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Has the salesman in chief gotten rusty?
Politicians reach for “our way of life” to justify immigration restrictions—but the phrase may be too vague to bear that weight.
Can any Republican disagree with Trump and get away with it? Thomas Massie’s primary race in Kentucky is a key test.
What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics
In 2016, Donald Trump grabbed headlines by declaring the war in Iraq "a big fat mistake," accusing George W. Bush of starting a foolish war and wasting billions of dollars. His remarks were shocking to Republican elites, but remarkably popular amo…
The DOJ announced it secured the denaturalization of two criminals “who obtained U.S. citizenship through fraud" and sued to revoke the citizenship of a third.
Senate Democrats blocked a photo voter ID amendment to the SAVE America Act, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., saying Democrats support voter ID.
A recent New York Times article peddles all the fictions that keep the game going.
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 temporary price increase, which would take effect on April 26, comes amid a spike in fuel prices tied to the war in Iran.
Pennsylvania House Democrats pulled a Women's History Month resolution after a GOP amendment sought to define 'woman,' sparking laughter on the floor.
Nick Cave’s beautiful and tragic music brings redemptive catharsis to a grief-stricken city.
Idaho and Indiana AGs argue the Eighth Amendment doesn't require states to fund gender reassignment surgery for prison inmates in a Ninth Circuit brief.
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.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
While Iran, Israel, and Gaza have dominated headlines, a bloody power struggle among Sudanese warlords grinds on.
Airport slogs continue to put pressure on lawmakers and the White House, but a deal remains elusive as Senate Democrats hold out for restraints on immigration agents.
Today, after ten years of fighting, I have reached a settlement agreement with the United States Government in my case regarding the Russian Hoax FBI lawfare against me.
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.
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro returns to court on Thursday on criminal charges including narcoterrorism, a statute that has rarely been tested at trial and has a limited record of success.
Joe Kent, who resigned last week as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told Newsmax on Wednesday that Israel "precipitated this conflict."
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Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.
The unanimous decision means Cox Communications will probably not have to pay a huge judgment in a case brought by dozens of music companies, including Sony.
Naoíse Mac Sweeney’s new book tries to convince readers that Western civilisation doesn’t exist.
The Justice Department has escalated efforts this week to strip U.S. citizenship from individuals who obtained it through fraud, securing two denaturalizations and filing a third case tied to alleged marriage fraud. Attorney General Pam Bondi said…
That's why he got the assignment of trying to frame Trump - because he knew how to railroad men who had committed no crimes.
Experts say that laws in Wisconsin and a few other states that ban wagering on election results are difficult to enforce.
President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that Iran let ten oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture in negotiations, including some Pakistan-flagged vessels.
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U.S. intelligence intercepted communications in late 2022 in which Ukrainian officials allegedly discussed diverting hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars meant for clean energy and infrastructure projects to benefit then-President Joe Bid…
Both sides will have to scale back demands, but their history points to a way to get it done
NATO failed a test by not joining the U.S. military operation against Iran, President Donald Trump said during a Thursday Cabinet meeting.
President Donald Trump's newly launched anti-fraud task force is moving aggressively to combat what officials say is a $250 billion annual drain on taxpayers, with Vice President JD Vance outlining a sweeping plan to crack down on abuse across fed…
The financial settlement with Ashli Babbitt's family was indefensible. The payout to Trump's former national security adviser is worse.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., pushed back Thursday on Newsmax against efforts by Democrats to blame President Donald Trump for the murder of a Chicago college student allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.
The United States has sent Iran a "15-point action list" as a basis for negotiations to end the current conflict, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday, adding that there are signs that Tehran was interested in making a deal.
Can Cory Booker, once the candidate of love, run for president and stay true to who he is?
Emily Schrader joins Pamela Paresky to explain how Iran’s regime works, why reform has failed, and what may come next.
In Wisconsin, Harry Wait said he set out to expose the potential for voter fraud. He ordered mail ballots in the names of others — and got charged with felonies.
European jurists should not seek to arbitrate controversial matters best settled by science.
The contributions of Robert Trivers belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple enough to be stated in a few words, yet with implications that have busied scientists for…
President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran to make a deal to end U.S. and Israeli bombing or face more strikes on their country. "They now have the chance, that is Iran, to permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions and to join a new path forw…
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., could face expulsion from the House if found guilty on charges that she misused taxpayer funds.
The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.
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 U.S. House Armed Services Committee voted 53-0 to pass sweeping aviation safety reform legislation to address dozens of recommendations issued after a January 2025 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk heli…
New bills aim to crack down on prediction-market bets by the president and members of Congress.
A woman’s allegations of rape against a Republican House candidate have put Trump in a bind.
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.
Including off-year elections last year, Democrats have flipped 30 Republican seats since the start of 2025.
President Donald Trump is pressuring the Senate GOP to scrap the filibuster in order to ram their priorities through the legislative chamber.
Janet Mills does not have a dicey Reddit history or a recently covered-over Nazi tattoo. But her candidacy is haunted by Joe Biden’s 2024 debacle.
They've boxed themselves into this corner. And because of their unwillingness to reflect on this and reexamine their policies and talk about it in a normal way, they lash out at the victims. It is unsustainable.
After the DHS shutdown, TSA will get paid, but the bigger problem remains: The need for more Congressional resources and authority.
When an anti-Zionist worldview collides with the principle of “believe all women,” it is the principle that gives way.
Michael Carbonara, a Republican congressional candidate in Florida, is pitching an idea to reduce the student loan debt crisis without passing the buck to American taxpayers.
DHS’s next leader will inherit a fast-moving $38 billion plan for industrial-scale immigrant detention.
The amount of the settlement was not disclosed in court papers.
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it is providing $25 million in new assistance to support the identification, return, and rehabilitation of Ukrainian children.
The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes.
As in other Hispanic areas of the country, voters shifted toward Republicans in 2024. But there are increasing signs that this was a blip more than a durable trend.
The filing says jurors used damages figure to "send a message" in the trial, and details broader claims that Musk, in their view, was denied a fair trial.
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Said one Democrat: “This should be a flashing red light for Democrats everywhere.”
The CCP will certainly take advantage should Iran turn into a major distraction for the US.
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.
Senate Republicans are using the SAVE America Act as a messaging tool, but the voter ID bill lacks the votes to pass and faces a likely punt.
Trump strips commercial driver's licenses from 200,000 legal immigrants who bring your goods to market.
Many Republicans dismiss such party members even as white supremacists like Nick Fuentes gain popularity, but there’s growing unease at their presence in the rank and file.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Ahead of the midterms, President Trump told a Republican gathering that he wants to go after repeat offenders and “rogue judges that are criminals.”
The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., decried Democratic sanctuary policies, saying they “worked exactly as the Democrats intended," allowing the murder of Chicago student Sheridan Gorman.
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Trump claims oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz signal real talks, as Steve Witkoff reports positive signs in U.S.-Iran backchannel negotiations.
Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
They might salvage some of their profession's evaporating credibility if they spent more time challenging the establishment's spin.
Iran doesn't seem to be susceptible to the art of the deal.
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
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…
At least 163 people have been killed in the Trump administration’s campaign against suspected drug smuggling.
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 comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.
Why the misunderstood sovereign UAE thrives, and why ideologues—from the Islamic Republic to the Muslim Brotherhood—are invested in its demise.
A new play at the Public Theater written by Michael J. Chepiga and the former ambassador Julissa Reynoso is a diplomatic memoir of sorts, and a meditation on loving one’s country.
The family health care company Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick worked for was sent FEMA money it shouldn’t have received. She’s accused of using the money on a run for office.
Large urban counties and the border were the most affected. And in three-quarters of U.S. counties, population growth either slowed or turned negative.
Republicans and Democrats alike have criticized the Trump administration’s moves, taken to stabilize oil markets rocked by the war with Iran, warning that it is benefiting two U.S. adversaries.
The case of Bao Phuc Cao—released without a conviction after secretly filming over 100 women in public toilets—reveals that Melbourne’s judiciary is drastically out of step with the public understanding of the purpose of criminal justice.
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.
The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.
Trump-aligned watchdog group, America First Legal, says a decade of American Bar Association amicus briefs shows the powerful legal group pushed liberal outcomes 80% of the time it weighed in.
The most pressing question about the SAVE America Act is not whether it’s going to pass, but why President Trump and his allies are so determined to see the Senate put up a bill that’s doomed to fail.
Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.