A speech and an executive order stood as a tacit admission that the president had failed to keep his 2016 promise to replace his predecessor’s signature achievement with a conservative alternative.
Category: Politics
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He was forced to resign after a government report criticized him. Eight years later, the government took it back.
After a critical inspector general report, Raymond Jefferson, a West Point graduate and a rising star in the Labor Department, spent eight years trying to clear his name.
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A woman killed. An officer shot. And no one legally responsible.
When a ‘no-knock’ policy collides with the ‘castle doctrine,’ the results can be tragic and infuriating, which is why legal experts say the two do not mix.
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Fauci finally loses his patience with Rand Paul
Fauci has clashed repeatedly with his chief Senate critic. But Wednesday, he wasn’t so diplomatic about it.
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New poll finds voters under 30 are motivated — and the economy looms larger than ever for them
A new survey shows significant interest in voting among young voters — mostly due to the economy.
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Most Americans understand that we probably won’t see a winner on election night
That’s true across party identities.
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The Republican court plan has the support of the majority they’re concerned about: Republicans
Americans overall oppose Trump filling the vacancy now.
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Why Mitch McConnell is unstoppable
Republicans leave Senate Democrats with few options to stall a Trump SCOTUS pick. The country’s first U.S. criminal jury trial — on Zoom. And your voting questions, answered.
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No, Joe Biden is not using a teleprompter in an interview
Eric Trump shared a meme on Twitter that lacked context, creating a false impression that the former vice president used a teleprompter during an interview. Biden was responding to a viewer on a nearby screen when it went dark.
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Partisan fight over Supreme Court could affect issues and image
Republicans’ show of strength now could prompt a backlash if Democrats retake the White House and flip the Senate in November.
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Republicans hope Supreme Court fight boosts Trump’s reelection bid, helps GOP hold Senate majority
Some in Trump’s orbit worry that a pre-election confirmation of a conservative replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will energize the left in key battleground states.
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Joe Biden and the claim he ‘opposed taking out Osama bin Laden’
The former vice president, in front of other aides, suggested Obama gather more intelligence, but he was not opposed to killing al-Qaeda leader Osama bin laden.