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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Newsmax on Tuesday that federal raids in Minneapolis reflect long-overdue accountability for what he called widespread fraud in taxpayer-funded programs, while disputing Gov. Tim Walz's claim of credit for the operation.
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy was among the honored guests at the state dinner on Tuesday night featuring King Charles III and Queen Camilla and hosted by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House.
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. over the disclosure of his tax returns.
Sally Goldenberg covers New York City politics and government for The Times, attending to a network of sources more than 20 years in the making.
Always the self-aggrandizer, the president now speaks of himself in historical terms.
“If adjustments need to be made to protect the president, they will be made,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections said Monday they found about 34,000 deceased voters on the rolls after reviewing 7.3 million records, renewing debate over list maintenance.
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…
Kings Charles's speech to congress acknowledged disagreement and past conflict between America and Britain
The Trump administration wants to terminate humanitarian protections known as Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti and Syria.
North Carolina elections board identified approximately 34,000 deceased people on state voter rolls following a federal database comparison this month.
The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.
King Charles III gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO, and he spoke of the importance of checks and balances.
How Democrats can lose Michigan, again
Republicans blocked Senate Democrats' war powers resolution seeking to prevent President Donald Trump from taking military action against Cuba without Congress' approval.
Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.
Conservatives want to police how we talk about Trump—while excusing how the president talks about everyone else.
After all these years, the Communist Party is still handcuffed to its American rival, and it is unable to break free.
DHS calls out media for calling alleged machete attacker a "Green Bay man," saying he is an illegal alien from Nicaragua given removal orders.
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New data deals a blow to the theory that Trump fundamentally realigned Latino voting patterns.
Pennsylvania Republicans say Democrats are petrified of voting on transgender youth sports bills after a chaotic committee hearing broke legislative norms.
Charges against former FBI director James B. Comey and others take focus away from the economy and the issues voters care most about, many Republicans say.
Appearing Tuesday on Newsmax, Joe Gruters, chair of the Republican National Committee, blasted recent rhetoric from late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel in the wake of gunfire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
The extraordinary career of Oxford historian Avi Shlaim.
Republican Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida, who has served in the House since 2011, announces he will not run for re-election this year.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House for a state dinner in the East Room.
David M. Morens, who was charged in an indictment unsealed this week, has previously acknowledged efforts to shield his communications from federal public records laws.
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.
How Phil Collins created the pop sound that defined the 1980s.
The White House revived its long-standing feud with Jimmy Kimmel this week, again calling for him to be fired over a joke that offended the president. But unlike the last Kimmel kerfuffle back in September, when ABC briefly yanked him off the air …
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by the Justice Department on charges related to his apparent '86 47' threat.
The UAE wants to ramp up production without constraints from OPEC, which could prove bearish for prices at some point.
The court is considering President Donald Trump’s effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians. Justice Amy Coney Barrett has two adopted children from Haiti.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments over Trump's efforts to end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian migrants in a key immigration case that could have broader ramifications.
The United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil cartel as the war in Iran scrambles alliances and investment priorities among the world's top oil producers.
The president’s likeness — along with Declaration of Independence text and the American flag — will be on an inside page of at least some new passports.
Spring-herbed ravioli and Dover sole meunière are among the dishes at the dinner honoring King Charles III of Britain and Queen Camilla.
Rep. Lauren Boebert blames liberal rhetoric for the alleged WHCD shooting, while Rep. Jared Moskowitz says both sides must bring the temperature down.
In the American tradition - legal and cultural - only those who commit violence are culpable, not those who express views that align with its perpetrators.
Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
The Republican redistricting effort backfires.
As the U.S. Navy's blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz has strangled Iran's economic lifeline and threatened its oil infrastructure, the Islamic Republic might still have options to buy time before being forced to concede.
Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.
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…
This weekend’s failed attack highlighted a risk that often goes unspoken.
The department said it planned to release “a limited number of specially designed” U.S. passports that feature a picture of the president to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary in July.
Two Democrats in California's 22nd District have very different ideas.
How fear, misinformation, and myth came to define the world’s worst nuclear accident.
The president is celebrating investments he made in his first term that needed years to pay off, as he continues to seek “American dominance in space.”
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…
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.
In a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told Newsmax on Tuesday that the indictment of former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases adviser Dr. David Morens suggests a deliberate effort to conceal information about U.S.-funded research tied to t…
The Pentagon is seeking congressional approval to codify the Department of War name change, estimating a $52 million cost to taxpayers for the rebranding.
King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, is among a slate of Democrats seeking to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York.
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 president is safe after chaos at the Washington Hilton, and a suspect is reportedly in custody.
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.
The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.
FBI Directo Kash Patel says the FBI arrested alleged Chinese hacker Xu Zewei, accused of targeting U.S. universities and COVID-19 vaccine research for Beijing.
The legal filing, which resembles Trump’s Truth Social posts, comes as the president and his allies ramp up their efforts to complete the project.
The Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Tuesday asked for nominations to the influential task force that decides which preventive medical care is provided at no cost to patients.
For a brief moment this weekend, the president appeared introspective.
The Trump Administration is taking the United States and its armed forces places it has never been before.
Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy.
Thomas Massie is one of the few Republicans who is unafraid of President Trump.
The former FBI director shared a photo showing seashells arranged to write out “86 47,” which some saw as a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Iran messaging seems desperate.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asserted Tuesday on Newsmax that Democrats allow fraud in Minnesota so they can buy off Somali voters.
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Gadi Taub discusses Israel’s war aims, Iran’s nuclear threat, the legacy of Oslo, and how postmodern ideas have shaped Western foreign policy.
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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.
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., continued to raise alarms about the number of scientists who have wound up dead over the past several years in an appearance Tuesday on Newsmax.
Amid the great uncertainties produced by the Iran War, some likelihoods have begun to emerge.
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and 73 House Democrats urged President Donald Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of the U.S., warning any concessions at his planned summit with Xi Jinping could threaten American manufacturing, workers, and nationa…
As an energy shock looms, a new book reframes recession as the product of historical circumstance, not cyclical inevitability.
Congressional Republicans are increasingly divided over how to end the record-breaking DHS shutdown as Speaker Johnson demanded changes to a Senate bill.
The shooting at the Correspondents’ Dinner made clear who gets saved first.
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The call amounted to a rebuke of Speaker Mike Johnson, who has delayed action on a homeland security spending bill and suggested this week that it needed changes.
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'
Kevin Warsh, Trump's Federal Reserve pick, faces a key Senate Banking Committee vote that could reshape the central bank's future direction.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has been a thorn in President Donald Trump's side since he began his second term last year.
Kash Patel, the FBI director, said the bureau spent "nearly a year" investigating former FBI Director James Comey's Instagram post that ultimately led to his indictment, describing the probe as a methodical review handled by career agents and pros…
Rep. Brandon Gill asked a reproductive rights scholar which abortion method she preferred during a heated House judiciary hearing that went viral on Tuesday.
In the aftermath of COVID-19, firms shifted from a "just in time" model to a "just in case" approach that sought to strengthen resilience. With oil and gas infrastructure becoming a primary military target, energy systems must now undergo a simila…
In an excellent new biography of Rasputin, British military historian Antony Beevor argues that perception can be a more powerful shaper of world events than reality.