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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.
Spirit once upended the industry by offering very low fares but was in its second bankruptcy in two years after years of struggle.
As an energy shock looms, a new book reframes recession as the product of historical circumstance, not cyclical inevitability.
President Donald Trump entered the fray of another Republican primary Friday by endorsing Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader.
And J. D. Vance less and less
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from forcing about 3,000 Yemeni refugees to leave the U.S., ruling that Temporary Protected Status repeatedly granted to them and due to expire Monday should be extended again.
When every decision comes from one person, there's only one person to blame when everything is going wrong.
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. The ruling sets the stage for a Supreme Court showdown on the hot-button issue.A panel of t…
Police in Washington have launched an investigation after "86 47" graffiti was found Friday near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is under renovation.
The anti-establishment mood is palpable in the state, home to one of the country’s top Senate contests. But Senator Susan Collins has some strengths.
Defense attorneys for the alleged gunman have questioned the evidence in the case, and the U.S. attorney’s X posts go beyond what prosecutors have said in court filings.
Tragicomic scenes from reparations-based medicine.
The son of Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers has written a perceptive, fascinating, and rather sad book about his lonely life as the child of violent revolutionaries.
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'
How fear, misinformation, and myth came to define the world’s worst nuclear accident.
U.S. officials say the Iran ceasefire ended hostilities and reset the War Powers clock, but legal experts say military operations complicate that.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
From ISIS to the IRGC, how groups with sacred commitments outlast adversaries with far greater firepower.
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.
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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The airline said early Saturday it had “no choice” but to wind down operations immediately, dashing hopes of a last-minute financial lifeline.
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The Supreme Court will soon decide whether members of the Falun Gong religious group can sue Cisco for its alleged role in a Chinese government crackdown.
Thomas Massie is one of the few Republicans who is unafraid of President Trump.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its "New Affordability Agenda" this week, an essential step in defining what Democrats are for. The agenda contains 10 concrete legislative reforms, each providing help for Americans sinking beneath th…
A federal appeals court blocked mifepristone mail distribution nationwide, ending pandemic-era rules and likely sending the abortion pill fight to the Supreme Court.
This weekend’s failed attack highlighted a risk that often goes unspoken.
Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, who fled El Salvador as a teen, to lead West Virginia's Catholic diocese amid political debate.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order broadening U.S. sanctions on the Cuban government.
The president’s push to punish political enemies in his own party will play a starring role in a series of Republican primaries this month in which he has backed challengers.
Trump’s fondness for Charles at times appeared to tip over into envy.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces criticism for prioritizing Senate customs over passing the Save America Act sought by 95% of GOP voters.
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…
Trump also asked one of Barr’s rivals to drop out of the Republican primary in Kentucky, where the winner of that race is likely to succeed McConnell.
The head of the U.S. Secret Service is defending security arrangements at last Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, saying he would not change a thing about the security plan, even as questions continue to swirl around the sh…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
In letters to the House and Senate, the president asserted that the hostilities had “terminated,” in an apparent attempt to avoid having to seek congressional approval.
Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”
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.
Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
There are signs that voters are losing faith as problems mount for his administration ahead of midterm elections
Patience regarding the war in Iran, now in its 60th day, is wearing thin among some Republicans, The New York Times reports.
Trump’s Iran messaging seems desperate.
For a brief moment this weekend, the president appeared introspective.
After all these years, the Communist Party is still handcuffed to its American rival, and it is unable to break free.
The shooting at the Correspondents’ Dinner made clear who gets saved first.
This May Day, we are sounding the alarm.
Three Republican women who had a hand in forcing the resignations of lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct said they are out to name and shame more offenders. It is not clear how far they will go.
It took the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and its revisions decades later, to restore Black congressional representation in the South after Reconstruction.
By enacting the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into provincial law, B.C. effectively handed veto power over policy-making to First Nations lobbyists.
Democrats are defending redistricting plans as a response to GOP efforts after the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana congressional district map.
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.
Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump—while excusing how the president talks about everyone else.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has cost Iran nearly $5 billion in oil revenue, according to estimates by the Pentagon, Axios reports.
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 president is safe after chaos at the Washington Hilton, and a suspect is reportedly in custody.
President Donald Trump said Friday he could consider Ron DeSantis for a Cabinet position once the term-limited Florida governor leaves office next year.
Legal challenges are mounting over the decision to suspend the state’s May House primary after a Supreme Court ruling found that the congressional map was unconstitutional.
Speaking at a Palm Beach forum, Trump appeared to joke the U.S. would be “taking over" Cuba “almost immediately" and that he'll "finish a job" in Iran first.
The extraordinary career of Oxford historian Avi Shlaim.
The New York Times has petitioned a federal judge to unseal a purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein, a document that has remained hidden inside a New York courthouse for nearly seven years.
Prosecutors had alleged that David Rivera had received a secret $50 million contract to influence the first Trump administration.
The candidate in Kentucky, Nate Morris, said he would be joining the Trump administration. He met with the president a day before his announcement.
Victor Davis Hanson explains why Iran is not only losing this war, but the global balance of power is shifting, thanks to President Trump's moves.
Derby Day at Churchill Downs begins long before the crowd arrives, with horses training at the track since March and a backside community of 600 workers on-site.
Gadi Taub discusses Israel’s war aims, Iran’s nuclear threat, the legacy of Oslo, and how postmodern ideas have shaped Western foreign policy.
The Continent trails far behind U.S. economic output. Politics is bound to catch up sooner or later.
Germany said the U.S. decision was “anticipated” while NATO said it was working to understand the details of the plan, which coincides with a feud between the president and the German chancellor.
Amid the great uncertainties produced by the Iran War, some likelihoods have begun to emerge.
The defense secretary and Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat, debated the Iran war through the prism of their shared experiences fighting Iraq.
T.W. Shannon disagreed with former President Obama on the Supreme Court's racial redistricting ruling, saying race should not be a deciding factor in drawing districts.
A Trump administration task force has alleged wide-ranging discrimination against Christians during the tenure of former President Joe Biden, claiming in a new report they were targeted in areas such as education, tax law, and prosecution of anti-…
The educational background of alleged WHCA shooter Cole Allen sparks scrutiny of far-left campus culture at Cal State University Dominguez Hills.
Trump’s statement came as the United States continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iran and as he declined to rule out additional strikes on the country.
GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.
The Pentagon confirmed the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as tensions between Trump and Chancellor Merz intensify.
ActBlue, the fundraising platform used by Democrats, filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court Friday.
If the evidence is as strong as the grand jury found probable cause to believe, then the SPLC must be taken down brick by brick.
Bishop Joseph Strickland, formerly bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, told Newsmax on Friday that former President Joe Biden was not a good Catholic "by any real definition," calling Biden's public observance "more of a facade for him than a r…
Jenna Norton had filed a whistle-blower complaint claiming that the agency leadership had retaliated against her.
The lawsuit focuses on remarks made by Ms. Owens, a right-wing podcaster, about Mr. Kirk’s killing, highlighting a growing tension among factions of the American right.
The rising cost of oil is becoming a major political concern for the White House, as the stalemate between President Donald Trump and Iran drags on.
In his first public speech since the White House correspondents’ dinner, the president mocked transgender weightlifters and the “medical crap” an adviser was telling him.
Florida’s state constitution prohibits redrawing maps for political advantage.
Trump turned a microphone malfunction into a comic riff at The Villages in Florida, joking that he was screaming his "a-- off" over the bad mic.
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.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bills to crack down on foreign influence in American higher education by targeting ties to adversarial nations.
Officials announced the decision after President Trump expressed annoyance with the German chancellor’s remarks about the Iran war.
The Republican redistricting effort backfires.
Programmer and former DOGE employee Edward Coristine, known as "Big Balls," is interviewed on Nick Shirley's podcast.
In 2015, Michel Houellebecq published "Submission," a novel describing (among other things) how members of the radical right might come to admire, even embrace, Islam. Now we are seeing exactly that happen, as I describe in today's column on the r…