President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs officially took hold Thursday, as he barrels forward with his turbulent push to reshape global trade.

After months of chaotic threats and reversals, higher rates for almost all U.S. trading partners began just after midnight in New York. Trump signed the directive a week ago, but had to allow ...Read more

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 93 prosecutors from 29 states vowed in a statement that they would not pursue abortion cases. In return, 17 states have attempted to pass laws curbing prosecutorial discretion, a legal principle that has existed since the United States’s founding.

On average, more than a quarter (28%) of ...Read more

“America’s AI Action Plan,” unveiled by the White House on July 23, aims to accelerate the innovation of artificial intelligence by dismantling regulations and privatizing infrastructure. What the plan does is conflate innovation with deregulation and frame AI as a race to be won rather than a technology to be governed.

President Donald ...Read more

When Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell publicly experienced episodes in which he appeared to freeze during news conferences, there were calls for him to vacate his seat.

When the late California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein twice read the same long-winded question to Twitter’s CEO during a hearing in 2020, there were calls for her to step ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on imports that include semiconductors, but would exempt companies moving production back to the United States, as Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook and the president announced a fresh $100 billion investment plan from the Oval Office.

“We’re going to be putting a very large tariff on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated he would likely nominate a temporary Federal Reserve governor to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat on the central bank’s board within the coming days, rather than use the seat to signal his choice to replace Jerome Powell as chairman.

“We’re probably going to go with the temp and then a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump indicated he would likely nominate a temporary Federal Reserve governor to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat on the central bank’s board within the coming days, rather than use the seat to signal his choice to replace Jerome Powell as chairman.

“We’re probably going to go with the temp and then a ...Read more

A computer scientist has joined the crowded Democratic primary race to fill retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ seat.

Temple University professor Karl Morris filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, officially launching his bid to represent Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, which stretches from South Philadelphia to ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Elections officials across California are preparing a speed run toward a possible special election on Nov. 4, as the state considers a response to Texas’ efforts to redraw congressional maps to benefit Republicans.

The election would be about whether or not to adopt new congressional maps that benefit Democrats. Gov. ...Read more

President Donald Trump has been trying to eliminate climate regulations since his first day back in office when he signed an executive order declaring the primacy of fossil fuels.

But his administration’s most radical step came last week, when the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal that would rescind its 2009 “endangerment ...Read more

WASHINGTON — For lawmakers and foreign leaders searching for the details of the multibillion-dollar trade deals Donald Trump has been making with a number of foreign governments, the president says there are none. That’s by design — to give himself even more powers.

The dealmaker-in-chief himself dropped that revelation Tuesday morning, ...Read more

When Black women rapidly disappear from the workforce, we are faced with more than a concerning statistic; their loss is a warning for where the country is headed.

Black women are the only population to experience a rise in unemployment in the last three months with rates spiking above 6%, twice the rate for white workers. Additionally, this ...Read more

Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, a lawless president is solidifying his law enforcement powers to create something most Americans didn’t vote for and don’t want: a police state increasingly robbing residents of their rights and due process.

Unaccountable, masked immigration agents, many in plainclothes, are arresting farm ...Read more

Recently, my living room transformed into a Broadway stage. With my wife, kids, and I singing along to the Hamilton soundtrack, conversations inevitably spiraled from lyrics about revolution and ambition into discussions about today’s news.

My daughter, home from summer camp and sporting a growing curiosity about history, became my sounding ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In the spring of 2023, a most unlikely friendship took root after a House Oversight Committee hearing ended and members chatted before hurrying off for a two-week congressional recess.

Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a conservative firebrand and one of President Donald Trump’s top supporters, told Montgomery County ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “most likely” the heir-apparent to his Make America Great Again movement, but added there were also other potential candidates and that it was too early to make that call.

Trump during a White House event on Tuesday was asked about comments from Secretary of State Marco ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald Trump may have other plans.

An executive order signed by Trump on Tuesday names him chair of a White House task force on the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, viewed by the president as “a premier opportunity to ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners must appoint election critics nominated by the Fulton County Republican Party to the county election board, a superior court judge has ruled.

In an order handed down Sunday, Fulton Superior Court Judge David Emerson said there is nothing in the law that supports the idea that commissioners ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health will be able to fund fewer research grants in fiscal 2026, even if Congress provides increased funding for the agency, due to Trump administration budget maneuvers.

The administration’s moves to front-load new grants, while possibly clawing back unspent funds and limiting facility and ...Read more