A newly released New York Times/Siena poll shows a wholesale reversal from its previous February poll that suggested President Joe Biden was bleeding support among Latino voters.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills let a bill become law without her signature that adds Maine's four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states would collectively award their electoral…
Most people know that twice-impeached former president Donald Trump spent Monday in a New York courthouse for the first day of his criminal trial for allegedly falsifying business records in connection to hush money payments to adult film…
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.
Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy.
Donald Trump believes he shouldn’t be held accountable for any crimes he’s been accused of before, during, or after his presidency. But on Monday, he found himself sitting in a courtroom as the first former U.S. president ever to go on…
The least successful House speaker in history—the only one to be ousted—is taking time out of his revenge agenda to make a stab at rewriting history to somehow make himself the hero. That includes a Georgetown University event called “How…
Donald Trump's historic criminal trial started Monday. In the 24 hours leading up to his appearance in New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan’s courtroom, Trump has been thumbing away at his Truth Social account, sending no fewer than…
The Republican House was all set to devote a week of floor time to a bunch of pointless messaging bills like the “Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act, “Liberty in Laundry Act,” and “Refrigerator Freedom Act.” Following Iran’s missile attack…
On Saturday, Donald Trump held a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. This was his last big media event before appearing in a New York courtroom on Monday at the start of his first criminal trial for falsifying business records related to…
Monday marks the first day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial for falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump faces 34 felony counts and, unlike past civil trials, Trump is…
“7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend. Expect to read coverage about health,…
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Gov. Katie Hobbs, who’s serving Arizona only until Jesus returns in glory to root through all those boxes of unscanned Kari Lake votes, is extending a lifeline to the state’s women after Republicans turned the clock back even further than…
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers in charge of his agency’s budget on Wednesday, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events—including another potential Jan. 6—by trying…
It's only April, but the Washington Post's new report on GOP golden boy Tim Sheehy is a strong contender for the craziest political story of the year. On this week's episode of "The Downballot," co-hosts David Nir and David Beard dissect…
Chinese crime rings already dominate the illegal marijuana trade in the U.S. and launder cocaine and heroin profits. Now a federal task force is investigating their role in a burgeoning form of gift card fraud.
Donald Trump is offering a corrupt deal to America’s wealthy elites: He’ll give them tax cuts and deregulation if he’s elected to a second term, even though he’s signaled that he intends to govern as an autocratic leader unrestrained by…
Since April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and because so many of the finest practitioners of the genre were born this month, let’s pay a special birthday tribute to three of the all-time top jazz vocalists! Ella Fitzgerald (born April 25,…
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup is a long-running series published every morning that collects essential political discussion and analysis around the internet.