Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term.

The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks ...Read more

As predicted when President Donald Trump and his dangerous quack Health Secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on vaccines, preventable disease is spreading, such as measles.

Now New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has now had to declare a state of emergency over the measles outbreak, which has exceeded 100 cases.

Surprising no one, these cases have ...Read more

When the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia 250 years ago to “form a more perfect Union,” they studied the collapse of the Greek and Roman republics with an eye toward designing a system of government that could withstand a populist demagogue who could seduce the masses, undermine democracy, and catalyze tyranny.

The system of checks...Read more

The Trump administration’s embrace of legal liability to enforce artificial intelligence safety sets the stage for future conflicts over who foots the bill when AI models go rogue: the companies that design the systems or the people that deploy the technology.

Holding AI developers financially responsible for the safety of their products has ...Read more

President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider stepping aside as Ukraine’s president, escalating a fight centered on securing more diesel supplies for the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump ...Read more

President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelenskyy halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider stepping aside as Ukraine’s president, escalating a fight centered on securing more diesel supplies for the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump ...Read more

The swamp may not be drained, but it’s shrinking.

In September, the federal government employed 2.68 million people. That number includes Postal Service employees, but not members of the military. It’s a noticeable decline from the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. In January 2025, the federal government employed more than 3 ...Read more

Once again, a Trump administration blow to the H-1B program is rattling the Seattle-area tech workforce.

Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Trump administration would suspend Microsoft from sponsoring workers on H-1B status for green cards.

The unprecedented move has potentially significant implications for one of the Seattle ...Read more

WASHINGTON — This week’s release of a U.S. Army investigation into the deadly 2025 air crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is fueling calls for congressional negotiators to default to the Senate’s position on aviation safety legislation that’s been stuck in a bicameral standoff.

The investigation, completed in May but ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A key supporter for an age minimum on social media is not giving up hope that such a provision could be included in a potential compromise online safety package after the midterm elections.

Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., whose original age-minimum bill was amended in committee to replace the age minimum with a related parental ...Read more

In a social media post Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump accused Somali immigrants of bringing violence to Minnesota and urged residents to “fight back.”

Hours earlier, Republican candidate for governor Lisa Demuth had offered a very different message. At a brewery a few miles from Eden Prairie High School, she was asked what she ...Read more

The once-enthusiastic MAGA donor who told the Wall Street Journal about Kimberly Guilfoyle’s alleged efforts to hit him up for $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill has shared the reasons he decided to cooperate with the Journal’s bombshell report about her, which could threaten her job as U.S. ambassador to Greece and her standing ...Read more

President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel supplies into the global market, as the administration looks to tame price hikes for the critical fuel.

Trump said Friday in a social media post that “it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and ...Read more

The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions against the International Criminal Court, signaling its determination to cripple the organization on the same day that a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Treasury Department added the entire court to its Specially Designated Nationals list, a move that would impose severe financial...Read more

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clashed repeatedly in an insult-laden, messy Oct. 8 debate rife with constant interruptions, sharp accusations, and even some trash-talking, with both men trying to ensure no jab went unanswered.

The barbs began within minutes, with each accusing one another of ...Read more

In a rare move, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says he was blocked from seeing a key American air base in the Middle East during an official Congressional trip.

A vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s administration and the Iran War, Murphy traveled overseas to get a first-hand look at the damage from the war that he says is being covered up by ...Read more

Less than half of Americans expect this November’s midterm election to be free and fair. According to a survey from the University of California San Diego, confidence is falling among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike.

The data is disconcerting, but it also points to an important opportunity. When trust is fraying, we have a ...Read more

With voter registration lagging and political parties complaining that eligibility requirements for fielding candidates are too burdensome, Haiti’s transitional authorities have revised the country’s electoral rules for the third time in four months, but stopped short of formally postponing the Dec. 13 vote.

The revised electoral decree ...Read more

President Donald Trump made another round of comments attacking Minnesota’s Somali community and Gov. Tim Walz on social media Thursday.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump broadly accused the immigrant community of violence and said the group was taking over Minnesota. He said Walz wants to get “out of town with as much as he can steal, and ...Read more