Politics

Hoekstra warns about meddling in U.S. politics, doesn't understand why Canadians are mad about the '51st state'

Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, told an audience in Ottawa that he thinks Canada has recently meddled in American politics, but that he also doesn’t understand why Canadians ar...

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‘The Epstein files’ are coming. What should we expect?

Legislation forcing the Department of Justice to release the entirety of the “Epstein files” — a trove of investigative records, communications and internal documents related to the late convicted ...

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RFK Jr. is battling a top aide on vaccines, again

A top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is locked in a power struggle with his boss and the White House over vaccine policy and personnel, according to two senior administration offici...

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Jerry’s jeremiad: A wild dissent roils Texas redistricting debate

When a judge warns readers to “Fasten your seatbelts!” before a 104-page legal diatribe — best to buckle up.Jerry Smith, a judge on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, delivered that admonition befor...

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White House prepares executive order to block state AI laws

The White House is preparing to issue an executive order as soon as Friday that tells the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence,...

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Meet the Trump-appointed judge who could cost Republicans the House

In the summer of 2023, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown had a decision to make.For days, he had presided over a case challenging a Galveston County, Texas, plan to redraw voting precincts on the g...

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‘They just don’t understand’: Trump defends his position on legal immigration to his MAGA base

President Donald Trump has a message for his MAGA base on immigration. And he knows they don’t want to hear it.The president on Wednesday again offered a defense of visas for high-skilled workers, ...

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Witkoff’s back-channel push on Ukraine alarms allies

American allies and Ukrainian officials were scrambling on Wednesday to understand the terms of a Trump administration peace proposal for Ukraine, with many worrying it meant the U.S. could cave to...

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Trump signs Epstein bill he once labored to kill

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill to force the Department of Justice to release more information related to its case against the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a stu...

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Florida Democrat indicted on federal fraud charges

Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been charged in a federal indictment with stealing federal disaster relief funds and using the money to support her campaign for Congress.The ...

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Judge Boasberg to resume contempt proceedings over Alien Enemies Act deportations

A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to revive long-stalled criminal contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials who authorized deportation flights to land in El Salvador in Marc...

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School's out for Summers

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is stepping back from his duties at Harvard University amid renewed scrutiny of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Summers will take a leave from his role ...

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The Trump Steamroller Is Broken

President Donald Trump’s administration has been embroiled in scandal and sloppiness. His own party has defied his political pressure. His senior staff has been beset by infighting. He has sparred ...

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‘I Never Heard of Her’: Liz Truss Hits the MAGA Speaking Trail

Liz Truss looks out of place. In her neat pink jacket and white blouse, the former U.K. prime minister, who served a brief but eventful 49 days in the role back in 2022, strikes a contrast to the h...

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Epstein saga exposes Israel's iron grip on US power

Epstein saga exposes Israel's iron grip on US power Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Wed, 11/19/2025 - 16:14 ...

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Fed increasingly divided over December rate cut despite Trump pressure

The Federal Reserve might not cut interest rates in December, defying the hopes of President Donald Trump and much of Wall Street, with many officials believing the central bank should keep borrowi...

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Supreme Court set to wade into a case that could tip the scales for the midterms

Control of Congress — and the fate of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda — could come down to a single, urgent decision that landed this week at the Supreme Court’s doorstep.A lower court ...

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The growing paranoia of British politics

Conspiratorial narratives have always swirled around the corridors of Number 10. Studies of the British style of government have, for decades, explored the role of unofficial briefings and the leak...

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Congress Votes To Open Up the Epstein Files

Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt American politics from beyond the grave. The financial manager and convicted pedophile died in 2019 while...

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The White House has tried to draw a red line on tariffs. It’s getting blurry.

President Donald Trump has eliminated tariffs on a wide swath of food imports, raising expectations he will reverse more trade policies in a bid to combat high prices.The response from the White Ho...

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Comey case hanging by a thread as judge squeezes DOJ over Halligan’s handling

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Trump administration’s criminal prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey appeared to be in serious jeopardy Wednesday as the federal judge overseeing the case repea...

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