After 40 years in Congress, Nancy Pelosi to help create institute to train leaders of the future
The former House speaker plans to help create an institute at UC Berkeley that will concentrate on civic engagement and…
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admin New US-Iran clashes revealed fragility of truce — and why it may work
An apparent agreement by the US and Iran to pause a fresh outburst of violence stabilized a truce that is…
Can the so-called nanobubbler save the Reflecting Pool?
The $1.7 million “ozone nanobubbler” being used in an effort to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool water crystal clear…
Bill Maher receives Mark Twain Prize amid uncertainty at Kennedy Center
Comedian and Trump critic Bill Maher on Sunday received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center…
Conservative presidential power expert set to assist investigation into Trump foes
John Yoo — a well-known and, in some legal and political circles, infamous conservative lawyer — will assist a Justice…
Every time a college student comes out to me, I learn more about pride
An openly queer professor has become the keeper of countless little love stories — and in the process she has…
Progressives look to Colorado as next test of a rising movement
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and lawyer, is challenging 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette for a solidly blue seat in…
Again, Trump said nobody left his speech. Again, that wasn’t true
President Donald Trump posted on social media on Thursday about the speech he gave the day prior to kick off…
Two years after their last debate, Biden jabs at Trump: ‘What a loser’
As he rallied Maryland Democrats at a state party fundraiser Saturday night, former President Joe Biden decried the actions of…
Trump says he’ll nominate former Oklahoma state trooper as ICE director
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper and Marine, to be…