Politics

ActBlue scrutiny fuels new GOP bills to tighten election donation rules

FIRST ON FOX: House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., introduced a legislative package on Monday designed to improve transparency and security in campaign finance as a major De...

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Top federal prosecutor in New York committed misconduct, watchdog says

A committee of New York state’s appellate court system found last month that John Sarcone, the embattled federal prosecutor leading the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of New York,...

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NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé files misconduct complaint against officer who arrested him

NEW YORK — City Councilmember Chi Ossé filed a misconduct complaint Monday against an NYPD officer who arrested him, advancing a case that stands to drive a further wedge between the police departm...

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Sen. John Curtis exploring 2028 run for Utah governor

John Curtis arrived in the Senate just 16 months ago. He’s already eyeing a possible move back home.The Utah Republican’s inner circle is actively canvassing donors and allies in Utah to gauge supp...

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Third federal appeals court rejects ICE’s mandatory detention push

An Ohio-based federal appeals court Monday became the latest to reject ICE’s effort to detain the vast majority of people it is seeking to deport without offering a chance for bond — even if they’v...

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The Fight to Free Palestinian Organizer Salah Sarsour From ICE

On March 30, twelve Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles descended on a Milwaukee neighborhood to arrest Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American green card holder who has lived here for...

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Trump picks Cameron Hamilton to run FEMA

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a year after he fired him as acting administrator of the agency. Hamilton would be the fi...

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Trump nominates Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano to diplomatic posts

President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano — two allies who waged failed bids for governor in battleground states — to diplomatic posts.The White House announced Monday that ...

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Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map

Virginia officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to implement the redistricting plan voters approved last month that could net Democrats as many as four additional congressio...

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Oregon Democrats have genius political strategy: raising the gas tax heading into the midterm elections

Appealing to voters’ anxieties about the soaring cost of living is central to Democrats’ messaging in their hopes of big wins in this year’s midterm elections. In Oregon, a question on the primary ...

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White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices

President Donald Trump is planning to temporarily reduce tariffs on beef imports in an effort to reduce consumer prices, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.The president will sig...

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Gas tax holiday momentum grows with Trump support

Rising gasoline prices and no end in sight to the Middle East conflict are prompting the White House and some congressional Republicans to call for suspending the federal gasoline tax. With the ave...

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Neal plans broad tax agenda if House control changes

Democrats appear poised to retake the House, and Rep. Richard Neal is quietly making plans.The Massachusetts Democrat has a clear path back into the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee and...

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Trump’s Redistricting Push Could Cost Republicans More Than It Gains

Last week was the best one President Donald Trump has had in months.Trump reminded Republicans who’s boss by ousting Indiana lawmakers who defied his redistricting demands, saw Democrats’ attempt t...

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Stephen Miller in Retreat

Just hours before Stephen Miller arrived at the Mar-a-Lago ballroom on New Year’s Eve—where he would welcome 2026 by dancing next to the soon-to-be-defenestrated homeland security secretary, Kristi...

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The America I’ve Known

Lately, I’ve come to notice that the strangest and most terrible pieces of my childhood are roaring back. I was born in 1933, and much of what I remember as a little girl was defined by either the ...

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Google says hackers used AI to create zero day security flaw for the first time

Cybercriminals recently used an artificial intelligence model to create a zero-day vulnerability that could be used to exploit networks widely, Google announced Monday.The announcement comes as maj...

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Ralph Steadman Made Gonzo History With Thompson. Now a Book and Museum Expo Tells His Story

Ralph Steadman. (Courtesy of Ralph Steadman and Torrance Art Museum) When artist Ralph Steadman does an impression of his late gonzo co-conspirator Hunter S. Thompson—as he often does—th...

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Marco Rubio is dreaming of a kinder, gentler MAGA

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press briefing at the White House on current issues in Washington, DC on May 5, 2026. | Faith Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images Secretary of Sta...

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One American has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

A passenger returning to the U.S. from a Dutch cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred has tested positive for the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Sunday eveni...

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Forget the Rust Belt or the Sun Belt. The ‘Wired Belt’ may be the next frontier of American political power

The laid-off factory worker from Youngstown, Ohio, became the defining figure of American politics for the past two decades. The jobless financial professional from Philadelphia’s suburbs could be ...

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