Politics

Canada’s Conservative leader echoes Reagan as his party regroups

CALGARY, Alberta — Canada's Conservative leader channeled a legendary American president as he secured his hold on the party grassroots — and and debuted his new message to voters for a federal ele...

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House Republicans rake in funds as they seek to stave off midterm headwinds

Vulnerable House Republicans put up strong fundraising numbers in the last quarter of 2025, a bright spot as the party faces headwinds in its battle to maintain control of the House.New campaign fi...

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Michigan’s 3-car pileup of a primary has Senate Democrats worried

DETROIT — As a professional driver navigated a gleaming new Ford Bronco Sport up a steep ridge, Mallory McMorrow found herself pinned in the back seat clinging to the overhead roll bar.The Detroit ...

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A startup falsely blamed for triggering floods pitches cloud seeding to lawmakers

A startup dogged by conspiracy theories is trying to change the way Washington views technologies that coax snowflakes from the clouds, one Metro station at a time.Rainmaker Technology uses drones,...

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Big donors had access to Mikie Sherrill at inaugural ball. But the public won't have access to the donor list

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — At an Italian restaurant at American Dream mall, where Champagne bottles go for $600, Mikie Sherrill moved table to table to speak with business executives, lobbyists ...

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Democrats post early fundraising edge in marquee 2026 Senate races

One bright spot for Democrats as they face a tough path to taking back the Senate this year: Their candidates are raising a lot of money.Democrats outraised their GOP counterparts across several of...

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The “Melania” movie is empty, foul and worse than we imagined

What do you get the woman who has everything — if “everything” constitutes a collection of ghastly hats, a Grinchian disdain for Christmas and a giant golden cage from which she manages the occasio...

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Why America Never Got a Labor Party

In Europe, labor unions and socialist parties marched together and won massive reforms. In the United States, they were divided. Vivek Chibber explains how that split still shapes US politics today...

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The wildest stories in Gavin Newsom’s new memoir

Gavin Newsom’s new book is a deep-dive into the California governor’s family history and his personal struggles with identity. But, like most politicians’ memoirs, it also contains plenty of juicy ...

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Gavin Newsom opens the oppo book in his new memoir

Gavin Newsom doesn’t tiptoe around political tripwires of his life in his new memoir — he barrels into them.From the tabloid-fodder dalliances between his first and second marriage to an unvarnishe...

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A World Cup boycott to stop Trump? Yeah, that’s not happening

Over the past week or so, an idea that until very recently was only found among anguished liberals on the outer edges of social media has percolated into the mainstream: The international community...

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RFK Jr. is now a wellness guru for Republicans in Washington

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has turned GOP policy orthodoxy on its head with his attacks on food and pharma.He’s also turning Republicans into advocates of eating more vegetables, drinking raw milk and e...

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Immigration takes center stage in New Jersey special election

As the Trump administration faces broad disapproval for ICE’s ramped-up efforts across the country, immigration is emerging as a wedge issue in the first congressional Democratic primary election o...

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Houston Democrat wins former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat ahead of contested primary

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, a Democrat, won a special runoff election on Saturday to serve the remainder of former Texas Rep. Sylvester’s term, who died last year.The Associated Press...

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Shutdown likely to continue at least into Tuesday

The partial government shutdown that began early Saturday morning is on track to continue at least into Tuesday, which is the earliest the House is now expected to vote on a $1.2 trillion funding p...

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Donald Trump’s unprecedented political war chest got even bigger in 2025

Donald Trump’s political war chest grew dramatically in the second half of 2025, according to new campaign finance disclosures submitted late Saturday, giving him an unprecedented amount of money f...

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Elon Musk pours millions more into helping Republicans keep Congress

Tech mogul Elon Musk poured $10 million into two major Republican super PACs at the end of last year, according to campaign finance disclosures submitted Saturday, as he once again takes a more act...

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'There’s something bigger going on': State election chiefs rebuff Trump bid to seize voter rolls

Democratic state election officials say the Justice Department’s letter to Minnesota over its voter rolls represents a significant escalation, with several warning that the Trump administration cou...

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Trump’s New Method of Humiliation

When a conspicuous presidential project goes awry—in this case, federal immigration agents killing two protesters in Minnesota—someone typically loses their job. And for much of this week, Kristi N...

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‘Trust Has Been Breached’

The state and local officials meeting with Tom Homan, who was put in charge of the federal immigration operation in Minnesota this week, have generally agreed that their encounters have been cordia...

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Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minnesota

A federal judge on Saturday ordered the immediate release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5-year-old son Liam, whose apprehension by federal authorities — captured in a viral photo — became a symbol...

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