Trump wants to shutter the Kennedy Center for 2 years – an arts management professor explains what that portends
Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours
Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours
Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump met Tuesday with his national security team to discuss the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on protesters as he looks to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens who have been killed and arrested in more than two weeks of unrest throughout the country
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026
Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 12, 2026
Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announces her challenge against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections
January 12, 2026
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro
January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year
January 09, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches his reelection bid with bigger plans in mind
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator
January 08, 2026
The political fortunes of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were looking bright in the summer of 2024, when Kamala Harris chose him as her running mate
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services
January 06, 2026
One’s a Democrat and the other’s a Republican – and they’re twins. Here’s how they bridge the divide
January 03, 2026
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
December 26, 2025
North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology
December 25, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hopeful but clear about the challenges facing the Trump administration’s Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts
December 19, 2025
‘Here we go again’: Melania Trump documentary teases inside look at her return to the White House
December 17, 2025
Trump signs executive order to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
December 15, 2025
A group of students and professors in Alabama is appealing a state law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools
December 15, 2025
Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office
December 14, 2025
The House has voted to dismiss an effort to impeach President Donald Trump
December 11, 2025
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee
December 10, 2025
A former top official in Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is running to succeed the two-term Democrat
December 11, 2025
Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits
December 10, 2025
Democrats are hoping to win a race for Miami mayor after decades out of power
December 07, 2025
JD Vance brushes off speculation about his marriage
December 05, 2025
Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee has been sworn as the newest House member
December 04, 2025
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December 03, 2025
Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, on Wednesday touted his plans to put
December 03, 2025
A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe U.S.
December 03, 2025
Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation requiring the U.S.
December 03, 2025
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November 28, 2025
The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more powerful position. But has Speaker Mike Johnson given away his chamber’s power?
December 01, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign a peace agreement, the White House said.
December 01, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed this year to flood San Francisco with federal agents – and even soldiers – to crack down on crime.
December 02, 2025
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November 28, 2025
Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence
November 26, 2025
First ‘piggy,’ now ‘ugly’: Trump continues attacks on female reporters
November 26, 2025
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November 26, 2025
A group of U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from placing new restrictions on more than $3 billion in grant
November 25, 2025
Republicans balk at Trump’s health care proposal before it’s even released
November 25, 2025
Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has announced his candidacy for governor of Alabama in 2026
November 24, 2025
Officials from several U.S. states say Americans relying on subsidies to afford Obamacare health insurance are holding off on enrolling as they face 2026 premium
November 24, 2025
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November 24, 2025
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November 22, 2025
President Donald Trump’s base has supported him through countless controversies. But they split from him over the release of the Epstein files. Why does MAGA care so much about this issue?
November 18, 2025
President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
November 22, 2025
Talks between Iran and the United States will be held on Friday in Oman, Iranian media say
Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change
An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state
Philly theaters unite to stage 3 plays by Pulitzer-winning playwright James Ijames
Former Rockette breaks barriers as first African American dance captain at Radio City Music Hall