The latest in U.S. politics including Washington D.C. and state level politics.
The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a high-stakes battle over whether Boulder County's climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor belongs in state or federal court — a case with billions on the line and implications for every manufacturer in America.
A Brooklyn public school teacher under investigation over alleged praise for a Hamas leader returned to his school with his face concealed, as parents and civil rights groups demand answers and his dismissal.
Rep. Blake Moore says mandatory spending has grown from a quarter of the federal budget fifty years ago to more than three-quarters today, and argues the deficit is crowding out investment in competitiveness.
President Trump tells supporters they can vote by mail even as he insists the method is riddled with cheating, prompting heated exchange with reporter and a wave of criticism from Democrats and media figures.
A new House Republican bill would protect Medicaid whistleblowers from retaliation, following allegations that Minnesota workers were fired and surveilled for flagging fraud.
A new report from the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group reveals that Merrick Garland's October 2021 school board memo triggered an internal revolt at DOJ, with one official dubbing it the 'Anti-MAGA Task Force' — and now the department is dismantling the program and apologizing to targeted parents.
A worker at a Russian anti-plague institute in Siberia has died of an unidentified illness, prompting quarantine measures and international monitoring as dozens are reportedly isolated.
A massive cocaine seizure at the northern border and the largest truck brokerage merger in history have freight industry insiders asking what more can be done to secure supply chains.
Artificial intelligence has collapsed the cost of political advertising, flooding the 2026 midterms with cheap attack ads and deepfake content. But strategists on both sides say the technology is a tool — not a magic wand — and the early evidence suggests algorithmic virality doesn't put anyone in office.
Hastert, who served longer as Republican speaker than anyone in history before a hush-money case exposed decades-old sexual abuse, died over the weekend at his Illinois home. He was 84.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Saudis have come under attack from the Iran-backed Houthis and have a right to defend themselves, as a Saudi-led coalition announces an air campaign along Yemen's Red Sea coastline.
Brazilian markets rallied and the real surged against the dollar after right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, setting up a runoff on October twenty-fifth. The two candidates will face each other again in three weeks.
