Musk announces arrival of new ‘America Party’ after Trump split

The billionaire donor has teased the launch of a third party ever since his megabill squabble with Trump.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundred…

Dems are gearing up to weaponize Trump’s megabill

House Democrats see an opportunity to expand the battleground, going on offense into red areas across the country and recruiting candidates deep into Republican territory.

This Pennsylvania Republican withstood pressure on the megabill. Here’s why.

Brian Fitzpatrick, who won his seat in 2016, faces a serious Democratic challenger next year.

Colin Allred enters U.S. Senate race in Texas

Allred, who lost his 2024 Senate bid against Sen. Ted Cruz, reenters an increasingly crowded Democratic primary.

Marco Rubio on his many roles, plus a chat with Trump’s ‘chief Twitter troll’ | The Conversation

Biden pays respects as former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, killed in shooting, lies in state

Melissa Hortman lay in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda with her husband, Mark, and their golden retriever, Gilbert.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundred…

Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81

She went from political novice to leading advocate for gun reform after her husband was killed and her son severely injured in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

He produced some of TV’s most cerebral and provocative series for public television.