Trump whiffs on his easiest chance to 'drain the swamp'
Back in April, President Donald Trump said he would “absolutely” sign a bill banning members of Congress from trading stocks. Amid declining poll numbers and poor econo...
India, China push back as Trump threatens secondary tariffs
India and China pushed back against the White House’s threats to impose secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.New Delhi and Beijing are among the biggest im...
Thousands march in Brazil in support of Bolsonaro
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated in several cities against the rightist leader’s prosecution over an alleged coup plot.Bolsonaro, wh...
Proposed ballot measure could force a citywide vote on L.A. 2028 Olympic venues
L.A.'s plan to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games was already facing a thorny set of challenges, including the scramble to secure lucrative sponsorships and the...
How the Kavanaugh confirmation saga still haunts the Senate
As the Senate prepared to vote last week to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, one familiar name kept cropping up: Supreme Cour...
Musk-linked PAC spends big to promote newly enacted megabill
Building America’s Future, a PAC that has been supported by Elon Musk, is shelling out more than a million dollars to promote recent White House wins, including a GOP d...
Congress is on summer break. Funding 'chaos' awaits.
When the House and Senate return from their month-long August recess, lawmakers will have just four weeks to avert a government shutdown — and some kind of kick-the-can...
Justice Department demand for state voter lists underscores their importance
A voter leaves a polling place after casting a ballot in the state's primary election on March 5, 2024, in Mountain Brook, Ala. Before the November 2024 election, the A...
Republicans fight each other over spending strategy
The NewsRepublicans want to force Democrats to once again take an up-or-down vote on shutting down the government. First, they have a tactical dispute to settle by Sept...
‘The M-word’: Nebraska’s Flood plots new lane for dealmaking Republicans
The NewsThe Main Street Caucus has a bit of a misleading reputation in the House: It’s known as more moderate among Republican groups, but that’s largely by comparison...