After losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress
Two days after losing her bid to be Houston’s next mayor, longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced on Monday she will seek a 16th...
Early, Often and Unequivocally: How Whitmer’s Fight for Abortion Rights Helped Turn Michigan Blue
Ten years ago, as Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature was on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws at the time,...
The Supreme Court Wrestles With Oxycontin Maker’s Bankruptcy Deal, With Billions of Dollars at Stake
The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from...
Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold a Tax on Foreign Income and Leave a Wealth Tax for Another Day
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving questions about a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth for another day. On...
3 Booby-Trapped Drones Hit 2 U.S. Military Bases in Syria, Iraq
Three booby-trapped drones on Saturday hit two U.S. military bases, one in Syria and the other in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. An armed group...
Zelenskyy Will Meet Biden at the White House Amid a Stepped-up Push for Congress to Approve More Aid
President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress...
Xiplomacy: A Letter From XI — A Fond Memory of China-U.S. Solidarity Against Fascism in WWII
In October 2023, U.S. veteran pilot Harry Moyer, who was turning 103, climbed the Great Wall in Beijing where he made his birthday wish:...
Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks the Supreme Court to Rule Quickly on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Courtto take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges...
Why China Disagrees With U.S. Definition of Competitive Bilateral Ties
Friday’s announcement of an upcoming China-U.S. summit in San Francisco has raised hopes for improved relations between the two nations, strained by Washington’s hawkish...
Kevin McCarthy Endorses Trump for President and Would Consider Serving in His Cabinet
Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the...