Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon stages marathon speech to protest Trump amid shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon staged a marathon speech on the Senate floor to…
Voter turnout exceeds expectations in California Prop. 50 special election
Early voter turnout is exceeding expectations in California’s Nov. 4 special election over redrawing the state’s congressional districts,…
Rural No Kings, anti-Trump protests: Do they work?
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What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing
Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And…
Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes
An estimated 7 million Americans turned out Saturday to peacefully protest against the breakdown of our checks-and-balances democracy…
Mike Johnson’s Nazi Remark Gaffe Called Out by Critics—’Freudian Slip’
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a wave of mockery from critics after accidentally saying that the Republican…
Mitch McConnell suffers worrying fall onto hard floor while being questioned by reporters
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was humiliated Sunday after he took a brutal fall in the Senate that was…
‘No Kings’ Protest Organizers Aren’t Scared of Trump, GOP
One of the first things you’ll see upon entering the ornate terminal at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station are…
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. President Donald Trump said he saw the U.S. as locked in a trade war with China, even…
Vermont GOP leaders continue to distance themselves from first-year state senator as he issues apology over leaked group chatÂ
Gov. Phil Scott and Sen. Sam Douglass. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Republican leaders continued to distance themselves…
The Supreme Court might net Republicans 19 congressional seats in one fell swoop.
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Spanberger, Earle-Sears clash in Virginia as texting scandal upends fall elections
The fallout from revelations that the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general sent text messages using violent language…