Politics
Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government
Voters in Sweden went to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power.
Pentagon funding hits snag, as Congress returns amid Iran war and ahead of midterm elections
The Republican-controlled House and Senate return Monday amid a series of looming national security policy fights.
The secret ballot has been an article of faith in U.S. elections. That’s being tested in Georgia
Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast.
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman.
Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked ‘U.S. citizen’ box
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.
GOP aims to pass crypto oversight bill vs. Dem hurdles
Congressional efforts to pass a major cryptocurrency bill before the midterms face a major test on Tuesday.
GOP candidates turn up the volume on lower health insurance costs
Republicans are testing a new midterm message: They're populists fighting against health insurance companies while working to lower premium costs.
Mamdani, AOC draw heat for laughing at 9/11 memorial
Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Anti-ICE rioter caught on video hurling rocks at agents gets 3-year prison sentence
The California man who was captured on video last year while hurling large rocks at immigration officers during the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles was slapped with three years in prison.
Judge boots Trump ‘loyalty’ question from civil service job applications
A federal judge issued a stay forbidding the administration from asking those seeking jobs in the federal government to say how they would help carry out presidential executive orders, in what had been seen as a test of "loyalty" to President Trump.
Supreme Court erases major immigration detention case from its docket
The Supreme Court has dismissed a significant immigration detention case after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned the key migrant, making him no longer deportable.
Bessent tells Carney to stop yapping and start governing
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as a "yapping" Dachshund who needs to learn his place.
On Irish soil, Trump says unified Ireland would be ‘a great feather in everybody’s cap’
On a visit to Ireland on Saturday, President Trump said he would "love to see" the nation unified.
Trump’s Scottish heritage fueled his love for Queen Elizabeth, daughter-in-law Lara says
Some of President Trump's top moments were his meetings with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, according to daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
As DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, juries and judges were unconvinced
The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities - a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions.
Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest
Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration's policies.
Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district
The way Derrick Van Orden sees it, any Republicans in the U.S. House who distance themselves from President Trump in this year's midterm election aren't just being foolish, they're being disloyal.
John Thune says only half of Republican senators want to end filibuster
Republican Senate Leader John Thune says the White House's attempts to move Republican senators to end the filibuster have been unsuccessful in most cases.
Rep. Al Green demands hormone treatment for transgender ICE detainees
Rep. AL GREEN called on the Trump administration to restore hormone therapy and other specialized medical care for transgender immigrants held in federal immigration detention.
Where would $1.2 trillion for Trump’s $5,000 checks come from? Not taxes, Lutnick says
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration will not use tax dollars to pay the $5,000 dividends President Trump promised U.S. adults if the Republicans win the November midterm elections.
