Politics

This Is the Week the Government Shutdown Gets Real

As far as government shutdowns go, this one has so far lacked the round-the-clock chaos of its predecessors. There have been no dramatic late-night clashes on the floors of Congress, no steep stock...

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Retribution Is Here

If the secret to understanding a strongman is to identify his greatest weakness, one place to start with Donald Trump is his obsession with his own eventual obituaries. Trump knows that they will m...

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GOP senators sink measure to halt Trump’s strikes on alleged drug boats

Republican Senators sunk a measure to halt the U.S. military’s strikes against alleged boats off the coast of Venezuela that President Trump’s administration argues are smuggling drugs into the cou...

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MORNING GLORY: Senator Chuck Schumer must end his government shutdown

When the troops don’t get paid, the "Schumer shutdown" will cross a red line in the eyes of most normal Americans. The men and women in uniform got their paychecks on October 1 and are scheduled to...

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Graham Platner has a growing Senate fan club

Senate Democrats are warming up to an upstart oyster farmer in the crucial Maine Senate race. Now they’ll have to decide if they are willing to snub their party’s dream recruit to support him.So fa...

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Chuck Schumer’s critics are praising how he’s handled the shutdown. For now.

Chuck Schumer ended the last shutdown standoff as a villain to Democrats outraged at his decision to surrender to Republicans. This time, the Senate minority leader has heeded the party base, spark...

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Hegseth’s firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest firing of a top Navy official injected a fresh wave of fear into the Pentagon over the cost of speaking up and who might be next.The Pentagon chief, in less ...

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Democratic attorneys general race to counter Trump's latest escalation on troop deployments

Democratic attorneys general across the country are rolling out carefully crafted plans to block President Donald Trump's ongoing push to militarize cities and encountered setbacks this week, despi...

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Vance heads to Indiana after Republicans warn White House of stalled redistricting push

President Donald Trump’s mid-cycle redistricting push is on the verge of stalling in Indiana, top state Republican officials have warned the White House, and Vice President JD Vance is on his way t...

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“Who was president in 2020?” is more than a viral meme

When treating a head injury, one of the questions doctors ask their patients is whether they know who is currently the president. It’s part of a standard neurological exam for assessing alertness a...

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Pentagon Press Association criticizes Hegseth's moves to 'stifle a free press'

Media organizations called out the Pentagon’s “unprecedented restrictions” for credentialed reporters, saying Wednesday the newly updated rules “appear designed to stifle a free press,” a...

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Trump says Israel-Hamas deal to end war is 'very close'

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the conflict in Gaza is “very close” and suggested that he may travel to the region this weekend."Our final negotia...

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Alberta premier to Trump: Stay out of our separatist fight

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she does not want the U.S. president to wade into the separatist movement brewing in her oil-and-gas rich province.“I don’t want any foreign interference in our ...

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A member of the Bush family is running for office — in Maine

Jonathan Bush, the nephew of one former president and the cousin of another, is seeking to extend his family’s political dynasty as the next Republican governor of Maine.The health care entrepreneu...

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‘Get out of my f--king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video

SACRAMENTO, California — A newly surfaced video shows Katie Porter — the frontrunner in next year’s race for California governor — blasting a staffer who interrupted a meeting the former House mem...

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Trump says bill guaranteeing military pay during shutdown 'probably will happen'

President Trump said Wednesday that a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown “probably will happen," contradicting comments from House Speaker Mike ...

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Flight delays could force parties to the shutdown bargaining table

The shutdown stalemate is showing signs of provoking one of the most powerful forces in the federal bureaucracy: an army of overworked, currently unpaid air traffic controllers.A string of staffing...

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James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges following Trump pressure to prosecute

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges demanded by President Donald Trump as part of his crusade for retribution.It was Comey’s first...

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Republicans amp up pressure on Democrats to ditch Jay Jones in Virginia

Republicans are bullish about a statewide race in Virginia this year after recent revelations the Democratic attorney general nominee sent texts wishing violence on his political adversaries.Presid...

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Trump backs DeSantis-allied Uthmeier for Florida attorney general

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed James Uthmeier for Florida attorney general, ending months of speculation about whether the president would support a close ally ...

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Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday stateme...

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