U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s reelection could determine control of the House. So why has the New Jersey Republican been missing votes for almost 2 months?

Kean, 57, has not voted on a bill since March 5. He has missed 52 votes across 15 days of voting. His office has cited vague health issues, and the lack of detail is particularly out of the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Major chunks of House Republicans’ pre-recess agenda were back on track Wednesday as GOP leaders narrowly corralled the votes to push through a rule for floor debate on several big-ticket pieces of legislation.

The 216-210 vote on the rule came as there was no “Plan B” for the moment with the clock ticking toward expiration...Read more

The fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced on April 7, 2026, after 40 days of war came at an opportune time for the United States. Several reports indicate it is running out of weapons amid the conflict.

As a scholar focused on U.S. military deployments, these reports are concerning and somewhat surprising.

After all, the ...Read more

In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in the United States, the Supreme Court on April 29, 2026, struck down a Black-majority district in Louisiana’s congressional map as “an unconstitutional gerrymander” and altered the court’s interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.

In a 6-3 decision, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives on Wednesday announced a major retreat from part of the Voting Rights Act that has forced states to elect at least some Black or Latino representatives to Congress as well as state and local boards.

In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that creating these majority-minority districts amounts to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map Wednesday ahead of the midterm elections, in a decision that reshaped legal protections for minority voters and could lead to further redistricting nationwide.

The 6-3 decision found that Louisiana should not have been forced to draw a second congressional map with a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — One judge claims his colleagues have adopted a "gangster mentality" in order to shut him up.

Another compared the state board accusing him of serious misconduct to "the Russian mafia."

Judicial elections are usually sleepy affairs, subject to little political fanfare or interest. But two battles on the June ballot in Los ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled Tuesday would govern kids and teens’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots by leaning on parental controls and would prohibit chatbots from using minors’ data for targeted advertising.

The bill comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee markup this week of a separate bill meant to address ...Read more

Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will head to Congress ...Read more

Sharp divisions are shaping an increasingly messy Democratic primary for a purple House seat in a ruby-red state.

The May 12 Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District features labor-backed progressive John Cavanaugh and political action committee co-founder Denise Powell.

Several other Democrats are also on the ballot, including ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two Democrats vying to unseat U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., later this year made their pitches to voters ahead of their party’s primary in just three weeks.

Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, who is endorsed by the local party committees for the May 19 primary, and Lucia Simonelli, a grassroots candidate and climate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Florida Rep. Daniel Webster announced his retirement Tuesday, joining the wave of House members opting against reelection this fall.

“It has been an honor and privilege to represent my beloved state in the U.S. House of Representatives,” the eight-term Republican said in a statement. “The time has come to pass the torch to ...Read more

In a blunt assessment, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the profound economic reforms Cuba needs to get out of a severe humanitarian crisis can’t happen under the country’s current leadership, raising questions about the future of U.S. talks with Havana.

In an interview with "Fox and Friends," Rubio said Cuba is a failed ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The future of the legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. will face a test at Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday, as the Trump administration seeks to unilaterally strip deportation protections from migrants in the face of some congressional opposition.

The cases set for arguments Wednesday will ...Read more

President Donald Trump ramped up his push for a new White House ballroom on Tuesday by promoting an unorthodox and sharply worded legal filing after the shooting attack at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner.

Trump posted legal papers filed by his Department of Justice that included his claims that the historic preservation group ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether the Trump administration may revoke temporary protected status for about 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian immigrants.

TPS allows people who are already in the United States to legally reside and work here if they are unable to safely return to their home country ...Read more

When Pope Leo XIV speaks about war, his message is clear: Violence degrades human dignity, and peace must remain the goal even when it feels out of reach. When Donald Trump speaks about conflict, his clarity takes a different form: Threats must be confronted, adversaries deterred, and, at times, force becomes unavoidable.

To many observers, ...Read more

Before the legislative session began in January, corporations, political committees and lobbyists showered the accounts of some of Florida’s most influential lawmakers with a fresh $14 million in a single day

It has been 16 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision flung open the door to unlimited corporate money. Its ...Read more

Most people know the basics of healthy living that become more important as you grow older: Eat plenty of vegetables, exercise regularly, sleep well, have a social life, limit your alcohol consumption and don’t smoke.

As an economist and social psychologist who study altruism and health, we wondered whether civic engagement might ...Read more

Texas Congressman Pete Sessions testified Monday that his former GOP colleague, ex-Miami-Dade Rep. David Rivera, enlisted him in 2017 to persuade Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to step down and hold democratic elections.

But the Republican lawmaker acknowledged he did not know at the time that Rivera’s consulting company had signed a $...Read more