HHeadlines Read More Democrats Back DHS Funding Bill With Modest Curbs On ICEJanuary 20, 2026 WASHINGTON ― Democrats touted modest constraints on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement in a bipartisan spending bill for…
HHeadlines Read More ‘Abolish ICE’ messaging is back. Is it any more likely this time?January 18, 2026 WASHINGTON — “Abolish ICE.” Democratic lawmakers and candidates for office around the country increasingly are returning to the phrase, popularized…
TTop stories Read More Trump’s Justice Department is on a rampage. Here’s why.January 17, 2026 Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Sign up for the Surge, the newsletter that covers…
HHeadlines Read More Federal court upholds California’s new congressional districtsJanuary 15, 2026 In a major victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democratic Party, a federal court in Los Angeles…
HHeadlines Read More Tillis to oppose all Fed nominees over Powell investigationJanuary 13, 2026 The Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could complicate the path to confirmation for President…
HHeadlines Read More Trump promised radical change in his second term. Here’s what he’s done so far.December 28, 2025 WASHINGTON – Donald Trump promised to drive America in a different direction. One year into his second term,…
HHeadlines Read More Epstein files appease almost no one as delays worsenDecember 26, 2025 The U.S. Justice Department’s long-awaited rollout of the Jeffrey Epstein files has been a chaotic spectacle that, so…
HHeadlines Read More Donald Trump Mentions Jeffrey Epstein in Christmas Message, Attacks Democrats and MediaDecember 26, 2025 President Donald Trump used a Christmas message posted online to revive his long-running claims of a political “witch…
HHeadlines Read More For this prominent Democrat, it’s family first, but policy disagreements linger with sonsDecember 25, 2025 Politics around the holidays can be challenging for families, and for some politicians, it can be even harder.…
HHeadlines Read More Justice Department releases extensive Epstein files mentioning President TrumpDecember 24, 2025 The Justice Department has released more than 30,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, revealing that President…
HHeadlines Read More Justice Department releases extensive Epstein files mentioning President TrumpDecember 24, 2025 The Justice Department has released more than 30,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, revealing that President…
HHeadlines Read More Trump criticises Epstein photo releaseDecember 23, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has criticised the release of photographs linking former President Bill Clinton to the late…