Politics

/

ArcaMax

PDVSA/PDVSA/TNS

Trump quietly renews Chevron's license in Venezuela, marking shift in US policy

Politics / Political News /

In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly approved a new license allowing oil giant Chevron to restart its operations in the South American nation, according to sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

The decision this week represents a departure from earlier hard-line measures and ...Read more

Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images North America/TNS

Trump DOJ sets up 'strike force' to probe unfounded Obama '16 vote claims

Politics / Political News /

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has set up a “strike force” to probe unfounded claims that former President Barack Obama illegally pushed allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to boost Trump.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said she’s eager to “investigate potential next legal steps” following the release...Read more

Michigan GOP group wants Bouchard to run for Congress. But not the Bouchard you're thinking of

Politics / Political News /

DETROIT — A new group of Michigan Republicans launched Thursday with the aim of recruiting and encouraging Michael Bouchard, son of the Oakland County sheriff, to run for Congress to succeed GOP U.S. Rep. John James in one of the state's most competitive U.S. House districts.

Twenty elected leaders and business people signed on to serve as ...Read more

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America/TNS

House heads home for summer, avoiding decisions on Epstein and spending

Politics / Political News /

WASHINGTON — Republicans delivered some big legislative victories this month in Congress for President Donald Trump. But when it comes to funding the government, it’s a familiar story on Capitol Hill.

Lawmakers in the House headed home this week for summer break, having passed only two of the 12 government funding bills for 2026.

Unless ...Read more

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America/TNS

Commentary: The Supreme Court owes you an explanation

Politics / Political News /

“Because I said so” never is persuasive or satisfying. And it certainly should not be regarded as acceptable when it is the Supreme Court resolving important issues — up to and including matters of life and death — without the slightest explanation. Yet, that has been the pattern in recent weeks, as in a series of significant cases the ...Read more

MANDEL NGAN/AFP/AFP via Getty Images

Trump says countries will face tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%

Politics / Political News /

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was rising.

“We’ll have a straight, simple tariff of anywhere between 15% and 50%,” Trump said Wednesday at an AI summit in Washington. “A ...Read more

Alex Wroblewski/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS

Where are the docs? -- Trump attempts to wriggle out of Epstein disclosures

Politics / Political News /

Dead six years, child sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein is causing a problem for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party and has now caught House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is backflipping wildly.

This week, the Trump toady lived up to that description by sending the House out of town early on its month-long summer recess right as bipartisan ...Read more

Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Trump has long promoted conspiracy nonsense. He deserves this ironic blowup

Politics / Political News /

When you consider all the damnable behavior that congressional Republicans have meekly accepted from President Donald Trump — his frequent and blatant constitutional violations, his deranged cabinet appointments, his reckless dismantling of much of the federal government, and most of all what should have been the permanently disqualifying ...Read more

RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/TNS

Utility costs emerge as campaign issue as Democrats pan sweeping budget law

Politics / Political News /

WASHINGTON — Some Democratic candidates are eyeing a 2026 campaign strategy that targets Republicans for supporting provisions in their sweeping tax and spending law that analysts say may result in higher energy prices.

Last year, Donald Trump won the presidency while running on the slogan “Drill, baby, drill” and frequently criticizing ...Read more

Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America/TNS

House subpoenas Maxwell as Wall Street Journal reports Trump is in Epstein files

Politics / Political News /

WASHINGTON — A Republican-led House committee subpoenaed convicted sex offender and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday to testify next month while The Wall Street Journal separately published its latest piece drawing a link between President Donald Trump and the disgraced financier.

The Oversight Committee’s ...Read more

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS

Trump told he's mentioned 'multiple times' in Jeffrey Epstein files, report says

Politics / Political News /

President Donald Trump was told by Attorney General Pam Bondi that he’s mentioned “multiple times” in files related to the probe of notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to multiple reports.

Bondi told Trump in May that his name appears alongside many other prominent people in Justice Department documents about the Epstein ...Read more

Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group/TNS

Nevada's parental notification law takes effect; Planned Parenthood fights back

Politics / Political News /

Thwarted in federal court, Planned Parenthood has filed a state lawsuit challenging the implementation of a decades-old Nevada law that requires doctors to notify parents of a minor seeking an abortion.

In April, a federal judge paused a 1985 law from going into effect until the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a motion for a pending ...Read more

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/TNS

Supreme Court permits firings at consumer product safety agency

Politics / Political News /

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday, the latest ruling from the court’s conservative bloc temporarily blessing Trump’s firing of independent agency officials.

Wednesday’s brief, unsigned order would allow the administration to re-fire three members of ...Read more

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America/TNS

Senate nears crucial vote on Trump judicial nominee

Politics / Political News /

Senate Republicans are pushing to quickly confirm Emil Bove to a spot on a federal appellate court, as the president’s former defense attorney has emerged as the most contentious judicial nominee so far this Congress.

Bove’s bid for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit narrowly moved forward on a procedural motion this week, days ...Read more

Don Stacom/Hartford Courant/TNS

Connecticut council member in garbage business pledges $500,000 of his own money on congressional run

Politics / Political News /

HARTFORD, Conn. — Jack Perry admits that he does not have the normal pedigree for a member of Congress.

After spending a career in the garbage hauling business, Perry said that he is running as a Democrat against 77-year-old U.S. Rep. John B. Larson in a potential multicandidate primary in 2026.

Perry, 35, also gained attention by pledging ...Read more

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS

Trump told he's mentioned 'multiple times' in Jeffrey Epstein files, report says

Politics / Political News /

President Donald Trump was told by Attorney General Pam Bondi that he’s mentioned “multiple times” in files related to the probe of notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report Wednesday.

Bondi told Trump in May that his name appears alongside many other prominent people in Department of Justice documents about the ...Read more

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/TNS

Trump can fire the 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Supreme Court says

Politics / Political News /

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled again Wednesday that it believes the president has the power to fire the leaders of agencies and commissions that Congress said were independent.

Granting another emergency appeal, the justices set aside a Baltimore judge’s order and upheld President Trump’s decision to fire the three Democratic ...Read more

Trump seeks Massie opponent as Kentucky congressman calls for Epstein files release

Politics / Political News /

President Donald Trump’s anger with Rep. Thomas Massie was not a flash in the pan.

Trump keeps calling for Massie’s head, and still, Massie keeps defying Trump.

The latest example of Massie’s contrarianism within his own party is his insistence that the Trump administration release files related to the case of the late disgraced ...Read more

Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images North America/TNS

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler will run for reelection, not for New York governor

Politics / Political News /

NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler Wednesday announced he’ll skip the New York governor’s race and will instead run for reelection in his Westchester County-based swing congressional district.

“After months of deliberating over this and really working through it, I’ve decided the right thing to do for me and my family and my ...Read more

 

Related Channels

The ACLU

ACLU

By The ACLU
Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

By Amy Goodman
Armstrong Williams

Armstrong Williams

By Armstrong Williams
Austin Bay

Austin Bay

By Austin Bay
Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro

By Ben Shapiro
Betsy McCaughey

Betsy McCaughey

By Betsy McCaughey
Bill Press

Bill Press

By Bill Press
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas

By Cal Thomas
Christine Flowers

Christine Flowers

By Christine Flowers
Clarence Page

Clarence Page

By Clarence Page
Danny Tyree

Danny Tyree

By Danny Tyree
David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

By David Harsanyi
Debra Saunders

Debra Saunders

By Debra Saunders
Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager

By Dennis Prager
Dick Polman

Dick Polman

By Dick Polman
Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson

By Erick Erickson
Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop

By Froma Harrop
Jacob Sullum

Jacob Sullum

By Jacob Sullum
Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm

By Jamie Stiehm
Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins

By Jeff Robbins
Jessica Johnson

Jessica Johnson

By Jessica Johnson
Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower

By Jim Hightower
Joe Conason

Joe Conason

By Joe Conason
Joe Guzzardi

Joe Guzzardi

By Joe Guzzardi
John Micek

John Micek

By John Micek
John Stossel

John Stossel

By John Stossel
Josh Hammer

Josh Hammer

By Josh Hammer
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

Judge Andrew Napolitano

By Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Laura Hollis

Laura Hollis

By Laura Hollis
Marc Munroe Dion

Marc Munroe Dion

By Marc Munroe Dion
Michael Barone

Michael Barone

By Michael Barone
Mona Charen

Mona Charen

By Mona Charen
Rachel Marsden

Rachel Marsden

By Rachel Marsden
Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry

By Rich Lowry
Robert B. Reich

Robert B. Reich

By Robert B. Reich
Ruben Navarrett Jr.

Ruben Navarrett Jr

By Ruben Navarrett Jr.
Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

By Ruth Marcus
S.E. Cupp

S.E. Cupp

By S.E. Cupp
Salena Zito

Salena Zito

By Salena Zito
Star Parker

Star Parker

By Star Parker
Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

By Stephen Moore
Susan Estrich

Susan Estrich

By Susan Estrich
Ted Rall

Ted Rall

By Ted Rall
Terence P. Jeffrey

Terence P. Jeffrey

By Terence P. Jeffrey
Tim Graham

Tim Graham

By Tim Graham
Tom Purcell

Tom Purcell

By Tom Purcell
Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy

By Veronique de Rugy
Victor Joecks

Victor Joecks

By Victor Joecks
Wayne Allyn Root

Wayne Allyn Root

By Wayne Allyn Root

Comics

Walt Handelsman Steve Kelley Pat Byrnes John Deering Harley Schwadron Scott Stantis