judicial process and barred him and his administration from citing its supposed settlement in any future regulatory or judicial proceedings.

Monday’s 56-page decision by U.S. District Judge Kathleen ...Read more

A hearing officer for the state Board of Elections is recommending to the board that independent candidate Mayra Macías be blocked from running for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District in the contest to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García.

The recommendation Friday determined the independent candidate did not gather enough ...Read more

President Donald Trump will support a Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, according to a White House official, a move that would intensify pressure on the Kremlin to end its war in Ukraine.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. Trump’s backing would be a major win for Ukraine, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally notified Congress that military activities against Iran resumed last week, renewing questions about the administration’s obligation to seek congressional approval for a war that began in February.

The notification, which the 1973 War Powers Resolution requires be sent to congressional leaders ...Read more

After being a target of out-of-state lawmakers’ criticism, California is leading the nation as housing affordability and homelessness have become a national problem, forcing Congress to act, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.

The housing crisis was concentrated to coastal blue cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston, until ...Read more

Prince George’s County Del. Adrian Boafo’s victory in Maryland’s crowded Democratic primary for the 5th Congressional District wasn’t just decisive. It stretched across nearly the entire map, new precinct-level election results revealed.

Democratic voters across Southern Maryland overwhelmingly coalesced behind Boafo despite a field of ...Read more

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a “bad faith” attempt to manipulate the judicial process and barred him and his administration from citing its supposed settlement in any future regulatory or judicial proceedings.

Monday’s 56-page decision by U.S. District Judge ...Read more

The sudden death of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham unleashed jockeying among leading Republicans in the Palmetto State to run for his seat for a full six-year term.

Republican Governor Henry McMaster is set to name a replacement on Monday to serve out the rest of Graham’s term through Jan. 3, 2027. That person will also have to decide...Read more

Idaho voters will decide in November whether to restore widespread access to abortion after years of some of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws, election officials confirmed Monday.

Idahoans United for Women and Families said Monday that a ballot initiative it created to carve out reproductive healthcare protections, including the ...Read more

A crowded field of South Carolina Republicans Monday was shaping up for a special election to fill the Senate seat held by the late Lindsey Graham after his sudden death from a heart problem over the weekend.

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Rep. Nancy Mace and Rep. Ralph Norman, all of whom were losing candidates in the recent crowded GOP primary for ...Read more

Donald Trump has lost a go-to ally in the Senate after the death of Lindsey Graham, with senior White House aides and other Republicans — and even some Democrats — saying the late senator had become a crucial part of the president’s legislative efforts.

The 71-year-old Budget Committee chairman and national security hawk was a fierce ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Independence Day recess ended Sunday with two explosive developments within the Senate GOP: the death of Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who died Saturday night, and a much-awaited health update from former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

The latter issued a statement Sunday evening confirming that, contrary ...Read more

When the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that states can bar biological males from competing in women’s sports, it left unanswered the other side of the question: Can states permit it?

The question is pointed directly at Connecticut or, more particularly, at a case referred to as Soule that has percolated in Connecticut’s federal district ...Read more

Let’s begin with the obvious: President Donald Trump is out to rig the midterm elections.

We know this because the president commits many of his illegal acts in broad daylight.

For the past year, Trump has revved up his election-tampering efforts by throwing everything at the proverbial wall.

He called for nationalizing elections, pushed to...Read more

President Donald Trump and his administration have continued to ramp up demands that states, including deep-red Idaho, alter their election laws to limit or eliminate mail-in voting and ensure that only eligible citizens cast ballots with threats of legal and financial penalties just months ahead of November’s general election.

The U.S. ...Read more