U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe seizure of Democrats' communications data
The inspector general announced his review after Senate Democrats on Friday demanded that two former U.S. attorneys general testify about reported subpoenas of records.
Trump starts public re-emergence with focus on his grievances
Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.
'The Big Lie' and its consequences
Under President Donald Trump, the cooked-up issue was whether the count in the electoral college actually represented the popular vote in their states.
The move was unlikely to succeed but highlighted tensions among Democratic lawmakers grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Republicans elect pro-Trump lawmaker Elise Stefanik to House leadership
Stefanik, an outspoken defender of Donald Trump, as their new House conference chair, as the party scrambles to unify amid an explosive debate about its direction.
The trust gap between winning and losing sides in elections
A gap between the winning and losing sides’ willingness to accept the outcome of a presidential contest is nothing new.
Why would anyone want to be president?
More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful office, hearing “Hail to the Chief,” receiving military salutes, ...
Shades of FDR: Biden's first 100 days
Biden's first 100 days have thus been eventful ones. Strong prospects of vaccinating 200 million Americans before those days are finished at the end of April.
Ahead of Biden's climate summit, U.S. lawmakers relaunch 'Green New Deal'
Initially introduced in 2019, the nonbinding resolution seeks to eliminate U.S. greenhouse gas emissions within a decade and transition the economy away from fossil fuels.
Biden calls verdict in George Floyd case a ‘giant step’ toward racial justice
Biden, speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said Floyd’s killing had "ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see the systemic racism."
Biden scrambles to create Plan B on LGBT rights as Equality Act meets resistance
Biden vowed on the campaign trail to pass a law protecting LGBTQ Americans from discrimination within his first 100 days in office.
Likely legal, ‘vaccine passports’ emerge as the next coronavirus divide in U.S.
Around the U.S., businesses, schools and politicians are considering "vaccine passports” as a path to reviving the economy and getting Americans back to work and play.
