July 21, 2023, 2:43pm Politics
Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers remain higher than before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, according to a new report analyzing data from 30 U.S. cities. Read story
July 21, 2023, 11:36am Politics
President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said Friday. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief. Read story
July 21, 2023, 7:57am Politics
President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee. Read story
July 21, 2023, 7:56am Politics
A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. Read story
July 21, 2023, 7:54am Politics
The U.S. is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Read story
July 20, 2023, 5:52pm Politics
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is planning to push to “expunge” former President Donald Trump’s two impeachments even though such a move would have no practical effect and it’s not clear he has the votes to pass it. Read story
July 20, 2023, 4:12pm Politics
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley released an unclassified document Thursday that Republicans claim is significant in their investigation of Hunter Biden as they probe the financial affairs of the president’s son and revive previously debunked claims of wrongdoing. Read story
July 20, 2023, 10:20am Politics
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into overdrive in part to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Read story
July 20, 2023, 9:35am Latest News
The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a congressionally imposed ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others. Republicans are strongly opposed, arguing the ethics bill could “destroy” the high court. Read story
July 19, 2023, 5:10pm Politics
Child care advocates are pushing for $16 billion supplemental funding as members of Congress push for a variety of priorities to be included in an emergency package expected later this year. Read story
