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The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.
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The New York Times is looking to speak to Americans about how the most recent tax cuts are affecting their pocketbooks.
The violations stemmed from immigration cases. Judges across the country have expressed alarm about illegal transfers and missed deadlines.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
The president is accustomed to defining a race. But some voters in Georgia’s 14th District do not like being told what to do.
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.
A party tries to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich.
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…
Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.
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 files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
President Donald Trump joked about Nobel Prize hopes at a Board of Peace meeting, quipping he thought a Norway announcement meant he was finally getting the award.
Press-led hysteria and institutional cowardice are inflicting needless damage on higher education.
The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.
Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.
Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
Neuroscience’s challenge to free will misses the point: consciousness and choice emerge from complex systems, not individual neurons.
Populist rhetoric is exceptionally effective for pursuing and gaining power, but it provides no program for the complexities of actual governance.
I made fun of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) yesterday on Rising after listening to her get tripped up when discussing U.S. Taiwan policy at the Munich Security Conference, but her remarks on that topic were brilliant and statesmanlike com…
A leading Maryland Democrat is resisting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ push to redraw the state’s congressional map, exposing a rift over mid-cycle redistricting.
The change is part of the administration’s broad effort to target refugees and tighten pathways for immigrants to legally enter or remain in the United States.
U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume as both nations prepare for conflict, with Iran fortifying facilities and America deploying military assets to the region.
President Trump announces $10 billion U.S. commitment to Board of Peace initiative as he urges Iran to join the larger effort to bring peace to the region.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie push for vote on Iran-related measure as the prospect of a U.S. attack on Iran looms.
Politics of the Day
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio earn Trump's acclaim following their Munich Security Conference speeches, with Trump joking about firing Rubio.
Virginia Republicans accuse Democratic lawmaker Dan Helmer of a "power grab" after he launched a congressional campaign for a district he helped redraw.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
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 activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
Amy Acton’s service to retiring Gov. Mike DeWine gives her bipartisan credibility in a Republican state, but that service, leading Ohio’s pandemic response, also stirs charged emotions.
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday denied reports that it suspended the deployment of Federal Emergency Management Agency aid workers because of the ongoing government shutdown.
DC Water, the public utility responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, focused much of its attention on environmentalism and diversity, equity, and inclusion goals in recent years.
Will the justices reconsider their finding that Congress authorized the agency to regulate greenhouse gases?
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it must reach a deal over its nuclear program or "bad things" will happen, and appeared to set a 10-day deadline before the U.S. might take action. Amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Mid…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore forcefully rejected suggestions that he is politically weakened after repeated clashes with fellow Democrats in the state legislature, framing himself instead as an independent leader accountable only to voters.
Democrats in Illinois have accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel organization, of meddling in competitive primary races.
Rep. Nancy Mace on Thursday applauded the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, crediting House Republicans who forced the release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.”
Historian Gadi Taub discusses media leaks, military censorship, and the Sde Teiman controversy in Israel—and his defamation suit against Ronen Bergman.
President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project got fast-track approval Thursday by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
Kevin Morris, the Hollywood lawyer who bankrolled Hunter Biden’s defense and other bills, now backs Rep. Eric Swalwell’s California governor bid with significant donation.
Although the United States and ally Israel have a decisive military advantage over Iranian forces, there are ways for Tehran to make any attack painful, officials said.
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.
It's time to stop whatever you are doing, put on your stiffest blue jeans and go to the gym. You are a Kennedy. Kid Rock is already there doing push-ups. Make sure you bring your whole milk. We will be drinking it, as is customary, in the hot tub.
How a 10th-century warrior-statesman forged a unified England and why his legacy still matters in our identity-obsessed day.
The Commission of Fine Arts voted unanimously to approve the nearly 90,000-square-foot building’s design. A federal judge is weighing whether to halt the project.
Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., praised President Donald Trump's efforts to broker peace in the Middle East during a Thursday appearance on Newsmax's "National Report," calling the Board of Peace initiative "an incredible legacy for this administration."
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.
Police killings dropped for first time in five years during Trump's deportation push, contradicting predictions of increased violence in sanctuary cities.
The ruling out of Minnesota marks a new level of judicial concern about the Trump administration’s lack of compliance with judges’ orders in immigration cases.
Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.
Escalating house prices and density rules trap young people in renting, eroding homeownership—a key to democracy.
This morning, February 17, I awakened to hear on my radio that Jesse Jackson had died. I have known Mr. Jackson as a colleague and close friend for 40 years. I worked with him since 1984 to help him as the "ghostwriter" of his autobiography.
Republican lawmakers express concern over Jennifer Daskal's appointment to advise the secretive FISC after her controversial disinformation board role.
The race is on to build a base for permanent human habitation on the Moon.
The Senate Democratic leader is embracing the resistance playbook during Trump's second term.
Southeast Asia in World War II, Part One: Japanese Conquests and British Disgrace
A GOP-appointed federal judge in Pennsylvania has ordered the Trump administration to restore displays about slavery to a George Washington site in Philadelphia.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in an interview late Wednesday that the collapse of the governments in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba within the next six months is "entirely possible," arguing the United States is facing a rare opening to reshape geopolit…
The Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky will rebuke “how faith has been hijacked” by Donald Trump and other figures, his publisher says.
Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., did not mince words Thursday on Newsmax, calling the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown the "stupidest" in American history and blaming Democrats for what he described as a manufactured crisis.
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to overhaul a controversial electric school bus program with $2.3 billion in unspent taxpayer funding, shifting its focus to what officials call more "reliable" American energy sources.
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
Almost five years after falsely claiming it had found graves of 215 Indigenous children, the Kamloops First Nation has announced the supposed crime scene may never be excavated—but could instead be preserved as a ‘Sacred Site.’
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.
Fixing New York’s affordable housing isn’t as simple as going after bad landlords.
With President Donald Trump not on the ballot for the midterms, Republicans reportedly are concerned about their supporters turning out to vote. GOP strategists and operatives are increasingly alarmed...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said Tuesday that Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) is “an Islamophobic, disgusting and unrepentant bigot.”
Alice Marie Johnson, who was named the nation's first pardon czar a year ago, told Newsmax on Thursday that the White House's pardon effort centers on giving Americans who have been sentenced to prison for crimes the opportunity to rebuild their l…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The US military is stationing a vast array of forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, fighter jets and refueling tankers, giving President Donald Trump the option for a major attack against Iran as he pressures the country to s…
Wednesday’s Black History Month event marked a continued defense of a president who has made racial grievance a hallmark of his political ascent.
Matt Shumer’s viral essay about AI is part of a long history of fear produced by technological change.
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The DHS secretary is suddenly talking about more than just mass deportations.
A number of prominent figures have stepped down or are facing investigations after their communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his former longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were released last month.
Biden's border chaos wasn't accidental-it was a political strategy to reshape America's electorate and expand left-wing power.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defends family KKK story after Washington Free Beacon report questions details about grandfather fleeing South Carolina threats.
The mayor, the governor, and the members of the city's big-ticket tax base are all squaring off over prospective tax increases and service cuts.
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
When he visits battleground Georgia in a trip designed to help boost Republicans' political standing heading into the high-stakes midterm elections, President Donald Trump's team insists he will focus on the economy.
ChatGPT's secular progressive moral code is serving as the framework for the world's most powerful and influential AI systems.
The sight of Canadian police and journalists extending fraudulent courtesies to a trans-identified mass-murderer may prove to be a clarifying moment.
Eileen Gu competing for China has sparked debate over patriotism, media bias, and U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Milan Olympics.
The co-worker, who no longer works for Representative Tony Gonzales, shared screenshots of the text exchange with The New York Times. Mr. Gonzales accused his Republican primary challenger of being behind the revelation.
President Trump has eliminated any pocket of resistance from within his administration to his plans for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
President Donald Trump on Thursday said his Board of Peace not only will work with the United Nations on Gaza's future, the board will make sure the international organization "runs properly. "Speaking at the inaugural Board of Peace gathering at …
The East Potomac Golf Links is a municipal course that has been a fixture in Washington for decades. President Trump is turning it into something else.