Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections
November 05, 2026Democrats' resounding sweep to a majority in Congress gives them a big microphone and spotlight to scrutinize President Donald Trump's trade policies, but
November 05, 2026US President Donald Trump backed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of
November 04, 2026Hours after his Republican Party suffered historic losses in the midterm election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday focused his first public event on
November 04, 2026The midterm election blowout has set up a new era in Washington
November 04, 2026US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday,
November 04, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview on Wednesday, said he hoped gains by Democrats in the US midterm elections would generate more help for Ukraine in its 4-1/2-
November 04, 2026Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two
November 04, 2026The Democratic architects of proposed bipartisan energy permitting legislation said on Wednesday they would not delay the bill in hopes of securing a better deal next year when
November 04, 2026President Donald Trump acknowledges the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but says he's not considering replacing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth despite voter dissatisfaction with it
November 04, 2026Global stocks rallied on Wednesday after Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections,
November 04, 2026Data-center stocks slid on Wednesday, while clean-energy shares rallied after Democrats seized control of Congress, prompting investors to
November 04, 2026Colombia's Congress toughened the terms offered to members of illegal armed groups who hand themselves in by passing a bill proposed by President Abelardo De La Espriella
November 04, 2026For Donald Trump, his party’s resounding midterm losses pave the way for investigations and potential impeachments that will put the Republican president on the defensive in his final two years in office
November 03, 2026At stake in this year's election was which party would control Congress
November 03, 2026President Donald Trump’s administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections
November 02, 2026As midterm campaigns careen toward their conclusion, Democrats are pushing through intraparty divisions to stay focused on voters’ economic frustrations
November 02, 2026A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden, citing what he calls “weaponization” of President Donald Trump's Justice Department
November 02, 2026Americans head to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
November 02, 2026On the eve of elections that will decide whether President Donald Trump's Republican Party keeps control of Congress, voters' minds are on the economy, with high and
November 02, 2026Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms
November 02, 2026A prominent Michigan Democrat endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday, giving President Donald Trump's Republicans
November 01, 2026President Donald Trump's trade agenda will face a new source of friction if Democrats win control of Congress on Tuesday, with a cascade of oversight
November 01, 2026Democrat Shomari Figures of Alabama is one of several Black members of Congress who've had their House districts redrawn by Republicans in the wake of the Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act
October 31, 2026A top US housing regulator led by Trump appointee Bill Pulte refused to provide records to its internal watchdog, obstructing
October 30, 2026Get ready to fall back
October 29, 2026Neither man is on the ballot but Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama
October 28, 2026The FBI raided the home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor on Tuesday as part of the ongoing probe into sexual assault allegations against the former
October 27, 2026President Donald Trump is in Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country
October 26, 2026US President Donald Trump's public approval rating inched higher to 32%, up a percentage point from last week's record low, ahead of the November 3
October 26, 2026Republicans in the US House of Representatives are defending a narrow majority in November's midterm elections.
October 12, 2026Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,
October 26, 2026Plaintiffs' attorneys challenging President Donald Trump's plans to close the Kennedy Center claim his administration is withholding records that document the scope of his influence over the center's management
October 25, 2026Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
October 19, 2026Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference have been charged with lying about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election
October 23, 2026Lawmakers reviewing the issue of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill say they're disturbed by what they've found
October 24, 2026The US Justice Department has charged two former senior FBI officials with lying to Congress about their knowledge of investigations into former
October 23, 2026US Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that the Department of Agriculture is "full bore ahead" on an agency reorganization
October 22, 2026House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become House speaker if his party sweeps to power in midterm elections and elects him to the job
October 22, 2026US President Donald Trump's moves in recent weeks to ease economic pressure on Russia while stepping up criticism of Ukraine have triggered bipartisan
October 22, 2026President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest
October 17, 2026Executives at Chile's pension funds appealed to regulators for curbs on volatile interest-rate derivatives before a downturn in US Treasuries left them with billions of dollars in
October 16, 2026Two women are suing former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, accusing him of sexual exploitation in violation of a federal anti-trafficking law
October 16, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he supports lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Brazil to 16 from 18 years for heinous
October 16, 2026Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey says the league is considering its own rules for college sports if Congress doesn't establish national standards
October 15, 2026A decade after Republican Donald Trump peeled away working-class and union voters who had long been a cornerstone of Democratic support in Ohio,
October 14, 2026President Donald Trump has traveled to Alaska ahead of crucial midterm elections in an attempt to bolster a Republican incumbent senator
October 13, 2026Federal agents have searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar
October 12, 2026Stocks kicked off a busy week with mixed trading on Wall Street that kept the market hovering around its all-time high set last week
October 12, 2026A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices
October 11, 2026AM radio is disappearing from cars. Congress wants to stop that
October 11, 2026Democrats hope to bring a new agenda and energy to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party’s legislative work for a decade or more
October 09, 2026Authorities in India's capital Delhi are deploying thousands of police and paramilitary personnel ahead of a
October 09, 2026Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a
October 09, 2026US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war, congressional report says
October 08, 2026Longtime Virginia Republican Rep. Rob Wittman is emphasizing his humble roots rather than his deep experience as he campaigns this year in what's seen as the toughest race of his career
October 07, 2026Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation
October 04, 2026President Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online
October 03, 2026President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections
October 04, 2026Chances that Spain's Congress would pass a decree aimed at curbing the housing crisis grew dimmer on Thursday after Catalan kingmaker party Junts raised last-
October 02, 2026California and six other states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of withholding federal funds approved by Congress, including about $810
October 01, 2026The Federal Reserve’s internal watchdog says that the central bank has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors
September 30, 2026By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to
September 30, 2026Democrats in competitive midterm races are increasingly
September 30, 2026Trump’s ads have cost taxpayers at least $2.5 million, with funding from Customs and Border Protection
September 30, 2026US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, major airlines and other groups on Monday urged Congress to quickly approve another $30 billion for air traffic control
September 28, 2026Legislation the GOP called its “Big Beautiful Bill” is rolling out different ways in Speaker Mike Johnson’s home district
September 28, 2026The clues of a possible future run inside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tour of New York State
September 28, 2026Corporate donors to US President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are
September 28, 2026Parents confront a new fear: Could AI end humanity before their kids grow up?
September 28, 2026US President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday night,
September 27, 2026Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican congressman whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression, clashed with Democratic opponent Rebecca Bennett in a debate Sunday in the battleground district
September 27, 2026President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress
September 26, 2026Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution
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