What James Talarico told a pro-defund the police group in 2020
In late summer 2020, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country, Texas Democratic state Rep.…
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admin ‘I’m here to save lives’: Inside the unlikely Biden-Trump partnership to secure a Gaza ceasefire
Secure rooms in the US Capitol are cavernous compared to the White House Situation Room. They are designed for full…
An 8-justice Supreme Court to decide whether cities can sue oil companies for climate change impacts
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in one of the most important climate change cases to reach its docket…
Trump administration shifts funds from human rights to supporting far-right causes
The US State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner…
AI blurs lines in campaign ads: ‘People are seeing things that didn’t happen’
Political campaigns and groups are spending tens of millions of dollars on ads that employ AI, often without disclosing that…
This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be relocated amid ongoing legal battle
For the first time, the annual Kennedy Center Honors will be held somewhere other than the John F. Kennedy Center…
Trump blames the messenger for the GOP’s problems
President Donald Trump has locked on to a new excuse for the GOP’s impending 2026 midterm losses: It’s the messaging,…
What early voting data is showing ahead of the 2026 midterms
Election Day is November 3, but it’s possible that as many as two-thirds of all votes in the midterm elections…
Former GOP congressman and longtime Rubio friend sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years…
Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory…