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The violations stemmed from immigration cases. Judges across the country have expressed alarm about illegal transfers and missed deadlines.
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
Both parties’ Senate primary races are kicking into high gear.
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The Republicans running to be Texas' next attorney general are trying to prove they are the most loyal to President Donald Trump and his agenda.
The Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky will rebuke “how faith has been hijacked” by Donald Trump and other figures, his publisher says.
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.
Populist rhetoric is exceptionally effective for pursuing and gaining power, but it provides no program for the complexities of actual governance.
The Trump organization said the move was necessary to protect the brand as Florida prepares to rename an airport after the president.
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…
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.
Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president’s longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.
Southeast Asia in World War II, Part One: Japanese Conquests and British Disgrace
"Jesse Jackson is one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years," declared Senator Bernie Sanders, summarizing the importance of Jackson's remarkable life and his historic 1984 and 1988 presidential campa…
The partial government shutdown entered its fifth day with no resolution in sight and as immigration disputes threaten FEMA's federal emergency response.
Remarks by a top administration official appeared to be aimed at dispelling skepticism of its assertions, as President Donald Trump vows to restart U.S. tests.
An Associated Press reporter was hit and held with three other journalists and a lawyer, two detainees said, while at a center for migrants secretively deported from the United States.
Trump’s immigration crackdown has Latinos wondering if they belong in his America.
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
A party tries to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich.
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.’
U.S. reportedly preparing to withdraw all 1,000 troops from Syria within two months, ending decade-long ISIS mission as Trump reshapes Middle East.
The massive US military buildup in the Middle East, including warships, fighter jets, and refueling aircraft, lays the foundation for a potentially sustained campaign against Iran -- should President Donald Trump give the order.Trump -- who ordere…
It was supposed to be a triumphant foreign visit for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is, on the national level, the best current hope for the American left.
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
House Republican Reps. Don Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick plan a possible discharge petition to force a vote on Russia sanctions for the Ukraine war, citing an urgent need for action.
Historian Gadi Taub discusses media leaks, military censorship, and the Sde Teiman controversy in Israel—and his defamation suit against Ronen Bergman.
The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.
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.”
President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated a lawyer who was part of his legal team in a landmark presidential immunity case before the U.S. Supreme Court to serve as a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri.
How a 10th-century warrior-statesman forged a unified England and why his legacy still matters in our identity-obsessed day.
Kidnappers posing as police officers are reportedly targeting victims in Haiti's capital as ransom abductions spike in Port-au-Prince's Delmas area.
A federal audit found that nearly 1 in 5 of the nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses reviewed in Illinois were issued in violation of federal requirements.The audit prompted the U.S. Transportation Department to give the state 30 days to revo…
The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. It could begin very soon.
How artificial intelligence will be used in future battlefields is an issue that has turned increasingly political and may put Anthropic in a bind.
A focus on price stability, resistance to mission creep, and humility
The sight of Canadian police and journalists extending fraudulent courtesies to a trans-identified mass-murderer may prove to be a clarifying moment.
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The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block Virginia from holding a special April referendum that could clear the way for mid-decade redrawing of congressional districts.
In the four years since Fed assets and liabilities have shrunk by 14 per cent of GDP - the fastest pace of balance sheet contraction in the history of the Fed.
Coefficient Giving is being knocked for funding a slate of “radical projects" and donating millions to defund the police groups, anti-ICE initiatives and other progressive causes.
The White House on Wednesday pushed back on comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggesting President Donald Trump has not been "fair" in his approach to the war in Ukraine.
In more than two decades as a US Senator from Texas, John Cornyn has never faced a serious electoral threat. This year, he's struggling to make it past the Republican primary.
Democrats in Illinois have accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel organization, of meddling in competitive primary races.
California and a dozen other states are suing the federal government to force it to pay out grants approved by Congress for clean energy projects, the California attorney general's office said on Wednesday.
The intensified push is part of an extraordinary all-fronts effort to insert federal law enforcement into the machinery of American elections ahead of the midterms.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
The United States is withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, ending a decade-long military presence focused on combating the Islamic State group, according to American officials cited by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
The Census Bureau recently announced its plan to administer a survey that includes the query Is this person a citizen of the United States?
The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.
Republican California State Sen. Steven Choi introduced a bill that would ban adversarial foreign actors from purchasing, acquiring, leasing or holding a controlling interest in California agricultural land.
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
Environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion feeding the climate change industrial complex.
Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Wednesday that parents are concerned that "technology is outpacing Washington, D.C., laws and the regulatory environment," arguing that any response to teen social media use should involve families in poli…
The Supreme Court will begin using software to scan litigants’ filings to identify justices’ potential conflicts of interest.
President Trump announced Ben Carson will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House Black History Month event celebrating its centennial milestone.
Wednesday’s Black History Month event marked a continued defense of a president who has made racial grievance a hallmark of his political ascent.
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.
Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
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Col. David Butler, who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general, will instead retire, officials said.
Trump’s team wants a reset on its mass-deportation goals, not a retreat.
Matt Shumer’s viral essay about AI is part of a long history of fear produced by technological change.
Press-led hysteria and institutional cowardice are inflicting needless damage on higher education.
Escalating house prices and density rules trap young people in renting, eroding homeownership—a key to democracy.
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…
A GOP-appointed federal judge in Pennsylvania has ordered the Trump administration to restore displays about slavery to a George Washington site in Philadelphia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview made public on Wednesday, said that any new U.S. strike on Iran would have serious consequences and called for restraint to find a solution to enable Iran to pursue a peaceful nuclear program…
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…
House Republicans skipped a deposition with Leslie Wexner, the retail billionaire, and Democrats said his answers were not credible.
Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.
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.
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 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.
Neuroscience’s challenge to free will misses the point: consciousness and choice emerge from complex systems, not individual neurons.
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.
Trump Justice Department launches investigations into Michigan school districts over gender instruction and intervenes in LA race-based admissions lawsuit.
Serious leaders marry their rhetoric to actions that will lead to peace, prosperity, and the good of the West-and America above all.
Fixing New York’s affordable housing isn’t as simple as going after bad landlords.
The two men defrauded the ACA to prey on vulnerable Florida residents and used proceeds to purchase luxury vehicles, an 80-foot yacht and an oceanfront home in the Florida Keys.
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.
Six weeks into his term, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani draws criticism after the city-controlled Navy Yard ends a lease with a drone manufacturer serving Israel's military.
The DHS secretary is suddenly talking about more than just mass deportations.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said Tuesday that Rep. Randy Fine (R-Florida) is “an Islamophobic, disgusting and unrepentant bigot.”
America's missile defense strategy shifts from relying on retaliation to building layered space defenses. Former officials say deterrence isn't enough.
Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that James Talarico, a Democrat who is running for Senate in Texas, is the biggest beneficiary of the controversy involving his interview with Stephen Colbert.
Marco Rubio reportedly held secret talks with Raul Castro's grandson as Cuba faces collapse and the Trump administration discusses regime change options.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
Under extraordinary pressure, the winningest alpine skier ever delivers a gold medal masterpiece
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.
The race is on to build a base for permanent human habitation on the Moon.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at 84 after battling a rare neurological condition, prompting President Donald Trump to honor him as "truly special."