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We begin today with Gary J. Bass writing for The New York Times about how Special Counsel Jack Smith’s tenure with the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) gives him

Calculations from the World Meteorological Organization suggest that July was the hottest month on record. Throughout the month, heat records were broken across the globe.

FiveThirtyEight   More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS | Amazon Music | Spotify Calculations from the World Meteorological Organization suggest that July was the hottest

FiveThirtyEight   More: Apple Podcasts | ESPN App | RSS | Amazon Music | Spotify Calculations from the World Meteorological Organization suggest that July was the hottest

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said Devon Archer testified that Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company where he and Hunter Biden were board members, would have gone

Over the weekend, Donald Trump resuscitated the same anti-Ukraine crusade and tactic that got him impeached the first time around: holding Ukraine aid hostage unless

Over the weekend, Donald Trump resuscitated the same anti-Ukraine crusade and tactic that got him impeached the first time around: holding Ukraine aid hostage unless

President Biden overturned a decision from the Trump administration to relocate the temporary headquarters of Space Command to Alabama, deciding instead to keep the base

Donald Trump has reportedly spent years refusing to set up a legal defense fund because, he said, only guilty people have legal defense funds. But,

Donald Trump has reportedly spent years refusing to set up a legal defense fund because, he said, only guilty people have legal defense funds. But,

Over the weekend Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was noteworthy for a few reasons: It got Donald to actually leave

In a Wall Street Journal interview, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made a startling assertion of constitutional power: “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress]

In a Wall Street Journal interview, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made a startling assertion of constitutional power: “No provision in the Constitution gives [Congress]

After nearly 100 years in operation, U.S. trucking giant Yellow Corp is shutting down operations.  The company sent notices to customers and employers, according to a report

The notion of technological advancement upending the job market isn’t a new phenomenon. Robots and automation, for example, have become a mainstay of factory floors and assembly

New findings from the Pew Research Center show that Americans want the federal government and tech companies to do something about misinformation, but will they?

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

President Biden hailed his economic plan as a smashing success Wednesday as he laid out his case for a second term — despite American incomes

Former US president Donald Trump said Friday he would not end his run for the White House if convicted and sentenced in any of the

The state of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health has been one of the mostly closely guarded secrets in the Senate. But the wall of silence

The anti-Trump group Republican Accountability Project is launching a $1.5 million ad campaign in Iowa designed to soften support for Donald Trump so another candidate

Joe Biden has avoided all questions about Hunter Biden

Oh, readers. I’ve been trying to write a post updating you all on the state of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Iowa bus tour, I really

Florida’s new standards for teaching African-American studies found a surprising defender on CNN last week amid an onslaught of criticism from pundits and the mainstream

You may not have heard of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). But you should: It has saved more lives than any other

Supreme Court rulings are meant to be the law of the land, but Alabama is taking its recent opinion on the Voting Rights Act as

We’ve all heard that a white supremacist trope—that slavery had personal benefits for Black Americans—is now being taught to Florida’s schoolchildren. It stems from the lie

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is warning Republicans against falling into the “trap” of impeachment after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signaled earlier this week that the House could move forward

Congress is closer than ever to passing a pair of bills to childproof the internet after lawmakers voted to send them to the floor Thursday. The bills

LeBron James thanked the “countless people” who offered his family love and prayers following the news that his son, Bronny James, suffered a cardiac arrest

Seven major automakers on Wednesday announced plans to nearly double the nation’s network of high-powered electric vehicle chargers, an effort to address a key consumer

Legal experts have spoken out after a plea deal negotiated by Hunter Biden’s lawyers with the Department of Justice collapsed on Wednesday in a Delaware

Coach is onto something

Judge Maryellen Noreika kicked off Wednesday’s hearing on Hunter Biden’s proposed plea deal with the Justice Department by telling lawyers that they did not need

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) fell while leaving a plane earlier this month, NBC News reported Wednesday after the 81-year-old lawmaker froze up in mid-speech during a news conference. The

Military Officers Claim to Have Deposed Niger's President World Leaders Condemn Apparent Coup in Niger Human Rights Watch Documents Atrocities by Mali's U.S.-Backed Army and

Military Officers Claim to Have Deposed Niger's President World Leaders Condemn Apparent Coup in Niger Human Rights Watch Documents Atrocities by Mali's U.S.-Backed Army and

One incident involving the dog reportedly required a hospital visit for the Secret Service agent, according to records from the Department of Homeland Security that were