Politics

State Department clamps down on Iran's UN delegation and movement

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is heading to New York City, but the U.S. State Department is keeping his entourage slim and his movement limited.

Moviegoer using phone during film pepper-sprayed in LA, police say

California man charged with misdemeanor battery in Burbank over incident sending three patrons to hospital

US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban

ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate after presidential ban that prompted widespread condemnation

Plan for editorial oversight board at CNN and CBS News draws skepticism: ‘Utter garbage’

Some network employees and media-watchers have questions and concerns about how arrangement will work

Right-wing socialism won’t win elections

President Donald Trump would like voters to believe that his Republican Party is the diametric opposite of the Democratic Socialists of America. Of late, for example, he has tried to pin the radical insurgency on the entire Democratic Party, thereby framing the midterm elections as a contest over “communism.” But a closer look at the actual policies this administration supports tells a different story about its position on socialism.

It's not 'regulatory capture' by the AI giants, but it's still regulatory robbery

"Regulatory capture" is a counterintuitive concept to some, but it makes perfect sense to those who have watched Washington work.

ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

Immigration agency’s move makes it harder for lawyers and family to find detainees, in line with stringent Trump policy

Much of Trump’s promised midterm election spending has yet to surface, new filing shows

MAGA Inc. entered September with $415.8 million as much of Trump’s promised midterm spending had yet to surface publicly.

Trump Drowned Out by Background Noise in First Remarks Without Press Pool

President Donald Trump’s war against the media came back to bite him Monday while departing the White House for the United Nations General Assembly.

The Confrontation That Broke New York

A new book sheds some light on the death of Jordan Neely and the trial that divided a post-pandemic city.

Vance boosts Whatley as GOP groups weigh pulling ad money

Vice President JD Vance implored North Carolina voters to back Senate Republican candidate Michael Whatley in his competitive battle against former Gov. Roy Cooper, as some Republicans warn the historically toss-up state could be getting away from the GOP.

Keisha Lance Bottoms presses Gov. Kemp to suspend diesel tax again

Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms called on Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to revive his earlier suspension of the state’s fuel excise tax to bring down the cost of diesel fuel.