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A series of White House social-media videos turn the carnage in Iran into gleeful entertainment.
Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
The war with Iran is reshaping the entire Middle East from the Gulf States to Lebanon with surprising speed.
The majority leader is getting pounded for not pushing hard enough, but he says the votes just aren’t there to circumvent the filibuster.
He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?
The statue, depicting them embracing on a copy of the Titanic bow, is the third placed on the Mall by the artists depicting a connection between Trump and Epstein.
Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the war with Iran could end "soon," because there is "practically nothing left to target" after a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes.
How we learned to reason poorly with accurate data.
Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.
The Justice Department appealed a judge’s order that blocked officials from searching a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices in a leak investigation.
Congressional questions about contracts, ads, and extramarital sex ended her tenure.
Senior executives blamed for the collapse of a major bank would be forced to give up bonuses and other compensation under new bipartisan legislation that was to be introduced Wednesday.
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.
The Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle for legislation aimed at making homeownership more affordable, though the measure still faces resistance from some Republicans.
America’s vast economic powers are able to wear down an adversary’s economy but are insufficient to topple leaders on their own.
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Georgia 14th Congressional District runoff features Republican Clay Fuller, backed by Trump, facing Democrat Shawn Harris April 7 after Harris led with 37% and Fuller earned 35%.
The program for people traveling internationally came back online at 5 a.m. on Wednesday. It had been paused amid the shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
President Donald Trump praised the "tremendous impact" of decisions being made on Wednesday as leaders of the Group of Seven Nations met to discuss war in Iran and its economic consequences, according to a short videoclip shared by the French pres…
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Wednesday it could take time for the United States to secure the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East as tensions tied to the Iranian conflict continue to threaten global shipping lanes.During an appearance on CNN's "N…
The Ohio and Kentucky stops are meant to promote economic gains, but rising oil prices and Republican dissent over Iran threaten to complicate the message.
The Trump administration wants colleges and universities to share information about the race and gender of applicants to make sure they’re not using racial preferences in admissions.
The 5-year-old was briefly held at Dilley, where families are sent after ICE roundups.
Emerald Fennell’s misbegotten adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ destroys the very structure of Emily Brontë’s classic story.
The police in London interviewed Virginia Giuffre three times over her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Ghislaine Maxwell, but never began a criminal investigation.
President Donald Trump continues blasting Rep. Thomas Massie and backing GOP primary challenger Ed Gallrein ahead of a Wednesday visit to Kentucky.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
DOJ official mocks DNC lawsuit over election security records as "frivolous," comparing it to "tooth fairy" wishes in dismissive social media response.
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At a retreat in Florida, the House GOP plotted its next steps — but the path ahead is murky, and elections are looming.
A runoff, resentments, and the question of whether a Democrat can win statewide
FDA launches new AI-powered system to track drug and vaccine side effects in real time, replacing outdated databases and saving $120 million annually.
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…
Too often, the UN’s valuable field work is overshadowed by cynical political posturing. As a result, collecting annual dues from member states has become more difficult.
The U.S. military on Wednesday warned civilians to leave port facilities where Iranian naval forces are operating, adding that U.S. forces could not guarantee their safety.
Mayor Mamdani is off to a terrible start, with even the weather turning against him.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Iranian-Canadian human-rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz about whether Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last Shah of Iran, might rise to power as a new Prince of Persia.
Republican strategists hope the endorsement will make the Texas Senate race less expensive and less competitive.
In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.
Some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel have publicly questioned the safety and manufacturing of the shots, including raising a debunked theory that DNA contaminants in the vaccines are harmful.
Elon Musk should remain focused on Mars; diverting to the Moon would be a mistake.
U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as oil traffic stalls through the critical shipping corridor amid rising tensions.
After an illegal alien was discovered to have been voting, immigration experts that loss of voter confidence represents the true “serious threat" to American democracy.
Trump demands Senate Republicans pass SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but GOP leaders say they lack votes for filibuster.
A key U.S. federal vaccine advisory panel has dropped a push against COVID mRNA vaccines, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Israel faces not a solvable conflict but a permanent condition—one requiring deterrence, “violent maintenance,” and historic patience—while confronting both regional enemies and a cultural battle in the West.
The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.
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…
GOP Rep. Kevin Hern launches his Oklahoma Senate bid to replace DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin, vowing to be a "loyal ally" to President Trump’s "America First" agenda.
White House tells GOP House members to avoid talk of “mass deportations” ahead of the midterms, backing away from public discussion of a key campaign pledge.
The Cruz family spent years building a life in New York. Then the risks of staying became too great.
My aunt couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway.
ABC, Meta, Paramount and X reportedly agreed to pay at least $63 million in settlements with the president. The original fund was dissolved last year.
A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
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…
Australia has long been considered politically stable compared with Europe and the United States. But according to political scientist Eric Kaufmann, that period of “Australian exceptionalism” may be coming to an end.
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes involving Ford Motor's hands-free advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise.
The investigations into unfair trade practices will likely lead to tariffs on foreign countries, as the administration works to replace the import taxes struck down by the Supreme Court.
Trump's endorsed candidates had good results in Tuesday elections, as ex-White House fellow Clay Fuller advances to a Georgia runoff in April.
The Supreme Court has just invalidated Trump’s tariff agenda. But the economics were already doing that.
A bipartisan group of senators raised concerns in a letter to the Government Accountability Office that the department failed to redact names and photos of victims.
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Why Germans fear American religion, and what this reveals about Europe.
House Republicans are urging President Trump to block profits from a major Russian oil company as Iran turmoil pushes gas prices higher across the U.S.
Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.
Operation Epic Fury is not just about Iran.
Clay Fuller, a district attorney, led among Republicans to replace the former congresswoman in deep-red Georgia, while Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) fended off a primary challenge.
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
The planned release by members of the International Energy Agency is the largest such coordinated action on record.
Chuck Collins figures he won life's lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company, but rather than fight to protect every dime Collins has helped push to hike taxes on the ultrarich lik…
The defense secretary appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.
Airports across the U.S. are seeing long security lines as the DHS shutdown impacts TSA staffing, with 171 million travelers expected to fly in coming weeks.
The influential podcast host described the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies the president had campaigned on.
The senior Justice Department official faces disciplinary proceedings over a letter he sent to Georgetown University’s law school about its DEI practices.
House Republicans threaten to block Senate legislation until Majority Leader John Thune passes the SAVE America Act requiring voter ID and citizenship proof for elections.
Sen. John Cornyn urged Republicans Wednesday to consider filibuster reform to advance Trump's voter ID bill, reversing his past stance as White House urges passage.
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.
Former first lady Jill Biden broke her silence about Joe Biden's decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and viability against Republican Donald Trump in a rematch…
Tuesday, March 10th on RealClearPolitics - joined by RCP Contributor Richard Porter: 00:00 Trump Says Iran is a
They talk a big game about big tents and pluralism, but partisan fealty and ideological conformity always win out.
Strategic ambiguity, if that's what this is, can be a double-edged sword.
President Trump's healthcare policies protect patient choice and restore trust while addressing ongoing public health challenges effectively.
Both the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI are probing the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.
A joint effort with the Justice Department creates new authority to compel veterans into institutional or involuntary care.
Why passing the bar doesn't make AI a lawyer
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.
A new competition over tax cuts is emerging inside the Democratic Party as potential presidential contenders unveil proposals aimed at allowing millions of Americans to pay little or no federal income tax.
Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.
Billionaire Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black could be deposed as part of a civil lawsuit brought against Bank of America by women who accuse the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, court…
In case anyone is wondering if I regret my vote. I don't.