One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update today. This is 22 more confirmed cases since an update o...

If you’re a fired federal worker or you quit in disgust, I have an idea for you: Run for office. Both parties here in Minnesota and nationally are badly in need of a fresh crop of activists and candidates who understand governance and believe in it…

A poll by YouGov, a British international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm, has found that almost twice as many Americans consider their newly elected president, Donald Trump, to...

The DOGE.gov website is such a coding disaster that pretty much anyone can take over.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s early actions in office have in many cases expanded upon proposals from Project 2025's conservative policy blueprint that the Republican tried to distance himself from on the campaign trail, a Reuters review found.

WASHINGTON—Rebuking President Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) staunchly vowed this week to continue falling down stairs in the face of an apparent fascist takeover. “I can no longer physically stand upright for a party that excuses a violent insurrection that targeted our Capitol,” the 82-year-old lawmaker said as he […]

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has said the risk to the general public in surrounding counties remains “very low.”

The confessions of a concerned bird.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday made a surprise move to oust Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee -- and it's reportedly not sitting well with many me...

It’s the only way to ensure democracy and equal justice, not just for blue-state residents but for citizens in all 50 states.

I didn’t want to be doing this.

What we can learn from countries that have pushed back on threats to democracy.

The confessions of a concerned bird.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary said nothing that would alienate the Republican senators on the Armed Services Committee.

A lawyer representing the social media giant in a copyright dispute with famous writers said he could no longer “in good conscience” keep working with the company.