Politics
Commentary: Happy Birthday, America! You’ve weathered another rough year
Happy Birthday, America!You turned 250 on Saturday and, honestly, you don’t look a day over 249. (Ha ha.)Seriously, it’s perfectly...
Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
WASHINGTON — President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections, leveraging federal agencies in...
Bill to ban sex offenders from running for office fails in California Senate committee
California Democratic senators failed to advance a proposal Tuesday that would have barred registered sex offenders from running for office.State...
As Trump reports $2.2 billion in 2025 income, ethics experts raise alarms
Ethics experts sounded the alarm Wednesday after new financial disclosure reports revealed that President Trump’s income ballooned to $2.2 billion...
Trump administration sues California over ‘Glock ban’ law targeting machine gun pistols
California’s effort to restrict sales of handguns that can be converted into fully-automatic machine guns drew an immediate federal challenge...
Legal correspondent Paula Reid expected to join MS NOW after CNN departure
As CNN prepares for change under a new owner, the network’s chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid is heading for...
Commentary: The sad inevitability of Justice Alito’s birthright citizenship dissent
In 1913, Antonino Alati left southern Italy to find a better life in a land where many people regarded him...
Newsom signs off on 100% California tax for money from Trump’s $1.8-billion ‘slush fund’
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed off on a 100% state tax on money any Californians receive from Trump’s $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization”...
Supreme Court will decide a gun-rights challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the gun laws in Connecticut and...
For crucial federal agencies, the veneer of independence is stripped away
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies long regarded as pillars of nonpartisan stability are facing an identity crisis after the Supreme Court this week...
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