Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump's remarks on California
President Trump is stoking outrage among California Democrats and at least one House GOP candidate after he suggested at a midterm rally that he would allow Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for...
The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court opens new term with shaky Trump relationship
The Supreme Court justices return to the bench Monday for their new term, and their docket is already filling up with new confrontations on President Trump’s immigration agenda, among other major...
View ArticleHead Start fight reaches tipping point as advocates push back against...
The Trump administration is moving ahead with big changes to Head Start — the federal early childhood education program that serves low-income families — to the outcry of advocates who say the...
View ArticlePike's botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny
Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike is renewing scrutiny over how states carry out the death penalty and raising questions about what legal recourse exists when that protocol goes awry....
View ArticleTrump refuses to rule out demolishing Kennedy Center
President Trump is refusing to commit to not demolishing the Kennedy Center amid the legal battle over the performing arts center's name and renovation. Trump, in a new interview with Time magazine,...
View ArticleSupreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go forward
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Tennessee can put Christa Pike to death, lifting an eleventh-hour appeals court ruling that had paused the execution. The court's decision clears the way for...
View Article7 takeaways from Hegseth's address to officers: Warfare's future, faith and a...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a flurry of announcements during a wide-ranging speech to active-duty officers Wednesday. At the beginning of the address, the Pentagon chief stuck to his bread and...
View ArticleDemocrats block data center electricity bill, calling it 'toothless'
Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and "toothless," though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan...
View ArticleGOP breaks with Trump on multiple issues
Republicans in both chambers are increasingly breaking ranks with President Trump across a host of sensitive issues, hoping some separation from the GOP’s unpopular standard-bearer will help avert a...
View ArticleBipartisan team in Congress looks to expand insurance coverage for ovarian...
A group of lawmakers spanning both parties and chambers is introducing legislation that would require insurance plans to cover genetic testing for patients with hereditary risk factors and expand...
View ArticleHegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Pentagon...
View ArticleArizona tour company sues over Trump's nonresident fee at national parks
An Arizona-based tour company is suing the Trump administration over its move to impose higher national park visitor fees on people who don’t live in the U.S. In a new filing Monday, Across Arizona...
View ArticleSpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time
SpaceX on Monday sent its Starship out to orbit for the first time, with the company looking for the craft to achieve six laps around the Earth in order to show off its capability for the NASA Artemis...
View Article5 major networks rejoin White House TV pool after CNN standoff
The five major television networks were back in the White House television pool on Friday following their standoff with the White House over CNN’s access. CBS broadcast the live feed for television...
View ArticleTrump floats 'big decision' at UN on whether he'll 'annihilate' Iran or make...
President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he has a major decision coming on the U.S. war in Iran and predicted a deal could be reached between the two countries after...
View ArticleGOP leaders face challenge from lame-duck lawmakers in both parties
Lame-duck lawmakers in the lower chamber are going out with guns blazing. In a series of extraordinary moves ahead of the midterms, soon-to-depart members forced votes on long-shot impeachments,...
View ArticleSoaring diesel prices pose latest economic headache for GOP
Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms. The national average for diesel jumped 42...
View ArticleCarney’s Euro trip inflames Trump tensions
The tension between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has only intensified amid the latter’s cozying up with the European Union (EU) on a high-profile trip this week. The...
View ArticleTrump says CNN, MS NOW, Politico banned from White House
President Trump said Friday he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, a move sure to draw fierce pushback from D.C.'s press corps. Trump said in a Truth Social post the ban would be...
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