Category Politics

Progressives’ big victories this week in Chicago and Wisconsin injected the Democratic Party’s left flank with a jolt of momentum — and resurfaced intraparty divides over policy and campaign messaging. Brandon Johnson, a progressive who won the Windy City’s mayoral…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as world leaders gathered in London ahead of the late monarch’s state funeral. The Bidens gave tribute to the queen as her coffin…

President Joe Biden met Friday at the White House with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, two American citizens who remain detained in Russia. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a readout of President Biden’s meeting with…

With the midterms just 13 days away, the New York City Police Department is warning that amid a “complex” threat environment, both racially motivated and anti-government extremists could target poll workers, political rallies, political officials and voting sites, according to…

Weeks before the midterms, a political drama is unfolding in Pennsylvania: A state committee to investigate crime in Philadelphia could ultimately impeach the city’s twice-elected district attorney Larry Krasner, who ran on a platform of reducing mass incarceration and the…

Former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump have in recent days exchanged sharp words over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, escalating a conflict between the two erstwhile partners. Pence, speaking Saturday at the Gridiron Dinner in…

As former Vice President Mike Pence enters the final weeks of considering whether to make a presidential run, a group of conservatives is launching a super PAC to support his potential candidacy, according to several sources familiar with its planning.…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping down from House Democratic leadership but will remain in Congress. Pelosi, 82, made the announcement in a dramatic floor speech on Thursday after gaveling the House into session, receiving a hearty standing ovation from…

A federal judge sentenced Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison Thursday and accepted the government’s recommendation of an enhancement for terrorism for his role leading a seditious conspiracy to disrupt the certification of President Joe Biden’s…

The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels will hear from an additional witness on Monday, attorney and longtime Trump ally Bob Costello, sources familiar with the matter told ABC…