Politics

Workers remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center after court rulings

In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president’s name was purged from the facade of the Washington building

US claims it is not responsible for strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats

Three vessels have been attacked in the eastern Pacific in recent months and the crews believe the US was to blame

New York man who killed gay dancer faces 25 years after hate-crime conviction

Dmitriy Popov fatally stabbed O’Shae Sibley in Brooklyn in 2023 and was found guilty of manslaughter as a hate crime

War, High School Football, and Refs: Proposed Prediction Market Bans

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission released its proposal for new federal rules related to prediction markets and outlined some contracts that would likely not be approved under the guidelines.

Who is Bill Essayli, the prosecutor at the center of California's election fight?

Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli began the week on the defensive, facing criticism from Democrats over comments he made about California’s then-still-uncounted primary election results.

America's New Political Fantasy: The Superhero

Last summer, Superman was held in a pocket dimension on the verge of collapsing Metropolis. In 2016, Captain America, the symbol of our nation, was on the run from the government. In 2014, a U.N. body was infiltrated by a Nazi organization that survived from the 1940s. In 2012, the World Security Council dropped a nuclear weapon on New York. None of this is accidental.

Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Trump attempts to ramp up Alaska oil and gas drilling

The Interior Department recently held its first lease sale of President Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive term in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, selling off tracts of land for possible drilling in an area that has been virtually untouched by the oil and gas industry. And following this month’s sale, it will very likely stay that way.

Education Department’s One Child Policy

America’s financial aid framework wouldn’t look much different if it were crafted by the late Paul Ehrlich, the false prophet who warned of overpopulation and mass starvation.

Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’

Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state

How the 'discharge petition' is frustrating House leadership

Discharge petitions, once a rare tool to seize control of the House floor, are increasingly plaguing Republican leaders and giving Democrats outsize sway despite being the minority.

Activists just want senators to vote the party line

Tonight we just sent a Texas-sized message to Washington. Change won.