Category: Politics

As Republicans destroy historic Black-majority House districts in the South, they are being compared with segregationists George Wallace and Bull Connor. Ad Policy Protesters at a Senate committee meeting during a special session of the state legislature to redraw US congressional voting maps, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. (George Walker IV / AP) […]

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Congressman Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, one of 18 lawmakers backing new legislation that would cut off funding for the war in Iran.

At a MAHA Institute event on Monday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to help people wean off antidepressants. Kennedy is pictured here arriving at another Make America Healthy Again event in November 2025. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP As the federal health department launches a plan to wean patients […]

It was a tight race, so a campaign staffer doubted the results of an unreleased poll showing their candidate up — by a lot. The tip about the outside poll didn’t match up with the campaign’s internal numbers. But accuracy aside, the staffer knew the poll would shake up the prediction markets. One market had […]

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX – Top Trump administration officials this week reinforced their plans to execute mass deportations as a key strategy on […]

Birds fly by as the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AP There are divides on nearly every issue in American politics today. But many voters agree on one topic: Congress is too old. An overwhelming majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — […]

Reporting Highlights Harming Children: Kids were in cars, at home and walking to school when tear gas or pepper spray left them wheezing, coughing and struggling to breathe. The weapons are especially toxic to kids. Excessive Force: Judges described the use of these “less lethal” weapons as excessive but had no power to curb them […]

The Alabama Legislature has spent the week debating the state’s congressional maps. Democratic lawmakers have argued their voting powers are being diluted because of a Supreme Court ruling.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday was grilled by Democrats and members of […]

Ohio’s primary results are in setting up what’s expected to be expensive contests for the state’s governor and U.S. Senate and House races that could help determine the balance of power in Congress.