Harvard president reportedly says he is not considering $500m deal with Trump
The Harvard University president, Alan Garber, has told faculty a deal between the Ivy League institution and the Trump administration is not imminent – and denied repo...
Abbott threatens to remove Texas Democrats over walkout
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened to remove Texas House Democrats from the Legislature after they left the state Sunday in a bid to stop Republicans from proceeding...
Opinion - Trump’s numbers are down, but Republicans are far from out
As President Trump expands the trade war with new tariffs against more than 60 countries, it would behoove his administration to pay attention to what polls and public...
Schumer, Jeffries demand GOP leaders meet on government shutdown deadline
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican leaders Monday demanding a “Big Four” leade...
Firebrand GOP Rep. Nancy Mace launches bid for South Carolina governor
Rep. Nancy Mace, who has at times broken with her own GOP leaders and often courted controversy, launched a long-expected bid for governor of South Carolina on Monday,...
Maddow Blog | Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme
Ordinarily, during a special legislative session in Texas, one might expect to see state lawmakers in the capitol in Austin. But as the Republican majority tries to for...
Nancy Mace jumps into South Carolina governor’s race
Rep. Nancy Mace officially launched her bid for governor of South Carolina, joining a competitive GOP primary to follow term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster.“God’s not done...
Father of 3 U.S. Marines released from ICE custody speaks out: ‘I had hope’
Narciso Barranco, the California gardener seen on video being violently arrested by masked immigration agents last month, is speaking out for the first time in an exclu...
Maddow Blog | Republicans approve Fox News vet Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor in D.C.
Donald Trump’s first choice to serve as the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., was Ed Martin, a hyperpartisan Republican lawyer whose nomination collapsed in the face o...
Trump’s Slew of Federal Layoffs Is Benefitting at Least One Industry
As the Donald Trump administration ramps up the mass-firings of public servants, it’s not a great time to be looking for work in Washington — unless you’re an attorney...