LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump floated the idea of changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in a social media post Tuesday amid an intensifying feud with Canada.

The Republican president posted about the possibility of the name switch at about 7 a.m. Last year, he issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of ...Read more

On Election Day in 2024, as voters cast their ballots, Elon Musk posted a campaign music video supporting Donald Trump’s bid for president.

Set to Van Halen’s “Jump,” with a montage of 1980s cultural references and images of Trump in various strongman poses, the video includes a line about “PATRIOTS” in which the “O” ...Read more

In the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections, how is the U.S. government performing in terms of human rights? Listening to politicians, it can be difficult to know.

On one hand, some have pointed to a number of potential human rights abuses committed by the U.S. government inside and outside its borders in the past two years.

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LANSING, Mich. — President Donald Trump floated the idea of changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in an Aug. 25 social media post, amid an intensifying feud with Canada.

The Republican president posted about the possibility of the name switch at about 7 a.m. Last year, he issued an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of ...Read more

Elected officials rarely miss a chance to pose for photos at military bases or thank military personnel for their service. But when it comes to providing the pay, health care and quality housing that service members and their families deserve, political leaders are often slow to report for duty — or are AWOL entirely.

Such is the case with ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the oldest member of Congress, was born in 1933, the year Prohibition ended.

On the other end of the age spectrum, Congress’ youngest member, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, was born in 1997, the year Google registered its domain.

That’s an age gap of some 64 years — about the same ...Read more

Miami Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has become increasingly blunt in her disagreement with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and how she believes they hurt Republicans among Hispanic voters: “Mr. President, listen to what I’m telling you, sir: You’re a smart guy — you are playing with fire,” she said ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California intends to sue the Trump administration again over President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms.

The announcement came after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the administration to move forward with key parts ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to continue seeking new limits on the use of mail ballots, though their implementation remains in dispute as the November election rapidly approaches.

California leaders immediately noted the limits of the high court ruling and said they would file a lawsuit to ...Read more

Gov. Ron DeSantis led the charge this spring to redo Florida’s congressional map, making four seats held by Democrats red-leaning.

But in an election cycle that’s expected to favor Democrats, DeSantis was cautious about Republicans’ ability to flip all four of those U.S. House seats.

“This year they’re winnable, but I think it’s ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to seek new limits on the use of mail ballots, but they are not likely to take effect this year.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the court’s conservatives granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that blocked new federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal court struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to put a $100,000 fee on visas for some highly skilled foreign workers in June. Now the administration is trying again — this time through a regulatory process that proposes a broader levy to help finance its wide-ranging immigration crackdown.

Companies would pay...Read more

WASHINGTON — With just 10 weeks left before the midterm elections, the White House is still hoping there’s enough time to restrict voting by mail.

On Monday the Trump administration submitted another brief to the Supreme Court, re-upping its plea for urgency as November approaches.

The Postal Service issued new regulations Friday aimed at ...Read more

Ralph Norman.

Those were two words President Donald Trump notably did not speak Friday night despite being on stage in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for about 80 minutes.

The rally was meant to boost Sen. Darline Graham in a South Carolina GOP primary runoff, slated for Tuesday. By not mentioning her opponent, a five-term House member, the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Donald Trump to seek new limits on the use of mail ballots, but they are not likely to take effect this year.

Acting by a 6-3 vote, the court’s conservatives granted an emergency appeal from Trump’s lawyers and set aside a judge’s order that blocked new federal ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House GOP leadership faces a balancing act next month as they work to avert a partial government shutdown while navigating internal tensions over the Senate-proposed delay of a ban on sales of certain intoxicating hemp-derived products.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris has been sounding the alarm since the Senate on Aug....Read more

A sliver of good news out of the Iran conflict: The United States has had increasing success getting oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The New York Times reported this week that, since May, the U.S. military “has played a crucial role in getting millions of barrels of oil through the strait, helping to keep oil prices from rising ...Read more

President Donald Trump has authored a whole anthology of aphorisms demonstrating his deep disdain for the military he commands.

He derided those killed in action as “suckers and losers,” said in reference to former prisoner of war John McCain that he prefers troops who weren’t captured, and said his “own personal Vietnam” was ...Read more

Moms for Liberty, the notorious conservative group formed to fight COVID-19 mask mandates and then “pornographic” books and other culture-war topics, looks to be losing influence in Florida, the birthplace of the parents-rights organization.

Across Florida, many candidates who shared the group’s views lost their elections on Tuesday. Some...Read more