Texas GOP unveils new planned congressional map
Texas Republicans unveiled a proposal for new congressional maps Wednesday as a redistricting battle heats up across the country.The maps are expected to create five ne...
Ivory Coast leader's bid for a 4th term after rivals sidelined is seen as a risk for democracy
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The decision of Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara to run for a fourth term risks a return to a past era of “old guard dictator rule" in a...
Maddow Blog | Seeking transparency on the Epstein files, Senate Democrats invoke the ‘rule of five’
Congressional Democrats have been focusing quite a bit on Donald Trump and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in recent weeks, though party leaders and officials are still com...
Ex-CIA agent hits back at Tulsi Gabbard over Russia claims: ‘She doesn’t understand this’
A former CIA officer who helped lead the intelligence assessments over alleged Russia interference in the 2016 presidential election has said Tulsi Gabbard, the directo...
O’Leary: Tariff rebate checks ‘a bad idea’
“Shark Tank” celebrity Kevin O’Leary said it was a “bad idea” for Congress to consider tariff rebate checks, saying any money raised by higher tariffs should be used to...
Electricity costs are rising under Trump. Democrats want to make it an issue for the midterms
President Donald Trump came into office promising to lower energy and electricity costs. But with the cost of electricity rising, congressional Democrats and left-leani...
‘ALL THINGS NOT GOOD!’: Trump says he’s imposing 25 percent tariff on India
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is imposing a 25 percent tariff on India that will go into force at the end of the week, in addition to a penalty because...
Senate Democrats seek to force release of Epstein files with rarely used law
Washington — Senate Democrats are trying to force the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files using a little-known law that directs executive agencies t...
US Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director
By Ahmed AbouleneinWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday night 51-47 along party lines to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Susan Monarez, as d...
Trump: Aug. 1 tariff deadline ‘stands strong’
President Trump on Wednesday indicated there would be no extensions of the deadline at the end of the week, when steep tariffs are set to go into effect on many nations...