Politics

The age of Trump has been hotly polarizing in a country that was already seeing its social fabric stretched thin. A large Pew survey out this week shows just how bad it's gotten. (Pew interviewed 6,174 Americans. For context: most good national polls only interview about 1,000 people are so.) The survey's biggest finding? Democrats and…

In 2020, we took pains to emphasize that, although he was a significant underdog in our forecast, former President Donald Trump could absolutely win reelection. Frankly, I’m not sure we’ve taken the same care this year when it comes to Democrats and the U.S. House. Their…

On the campaign trail, Democrats are most likely to boast about a new policy aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs.Of all the elements in the bill, Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) plans to highlight the $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs for seniors, which he helped to write.“I heard horrible stories from constituents who…

Over months of discussions about whether documents were still missing, some officials also came to suspect Trump’s representatives were not truthful at times, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.On Tuesday, a lawyer for Trump said the agents who brought the…

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The package proposes hundreds of billions of dollars in fresh spending, financed in part through new taxes, including a corporate minimum tax that would require firms with more than $1 billion in annual profits to pay a tax rate of at least 15 percent. As originally written, the provision would have required private equity firms to tally profits…

Jan 6 rioter Ayres gave apologetic testimony. Is it enough to forgive?News Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel OpinionExperts see room to forgive rioters like Stephen Ayres. For others, his role in a large-scale attack on the U.S. government shouldn’t be forgotten.Stephen Ayres, pleaded guilty to one count related to Jan. 6. He'll be…

Liz Truss was interrupted by activists as she attempted to deliver her opening speech at a Conservative Party hustings in Eastbourne.The protesters from Green New Deal Rising shouted "shame on you" and "Green New Deal" as they stood holding placards inside the hustings venue. "I think we have some infiltrators and I will wait until…

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis for the second time named Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court.Francis, 44, was DeSantis’ choice for the court in 2020, but the Florida Supreme Court ruled that she didn’t meet one of the minimum requirements for the job: 10 years as a lawyer with the Florida Bar.The…

WASHINGTON — Three people have died and a fourth remains in critical condition after a lightning strike across the street from the White House on Thursday night, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday evening.Police on Friday morning identified two of the people who died: James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, both of Janesville, Wis.…