Politics

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday that the US military will increase its presence in Germany, recommitting the US to the NATO alliance…

A Republican senator who was one of several lawmakers who took part in President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure meeting Monday said he…

Nikki Haley sent a clear message to Donald Trump on Monday: If you run for president, I’m out. “I would not run if President Trump ran,…

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday said she would back her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, if he decides to run for the…

President Joe Biden is confronting the first major protests during his presidency after three months in office, prompted by the police killing of a…

The Biden administration is standing down on a campaign promise to create a White House-led commission and instead moving forward with its efforts…

President Joe Biden on Monday met with a group of lesser-known but influential lawmakers from both parties as he begins his push to get Capitol Hill…

A 10-year-old boy found walking alone in tears near the US-Mexico border had previously been expelled from the US with his mother under a Trump-era…

Rep. Matt Gaetz, who’s facing a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, was recently denied a meeting with Donald Trump at his…

The Nevada Republican Party Central Committee has voted to censure the state’s Republican secretary of state after she refused to investigate…

Senate Democrats are hoping to advance a bill addressing the surge of hate crimes against Asian Americans as soon as Wednesday despite the resistance…

President Joe Biden has picked Christine Wormuth to be the next secretary of the Army, the White House announced Monday, making her the first woman…

I have not spent much time in this newsletter on the antics of Marjorie Taylor Greene or the scandal surrounding Matt Gaetz, two of the more…

President Joe Biden will name Chris Inglis to the new position of national cyber director, the White House announced on Monday Inglis — whose…

The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to tighten their borders and stem the flow of migration, Special…

The Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, two senior…

Many members of the American military and their family members stationed outside the US are growing increasingly frustrated at the pace of the…

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…

In the week before last November’s general election, Iowa progressive activist Mitch Henry scoured neighborhoods on the east and south sides of…

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur…

President Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Major, will receive training after two biting incidents involving workers at the White House, according…

Cruise lines are already betting big on a rebound, even though the CDC has yet to give the go-ahead for ships to sail to and from US ports.…

Even though President Joe Biden has moved to reverse many of his predecessor’s anti-immigration policies, the consequences of those restrictive…

Prominent Republicans rededicated themselves to Donald Trump’s creed of grievance, lies and demagoguery this weekend as President Joe Biden…

Ramsey Clark, the former US attorney general and legal activist, has died at the age of 93, his granddaughter told CNN. Clark died Friday at his home…

Lawmakers in Maryland enacted a slate of police reform measures on Saturday by overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the bills,…

Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Friday appeal to her state’s residents to voluntarily take…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s broad definition of infrastructure in the American Jobs…

Former President Donald Trump repeated familiar lies about the 2020 election and insulted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Saturday when…

Arkansas’ Republican governor on Sunday knocked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on top party leaders as…

For 200 years, Boston has been led by an unbroken string of White men — until now. Kim Janey, a Black woman who traces her roots in the city…

Donors to the Republican National Committee gathered this weekend for the first time since Donald Trump’s defeat just down the road from his…

The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Friday blocked another state Covid-19 restriction on religious services, with another late-night order, over…

In the beginning stages of Pennsylvania’s high stakes Democratic Senate primary, even the most progressive of candidates are downplaying the…

You’ve heard these phrases before or may have used them yourself. “My mom is the rock of our family.” “I wouldn’t be…

The Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River, has long been a political football and a symbol of government dysfunction. On one of the busiest…

Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if…

Nearly 40% of US Marines are declining Covid-19 vaccinations, according to data provided to CNN on Friday by the service, the first branch to…

The House Ethics Committee said Friday it was opening an investigation into the allegations surrounding embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida…

US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the catbird’s seat — the pivotal politician in a 50-50 Senate. He’s the keeper of the…

The Justice Department has been making public what they’ve learned about the Oath Keepers paramilitary organization — which had at least…

A senior State Department official said that questions remain about whether Iran seriously wants to return to compliance with the nuclear deal after…

President Joe Biden has a Sen. Joe Manchin problem. Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the Democrat from West Virginia…

A Pennsylvania man accused of bear-spraying US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the January 6 riot, is in talks with the Justice…

The financial future of the National Rifle Association is playing out in a contentious battle in a Texas courtroom. The country’s largest gun…

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call on his colleague from Florida, Rep. Matt Gaetz, to resign in the face…

The Biden administration is spending at least $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the Department of…

President Joe Biden‘s border coordinator is stepping down at the end of the month, the White House announced Friday — an unusual time…

Devin Murphy, the legislative director for Rep. Matt Gaetz, has resigned his post, making him the second staffer to leave the Florida…

In his first days in office, President Joe Biden proposed expanding the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States after years of…

The Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the…

The Senate Leadership Fund will support Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in her reelection campaign, setting up a clash between the Mitch McConnell-aligned…

In the wake of another series of mass shootings around the US, President Joe Biden announced several gun-control focused executive actions on…

A 36-member commission the White House established to study the US Supreme Court will not make final recommendations for reform, according to details…

President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request…

A new Senate complaint filed by an outside group against Sen. Marsha Blackburn for flashing her congressional pin to a US Capitol Police officer is…

On Thursday night, Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first House Republican to call for Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) to resign amid a federal…

A former Trump administration appointee privately boasted last year about influencing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s scientific…

Former House Speaker John Boehner writes in his new book that he’s not sure there’s a place for him in today’s Republican Party,…

It isn’t every day that Republican Rep. Sam Graves picks up his cell phone and hears from a Cabinet secretary — let alone a Democrat. But…

The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American…

As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight. The judges of the Ronald Reagan…

The United States is considering sending warships into the Black Sea in the next few weeks in a show of support for Ukraine amid Russia’s…

An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it…

Joe Manchin says it’s no fun being the most powerful man in Washington. The West Virginia Democrat, who sits at the fulcrum of the Senate…

Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy…