Democrats’ Senate victory means President Trump for the first time will lose a glide path to nominate judges and Supreme Court justices. Pressure had grown on conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to…
Flying used to be seen as a luxurious experience. Now, it’s more likely to be something you dread.
The Republican Party failed “Working Class 101” on Tuesday, to the sustained glee of the Democratic Party. Will the GOP learn its lesson before 2028?
A series of cyberattacks on grocery stores out of Europe raises concerns for cyber threats stateside.
A program can look affordable on paper but still be financially and pragmatically out of reach for many students.
Kevin Stitt, the outgoing Republican governor of Oklahoma, has a message for President Donald Trump: Try being nice. “People are just kind of tired,” Stitt told POLITICO in an interview Friday morning, three days after…
In Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, “Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.” Many today would like to chisel those words above the doors to the Supreme Court. Time and time again, justices waited too long…
Longtime White House aide Stephen Miller pledged his “absolute loyalty” to President Trump in short remarks Friday evening shortly after being promoted to chief of staff — replacing Susie Wiles “We need to stand with…
The U.S. Supreme Court is now the only remedy for the Amish. But history, basic decency and precedent are on their side.
First Lady Melania Trump is set to attend to the college football face-off between Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama Saturday afternoon, a visit tied to her Fostering the Future education initiative. The…
The U.S. launched new defensive strikes against Iran targeting the country’s air defense systems, President Trump said on Friday, describing the strikes as “minor.” The U.S. military previously struck Iran on Monday, just a day…
Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign is suing the state of Alaska to obtain access to records for absentee ballots that were rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections, a new court filing shows. Peltola’s campaign said…
With the midterm elections in the rearview mirror, the Senate is barreling ahead with major energy and infrastructure legislation in the lame-duck session. The bill, which seeks to make it easier to build energy and…
President Trump sent a blunt message to the incoming Democratic majority on Capitol Hill by tapping Stephen Miller to be his new chief of staff, setting up what is likely to be a contentious two…
Schools are scrambling after Google said Tuesday that education leaders need to either accept some AI in classrooms or lose access to its search engine. School officials trying to push back on an encroaching AI…
A historic election week is ending, but the debate about the future of the Republican Party is just beginning. On one side are those who see the midterms as a wholesale repudiation of President Trump…
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) blasted President Trump’s Friday decision to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with top adviser Stephen Miller, saying the president “needs to rethink” his decision. “I’ve criticized a…
The Justice Department (DOJ) requested Friday to dismiss its lawsuit against California, which sought to make the state’s election officials set aside roughly 20,000 ballots for voters the federal government alleged were not U.S. citizens.…
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) declared the Badger State blue in a post-election interview Wednesday, pointing to recent statewide defeats for the GOP — including in its gubernatorial race. “Wisconsin is no longer a…
Calley Means, a former top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ripped outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles over her tenure, arguing in a Friday interview she led the Trump administration…