Politics

Smithsonian says it can stay open through at least Mond...

The Smithsonian Institution announced Tuesday that its museums, research centers...

Democrats defeat Republican funding plan, taking govern...

The Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted almost in unison to defeat a House-passed ...

What are ‘highest male standards’ on military fitness t...

The U.S. military will impose the “highest male standard” for all combat roles i...

Federal employees told Democrats to blame for shutdown ...

Federal employees at multiple agencies received emails Tuesday blaming congressi...

Hegseth’s military meeting triggers fears, head scratch...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech before a high-profile gathering of hundr...

Collins, Grassley call on White House budget office to ...

In a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought, Repub...

Senate rejects Democrats’ spending bill hours ahead of ...

The Senate on Tuesday spurned a Democratic stopgap spending bill, putting lawmak...

From breadwinners to bystanders: The death spiral of th...

Young men with college degrees are struggling to find work, while women with the...

Blame game escalates on shutdown verge

Republicans and Democrats are pointing the finger at the other as the first gove...

On homelessness, HUD is right to move away from failed ...

In a memorable scene from “Casablanca,” actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt polic...

Centrists give up hope to prevent shutdown as Trump tal...

Centrist senators are giving up hope of avoiding a government shutdown this week...

Spanberger sees affordability as central issue in Virgi...

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is leaning heavily into economic issues in he...

Trump’s deadline on drug prices arrives: What next?

President Trump’s strategy to lower prescription drug prices will be put to the ...

Is Gen Z more religious? It could be too early to tell

Gen Z appears to have a more complicated relationship with organized religion th...

With Mamdani, Republicans should be careful of what the...

After a hilariously inept attempt to push New York Democrats to a more moderate ...

Mamdani on Trump calling him a communist: ‘I am a democ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, defended his ...