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"Billionaires attempting to influence politics from the shadows should not be rewarded with taxpayer subsidies," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

President Vladimir Putin’s administration is seeking to use former Fox News star Tucker Carlson’s visit to Moscow as a propaganda coup both in Russia and the United States, four sources close to the Kremlin have told The Moscow Times on condition of anonymity. “Tucker has been expected here for a lo...

Republican Sen. James Lankford, who spent months negotiating the border provisions the GOP demanded, said he may vote against his own bill this week.

GOP senators left a special closed-door meeting in the evening predicting that their party would not provide enough votes to move forward with the package.

Since becoming a Waldorf Astoria in 2022, GOP spending at the largely unchanged luxury hotel in the Old Post Office building has all but disappeared.

Star Comes Out accused Kristi Noem of trying to boost her chances of becoming Donald Trump's running mate.

The congresswoman struggled to win over voters in her new district, according to a straw poll, a Colorado newspaper mocks her in a cartoon.

Republican John Anthony Castro told Newsweek he is filing suit against Thomas alleging that the justice violated Virginia tax law.

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that China is targeting critical US infrastructure in a bid to create chaos in the lives of ordinary Americans.

The pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down reported payments of more than $130.6 million in 2023 while a newer super PAC Fight Right reported $9.6 million between mid November and December.

Trump body man Walt Nauta is a critical figure in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Trump only hired him after Nauta was dismissed from the White House over sexual harassment claims.

The LGBTQ+ advocacy group's PAC cited Allred's history of promoting civil rights, while also highlighting Cruz's anti-LGBTQ+ personal and legislative history.

He’s openly plotting to persecute his enemies, assume kinglike powers, and deport millions of people. But at least we’ll all have flying cars!

A federal judge on Wednesday tossed Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that accused him and other officials of unconstitutionally retaliating against the company for political r…

Trump can appeal his E. Jean Carroll verdict, but he still must hand over damages, plus interest, within 30 days of the judge's written judgment.

Constitutional change could face more opposition in Senate after lower house approves measure by 493 votes to 30

Donald Trump’s PACs spent $50 million on the former president’s legal bills in 2023, according to a report from the New York Times.

Trump can remain on Illinois’ presidential primary ballot, a state board voted on Tuesday, dismissing another challenge to his eligibility under the 14th Amendment

Many on the right claim the U.S. is being "invaded" by migrants but also want to wait until Donald Trump is elected president again to stop it.

Right-wing conspiracy theorists are claiming the NFL Super Bowl has been rigged to facilitate a Taylor Swift endorsement of Joe Biden.

Prosecutors accused Charles Littlejohn, 38, of stealing the tax documents of thousands of the country’s wealthiest people and said his actions “appear to be unparalleled in the I.R.S.’s history.”

Former President Trump’s attacks on Nikki Haley risk eroding his already weak support with certain female voters as he barrels toward the GOP nomination. Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Hal…

Her defense of the jury in the E. Jean Carroll case goes to the heart of Trump's political argument to Republicans.

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley slammed the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Sunday for pressuring her to drop out of the race. Haley told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the…

As the country ages, politicians are aging right along with it. Joe Biden, 81, and Donald Trump, 77, are the oldest candidates to ever run for re-election as president. The median ages of US senators and representatives are also among the oldest on record, with some senators in particular ...

The RNC reportedly reversed course after Trump said he wanted to win the nod "the old-fashioned way" — at the ballot box.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a swing at former President Trump Friday, claiming he is “more unhinged” than ever, as a rematch between Trump and former President Biden becomes e…

The White House statement comes after a week of frantic negotiations in the Senate.

Ex-president vows to appeal against ruling, which comes less than a year after Carroll won $5m in sexual abuse and defamation trial

Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in a new letter the emerging border deal is dead on arrival in his chamber if it resembles anything close to what has been reported, and also announced the House will soon vote to make Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the second cabinet secretary in hist...

The White House on Friday said House Republicans have to choose between finding a solution or scoring political points after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a letter to colleagues that the Sen…

This is at least the second time Ken Paxton’s office has sought such records from an out-of-state provider since Texas banned transition-related care for kids.

More than 100 families with transgender members have made plans to leave Ohio after Republicans passed an override Wednesday on Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care.

Judge Royce Lamberth, who has handled dozens of Jan. 6 cases, lamented the false rhetoric spread by Donald Trump and his allies.

"Save your advice for Nikki!” the ex-president fumed on TruthSocial

A lawyer for Donald Trump wants to have him testify Wednesday at the trial for the suit by E. Jean Carroll, a day after the New Hampshire Republican primary.

Democratic members of Congress are blasting the Israeli prime minister after he rejected any possibility of a Palestinian state.

Biden said that "women's health and lives are at risk" as a result of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

The vice president is scheduled to begin a series of events focused on abortion in Wisconsin, a key battleground state. Events will begin Monday, the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protected the right to an abortion.

The Florida governor ends his bid for the Republican nomination and endorses Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire vote.