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Pete Buttigieg has said he is “more inclined than not” to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, while stressing that he has not made a final decision. The comment is his clearest public indication yet that he may mount a second White House campaign, and adds to…
Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that fresh negotiations with the United States would begin on Monday, saying it is not currently holding talks with Washington. The disagreement casts doubt on whether diplomacy can reduce a conflict that has disrupted regional security and global energy markets. Trump…
The author of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) postmortem on the 2024 election said in an interview published Monday that the report left out a key chapter — accusations that DNC Chair Ken Martin disputes. The 2024 DNC report’s author, Paul Rivera, told The New York Times that he included a chapter that raised…
A spending bill unveiled Sunday by Senate Republicans would temporarily block the Trump administration's proposal to give political appointees control over hundreds of billions of dollars in scientific grants. The provision contained in the continuing resolution marks a rare instance of congressional Republicans standing up to a controversial…
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said over the weekend he would begin to transition away from the role amid questions over why he remains at the office leading the intelligence community. President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Jay Clayton, was…
The president and leading Republicans have all remained disturbingly silent about the Jewish conspiracy theorizing of Vice President JD Vance.
Lawyers for Capital One on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s trust over its closing of Trump Organization-affiliated accounts years ago, saying it did so only after money laundering concerns were flagged by experts. While attorneys for the Trump Organization, led…
Scotland's most senior judge, Lord Pentland, ruled that footage of Peter Murrell reacting to his jail sentence could not be broadcast, amid concerns that clips could be exploited on social media and turned into mocking memes or GIFs. The decision came in the high-profile case against Murrell, the…
Democratic Party strategists are urging some of their own Senate candidates in Republican-leaning states to withdraw from the November 2026 elections, calculating that independent candidates stand a better chance of beating Republicans than official Democratic nominees in certain contests. The move reflects the pragmatic, at times ruthless, approach…
Vice President Kamala Harris said the United States should reconsider the Electoral College, the system used to elect presidents. Her remarks matter because changing or abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment and remains a divisive issue in American politics. The Electoral College can allow a candidate to…