From Friday through Sunday, Trump continued his now-habitual weekend flooding of social media with fantasies that he is smart, beloved, and powerful.

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The most recent shake-up has left the Office of the Director of National Intelligence staffed at a little more than half the size it was when President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Ordinary people launched a movement against Trump’s secret police. They’re still at it.

AARP says Congress should not fast-track Social Security changes, arguing it limits transparency and debate.

A group of Russian hackers has spent the last year targeting nuclear scientists, defense contractors, and government employees in a cyber-espionage campaign, according to private-sector researchers an...

Vance Boelter has received two life sentences for killing former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

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Election officials from across the country say the administration has pared back support.

Muddy sound systems, pricey tickets and a strong chance of getting showered with someone’s stale beer – give me a nice sit-down in a cinema any time, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha Mistlin

Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F.

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After four years of brutal, all-out war in Ukraine, the Council of Europe met on May 15 to establish a long-awaited pillar of accountability: the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against U...

For years, the FDA said generics are just as safe as brand-name medications. ProPublica found that this isn’t always true.

Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, source...

At the heart of these cases is the Purcell principle — the idea that courts should avoid changing voting or election rules too close to an election.

When Clémence Royer died on February 7, 1902, she took with her into oblivion perhaps the last human brain that believed in and aimed for Complete Knowledge. She had devoted her life to the propositio...

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