Legal cases could prise open Epstein cache despite Trump’s blocking effort
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed that his administration would release a tranche of documents in the criminal investigation into disgraced late financier Jeffr...
Opinion | Why the Smithsonian’s Trump impeachment debacle should worry historians
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History wants us to believe that there’s been a misunderstanding and that it’s not the latest major institution to wave a...
‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Re...
The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping u...
Democrats work to transcend weak party brand by exploiting Trump's problems
WASHINGTON — As members of Congress prepare to head home for summer recess, both parties are reckoning with their respective weaknesses and monitoring key changes to th...
Rep. Sarah McBride Won’t Be Baited by GOP ‘Provocateurs’
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) is the first out transgender member of Congress. Within days of her election this past November, she faced backlash from certain members of...
Barabak: In America's hardest-fought congressional district, voters agree: Release the Epstein files
When it comes to President Trump, Angie Zamora and Phaidra Medeiros agree on very little.Zamora, a 36-year-old Army veteran, has nothing good to say."The laws. All the...
Abcarian: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
Last week, Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, who shows more fealty to President Trump than to the U.S. Constitution she swore to uphold, filed a complaint against the only federal...
Pro-Israel Democrats try breaking with Netanyahu to stop party’s shift amid Gaza crisis
Fearing Zionism could die among Democrats, many party leaders are explicitly breaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try to stop anti-Israel attitudes from b...
Trump trade adviser: President has ‘real concerns’ about jobs data after BLS firing
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, saying the...