In a nearly two-hour speech at the first Republican midterm convention, President Donald Trump promised to pay Americans if Republicans won, and he repeatedly said communists could take over Congress ...

Setting a maximum age for lawmakers would improve representation and create opportunities for new leaders.

US consumer sentiment plummets as stock market hits record highs. Wealth divide grows as top earners drive consumer spending.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos faces backlash for Met Gala sponsorship and robot workforce plans. Critics slam his lavish spending and labor practices.

Elinor Hilton and Colleen Fagan are suing federal immigration officials, alleging they violated their First Amendment rights to observe agents by threatening to place them in a database for 'domestic ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Along with great ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s was built to be an activist campaigner for justice – from racial equity to climate action to human rights. The activism has stayed strong because of Ben & ...

This week, Graham Platner crowd-surfed at a Dropkick Murphys show, while Gov. Janet Mills cut ribbon and met quietly with local business owners.

Explosive report reveals 'outrageous corruption' by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and top adviser Corey Lewandowski.

At least three inmates have died in the facility in just two months, including one who witnesses say was choked to death by guards.

Renewable-power renegades are constructing their own wind turbines — and making it easy for others to follow their lead.

President Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act amid protests against ICE in Minneapolis. Federal agents under fire for aggressive tactics.

Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration's Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” viola...

Drugmakers set to raise prices on 350 drugs even as Trump claims massive success at lowering costs.

Critics say the Trump administration's halt on wind farms on alleged "national security" grounds is a dangerous move against renewable energy.

"Let’s be clear — this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation," said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.

Abigail Spanberger, Virginia's first woman governor, says she's ready to push back on President Trump's "bad policies" for the sake of Virginians.

Young and healthy people who get Affordable Care Act health insurance are thinking about dropping coverage next year, as the government remains shutdown over health care tax credits.

Together, these actions form a concerted strategy to interfere with elections.

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.