Gov. Kathy Hochul’s odd argument against New York congestion pricing
There were several reasons offered in support of the congestion pricing plan that was supposed to go into effect in New York at the end of the month. One was…
House speaker appoints Trump loyalists Perry, Jackson to Intelligence Committee
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday appointed Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.), two Trump loyalists who denied the results of the 2020 election, to the House…
The GOP promises legal revenge for Trump. Easier said than done.
In a 2024 campaign long marked by Donald Trump’s threats of revenge and retribution, the period after he was convicted was bound to get ugly quickly. Sure enough, scores of…
Hunter Biden’s trial provides stark window into family drama
WILMINGTON, Del. — Kathleen Buhle stood in a beige suit Wednesday and stared through thick-rimmed glasses into the courtroom. Taking the witness stand, she made eye contact with her ex-husband,…
House GOP asks Justice Dept. to charge Biden’s son, brother for making false statements
A trio of GOP-led House committees wrote to the Justice Department on Wednesday recommending that President Biden’s son Hunter and brother James be charged for making false statements to Congress…
Tree of Life exhibit sparks talk of guns and hate in Senate rotunda
Jason and Andrea Fackler of Louisville arrived in Washington this week on summer vacation to show their three young children “how the country works,” including a tour of Capitol Hill.…
Biden, world leaders and veterans mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary in France
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — President Biden will join world leaders in Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a somber setting where he plans to draw a link…
A new poll shows why to be skeptical of voters changing their minds
The central political question of the guilty verdict handed down at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan is the same question that comes up whenever nearly anything else happens: Does…
Senate Republicans likely to reject making contraception a federal right
The Senate is expected to vote down a bill Wednesday that would create a federal right to contraception access after many Republicans said they oppose the legislation as unnecessary and…
Alito’s account of the upside-down flag doesn’t fully add up. Here’s why.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has offered multiple accounts of how politically charged flags came to fly outside his homes in Virginia and New Jersey — the type…