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Now that glyphosate has become a national-security issue, it’s time to revisit the source of misinformation about this controversial herbicide.
Democrats want Virginians to aggressively gerrymander the state.
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A federal judge must end his "intrusive" contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesda…
The Hungarian leader faces an energized opposition—and questions about whether he would accept defeat.
Representative Mike Lawler, who is seeking re-election in a swing district in the Hudson Valley, faced tough questions from constituents about his stance on the war in Iran.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
The lead U.S. negotiator, Vice President JD Vance, has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran’s offer would last up to five.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., resigned Tuesday as sexual misconduct allegations mounted and calls for his removal intensified.
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
Democrats already had a lot to worry about in the 2026 California governor's race, an election they would typically expect to win easily: Too many candidates. Low name recognition. Voter apathy.
A former Biden administration official on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "might be helpful" in forcing Iran to negotiate.
For the mainstream media, a horrific murder in Florida is horrific only because the president called attention to it.
After the chaos and death that ensued during the deportation raids in Minneapolis, Stephen Miller, the architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, is changing course on immigration. Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs ex…
Washington, D.C., will host the Great American State Fair, a 16-day celebration on the National Mall marking the nation's 250th anniversary this summer.
The military approach has backfired, with Iran's position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a deal
President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, will accompany the president on his trip next month to China, a spokeswoman for the family organization told Reuters on Tuesday.
Immigration officers are making arrests in sensitive locations, including family court.
Leah Gazan’s use of the absurd term ‘MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+’ to describe female Indigenous homicide victims is a case study in progressive linguistic self-sabotage.
To celebrate the second Sunday of Easter, President Donald Trump appears to have decided that blasphemy might be the best option.
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The departures of a Democrat and Republican would not immediately alter the balance of power in the House, where the GOP holds a razor-thin majority.
After Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, missed a deadline to step down, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., moved Tuesday to introduce a resolution seeking his expulsion.
He chose the method of JFK and created a blockade that would not abandon the goal and minimize putting US soldiers in harm's way. This is war and anything can and will happen but it was a careful choice.
Kevin M. Warsh vowed to divest a substantial amount of his more than $100 million in assets as he faces a complicated path to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve.
An illegal migrant in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, is charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife. DHS and ICE have lodged a detainer request.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday that the U.S. "shouldn't be held hostage to a handful of Democrats," saying their refusal to cooperate has forced Republicans to consider moving forward alone on funding legislation.
Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.
A fifth woman accused Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., of sexual misconduct on Tuesday, after the embattled congressman announced his resignation from the House of Representatives and said he was suspending his campaign for governor of California.
The German state has been generous to its beneficiaries—but that largesse is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
State Democrats butted heads over a gerrymandering plan that could have eliminated the state’s lone Republican seat in the U.S. House.
The appeals court ruled that a criminal contempt inquiry into actions of Trump officials amounted to a 'clear abuse' of discretion by a federal judge.
Like the old Wild West, the Moon offers the prospect of resources to exploit and land to settle. Artemis II's successful mission is just the beginning.
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
She joins other former Republicans and Trump administration officials running for office as critics of the president. The district would open up if voters approve a new map.
President Donald Trump sharply criticized Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an interview Tuesday, escalating tensions between the two leaders over remarks about Pope Leo XIV and Europe's role in the ongoing Iran conflict, The Hill reported.
The Wikipedia knowledge monopoly is not ready for the Grokipedia threat.
House Republicans are intensifying their probe into Democrat fundraising powerhouse ActBlue, demanding key documents they say the organization failed to hand over - and warning of consequences if it continues to resist.
Oil markets shrugged it off, but the effort to hurt Iran could provoke retaliation that inflicts more damage on energy assets and the global economy.
Where local collaboration is absent, foreign intervention imposes enormous costs or simply stalls. Where it exists, intervention can succeed with surprising velocity.
Olivia Troye, a former top aide to Vice President Mike Pence who broke with President Donald Trump during his first administration over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Tuesday she is launching a bid as a Democrat for Virginia's 7t…
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is seeking to block the sale of bombs and bulldozers to the foreign nation of Israel, which recently worked with the U.S. to bombard Iran.
The conflict could also fuel another bout of inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Three Republican-led committees, responding to a New York Times report this month, accused the Democratic fund-raising organization of withholding documents from a subpoena request.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.
More than a century after it was first published, ‘If It Die’—Gide’s shockingly candid account of his childhood and sexual awakening—remains a gripping read.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Michael Shermer, the author of a number of works on critical thinking, epistemology, and ethics, about his new book, 'Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.'
Misconduct allegations against Rep. Swalwell collide with renewed calls for Congress and the FBI to release investigative files on the Fang case.
In a new book, US District Court Judge Roy Altman traces Jews’ indigenous presence in the holy land over the last 3,231 years.
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Both parties appear to be factoring in the razor-thin majority that Republicans hold in the chamber as they weigh whether to oust members.
House Democrats led by Jamie Raskin introduce a bill to create a commission evaluating whether the 25th Amendment could be used to remove Trump.
Some factors that harmed Orban may also apply to Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, say American conservatives who backed the Hungarian leader.
Why would we do the same thing all over again? says one.
So the Iranians wouldn't give up their uranium enrichment or dismantle their enrichment facilities. Or hand over their already enriched uranium.
The debate in Fort Worth echoes a dilemma that local leaders are grappling with around the country: End diversity programs or risk losing all federal funding.
After the failure of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the United States remains at war with Iran and Trump’s priority is to liberate the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee launched a paid advertisement campaign ahead of Tax Day targeting 28 vulnerable House Democrats for voting for the largest tax hike since World War II and making the lives of working families harder,…
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After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.
After spending most of her Washington career as a Republican, she joins a crowded field of Democrats running in a Virginia district that doesn’t exist yet.
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The Department of Homeland Security has ordered thousands of furloughed employees back to work amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to internal emails obtained by CBS News, underscoring mounting pressure on federal operations as…
House China Committee chairman says commercial satellite imagery may have been used as targeting data ahead of an Iranian strike on a U.S. air base.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
Socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces government-run grocery stores aimed at lowering prices on everyday staples like bread and eggs by 2027.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem, convicted in an alleged coup plot under Bolsonaro, was detained by ICE in Florida on Monday.
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has clashed with the Trump administration over dozens of Venezuelan migrants’ removals to a prison in El Salvador.
"Until you start holding these judges accountable, they are going to continue to find ways to benefit the criminal element," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said last week at a press conference in Tampa, addressing his "friends" in his state's House…
Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.
Republicans are counting on the votes of Catholics to maintain control of Congress.
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The Trump administration wants Kevin Warsh in place as the new U.S. central bank chair "as soon as possible," with the existing Fed chief's term coming soon to an end, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
The vice president accused the European Union of meddling—as he stumped for Viktor Orbán.
A federal judge said President Trump’s federal housing director cannot be held liable in court under a decades-old law.
The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he pushes to wield the legal system against his political enemies.
Higher education needs intellectual—not political—conservatives.
A federal judge’s nearly yearlong effort to investigate whether the Trump administration had violated his order had become a point of contention in the president’s battles with the courts.
An ally of J. D. Vance who has dabbled in monarchism is now working for Viktor Orbán.
Fairfax County, Virginia, residents react to a string of violent crimes allegedly committed by illegal aliens amid debate over immigration enforcement.
A long-awaited report from the Justice Department’s “Weaponization Working Group” alleges misuse of the Face Act. But the evidence is limited, and the Trump administration has itself been criticized for misusing law enforcement.
Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
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In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.
Conservative Political Action Conference Chair Matt Schlapp told Newsmax on Tuesday the current economic issues arising from the Iran conflict don't present much concern when looking at November's midterm elections.
Unlike his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV enjoys growing support from a broad swath of conservative Catholics.
Vice President JD Vance's humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?