Category Politics

2:11In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, the Department of Education building is shown in Washington, D.C.Robert Knopes/UIG via Getty Images, FILE The Department of Education has temporarily suspended discharges for Income Based Repayment (IBR) plan student loan borrowers to…

One of the most powerful earthquakes in history was registered on Wednesday in the Russian Far East: a seismic event measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale triggered a tsunami in the northern waters of the Pacific Ocean and caused warnings…

Palestinians at an aid distribution point in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor on July 30, 2025. The “worst-case scenario” is unfolding in Gaza. Though there are larger hunger crises in the world in terms of sheer numbers, Gaza is, in many ways,…

4:41Palestinians assemble to obtain food from a charitable kitchen amid a hunger emergency in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, July 20, 2025.Ramadan Abed/Reuters The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is set to airdrop humanitarian supplies into Gaza as Palestinians confront a severe…

Music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a motion to be released on $50 million bail pending sentencing in October, after a jury acquitted him of the most serious federal charges brought against him this month. In a court filing…

Today, Vox announced a media partnership with the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism (ISMA) for the second annual conference, “Liberalism for the 21st Century.” This two-day event brings together some of the world’s leading liberal thinkers, journalists, and…

7:50Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh were present at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4, 2025. Win Mcnamee/Getty Images On Thursday,…

The gunman who killed four people in a Mahattan business center planned to attack the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL), but chose the wrong elevator, New York Mayor Eric Adams said. Investigators say Shane Tamura of Las Vegas…

American diplomat, consultant, and author Lawrence Dennis (1893–1977) walks to court during his sedition trial on May 9, 1944, in Washington, DC.It was 1935, and Lawrence Dennis was sure that fascism was coming to America. He couldn’t wait. Dennis, a…

1:06Education Secretary Linda McMahon spoke with her team while waiting on the North Lawn of the White House for a television interview on July 15, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP On Thursday, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon expressed her “immense satisfaction”…