May 1, 2026, marks the 60th day of Operation Epic Fury in Iran – a symbolically significant date designating when a president who has mounted unilateral military operations must receive Congressional approval or wind it down.

However, the complex history of the War Powers Resolution clock demonstrates it is a toothless milestone....Read more

The Supreme Court has again dealt a devastating blow to voting equality in the United States.

On Wednesday, in Louisiana v. Callais, six justices effectively nullified a 1982 federal statute that prohibits states from running or establishing election systems, such as election districts, that have a discriminatory effect against voters of color....Read more

The phrase “concentration camp” is freighted with dark historical meaning. Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust.

But the use and name of concentration camps originated far earlier. In the late 1800s, Spanish ...Read more

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has struck down Louisiana’s newly created majority-Black congressional district, narrowing the scope of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ruling is consequential not only for Louisiana but for how the nation understands representation, race and the future of redistricting.

At its core, ...Read more

CHICAGO — Independent would-be candidates for a Southwest Side congressional seat are uniting against two targets as they look ahead to November, one a familiar enemy, the other much less so.

President Donald Trump must be beaten, each independent in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District said Wednesday during the campaign’s first town hall...Read more

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a sweeping election reform bill passed by the Legislature in March, the result of years of negotiations between factions in the House and Senate.

The bill seeks to make numerous changes to Alaska’s election laws sought by both Democrats and Republicans.

The Alaska Constitution calls on lawmakers ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security within hours of it clearing the House on Thursday, effectively ending an 11-week partial shutdown.

The bill, which the House cleared on a voice vote, funds all of the vast department — covering the Secret Service, Coast Guard, ...Read more

Shares in spirits companies rose on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced he is lifting the 10% tariffs on alcohol sales between the United Kingdom and the U.S.

The move came at the behest of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, according to Trump’s post on Truth Social.

“In honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a short-term extension of a key surveillance power, sending it to the White House just hours before it is set to expire at midnight.

The bill, which would extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through June 12, passed amid bitter disagreements over a longer-term extension.

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WASHINGTON — At long last, a farm bill has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives, but without a provision pushed by crop growers and ethanol producers.

The Republican-crafted legislation passed on Thursday, April 30, in a 220-200 vote on what has historically been bipartisan legislation for farm country. The massive omnibus bill gives $1....Read more

The U.S. Air Force agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by President Donald Trump’s sons, according to the firm, deepening the military’s ties to defense contractors linked to the first family as the U.S. war with Iran enters its third month.

The West Palm Beach, Florida-based company, Powerus, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators will now be barred from trading on prediction markets, after adopting a resolution by unanimous consent Thursday afternoon.

It’s the latest in a flurry of efforts to squash insider trading by government officials as prediction markets grow in popularity. Led by Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, the resolution adopted...Read more

The palace intrigue surrounding President Donald Trump’s endorsement in Kentucky’s May Republican U.S. Senate primary has begun.

After many months of a heated race with no hint from the president on whether he’d endorse among the candidates running to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that Trump...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump focused on other matters this week as House Republicans struggled to pass measures related to surveillance powers, agricultural policy and immigration enforcement funding, with former officials saying the president’s own priorities are likely to increasingly draw him away from the legislative grind.

The ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — A bitterly contested race for an open seat in Congress representing a deep-blue Philadelphia district has become something of a symbol of a broader national debate among Democrats about how far the party should go in criticizing Israel.

While voters in the city have long said that economic concerns, public safety, and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Hot rotisserie chickens could be purchased by families using food stamps under a measure led by a Michigan lawmaker and added Thursday to the latest farm bill to pass the U.S. House.

Current rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, don't consider hot rotisserie chickens to be an eligible purchase for ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House cleared a Senate-passed bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, effectively ending an 11-week partial shutdown.

The bill, which the House sent to President Donald Trump’s desk on a voice vote, would fund all of the vast department — covering the Secret Service, Coast Guard, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence chatbot providers would need to verify users’ ages and ban minors from using AI companion chatbots under a bill that advanced unanimously in a Senate committee Thursday.

The Judiciary Committee voted 22-0 to approve the bill, which would make it a crime to knowingly provide a chatbot that might encourage...Read more

NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr. could be poised to succeed his father.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Amazon is mulling a reboot of “The Apprentice” with Don Jr. as the potential star. The reality competition show, which previously ran on NBC from 2004 to 2017, was originally hosted by his father. It’s also where President ...Read more