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Talarico presses anti-Christian nationalism message in Texas Senate bid
James Talarico has been sounding the same alarm for years: Christian nationalism, he argues, threatens both Christianity and American democracy.
Supreme Court wades into climate change dispute between energy companies and states
Energy companies begged the Supreme Court on Monday to shut down states’ attempts to hold them responsible for the impacts of climate change.
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Botched Tennessee execution renews debate over lethal injection
Tennessee failed in its attempt Wednesday night to execute convicted killer Christa Pike, leaving the woman in critical condition in a hospital and reigniting a debate over the future of lethal injection as a way to carry out the death penalty.
Senators try to fast-track priorities before election, with mixed results
Senators spent their final week in Washington before the midterm elections offering last-ditch attempts to pass a slew of stalled bills, including legislation to protect children online.
A tariff win for America: Rural Iowa county energized by steel investment
"This whole area needs jobs," a lifelong Lee County, Iowa, resident told local news after President Trump announced the building of the nation's largest steel plant in U.S. history.
DOJ launches tidal wave of prosecutions of noncitizens who cast illegal votes
For an issue often described as rare, noncitizen voting is generating a steady stream of federal charges.
Concerns over AI’s societal harms, existential risks spark FTC probe
The Federal Trade Commission is probing artificial intelligence giants Anthropic, OpenAI and other frontier labs over the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers.
Republicans aren’t trying to make voters like the GOP. They’re making them dislike Democrats
Republicans are leaning hard into a simple idea this fall: The best defense is a political takedown.
Hispanics are now swing voters, and both parties are paying price
Whether the midterm elections prove to be a devastating wipeout for Republicans largely depends on Hispanic voters -- a voting bloc that shifted rightward in 2024 but now appears to be slipping away.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records
One of the senators whose phone records were obtained by Jack Smith during his ill-fated probe of President Trump sued on Wednesday, asking a court to reprimand the former special counsel for his aggressive actions.
America formally ends military presence in Iraq after 2 decades
The last remaining American troops and equipment on Wednesday pulled out of Irbil Air Base in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the final U.S. military outpost there.
DOJ seeks penalties for Minnesota judges who gave press interview criticizing Trump on immigration
The Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint Wednesday against a group of federal judges in Minnesota who publicly complained about President Trump's immigration policies, which the government said ruined their ability to be impartial.
Passengers foil hijack attempt after cockpit stabbing, violent descent on Israel-bound flight
Passengers burst into the cockpit and took control of a FlyDubai airliner Wednesday from a co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain and taking the craft into a dangerously violent, sudden descent.
Readers turn a prompt into a debate over Trump’s legacy
Sometimes the most effective way to start a conversation isn't to make a statement -- it's to ask a question.
Golden Dome secrecy fuels debate over cost, effectiveness of system
Details of President Trump's planned Golden Dome missile defense remain hidden to prevent China and Russia from building countermeasures, but that secrecy is setting off a debate among lawmakers and missile defense experts about both costs and whether the system will work.