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Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...

The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.

The Missouri senator’s shot at a gotcha moment against the former special counsel wound up being a very public miss.

A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.

Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.

A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.

September 27, 2026

Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.

Early today, US District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the request of media outlets to stop Trump’s order banning members of their organizations from the White House, Kelly ordered the credentials of 78...

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

September 23, 2026

The Iowa Farmers Union announced its endorsements of the five Iowa Democrats running for Congress.

OPINION AND ORDER re: 165 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint. filed by U.S. Department of Treasury, Donald J. Trump, Bessent Scott.For the reasons stated herein, the Court dismisses...

Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.

Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...

In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S.

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