On Tuesday, Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, became the first senior administration official to resign over the Iran war. He resigned not because the war is a debacle, but ...

Republicans are trying to ram through Trump’s latest attack on voting rights. If they have to abolish the filibuster to do it, fine.

The votes are in for Illinois’ Democratic primaries, and they paint a dismal picture about the influence of money in politics. An absurd $92 million was spent on four open-seat House races and an open ...

While the Democratic House primaries have gotten more attention, overlapping situational expenditures have boosted all three main contenders.

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.

On Live Nation, Paramount–Warner Bros., and more, state attorneys general are becoming the chief antitrust enforcer. Do they have the capacity to keep going?

Donald Trump waited a couple of weeks before seeking support to fix the mess he created in the Strait of Hormuz.

At this writing, Trump seems torn between wishful denial and serious consideration of exit options. The best option—and it’s not that good—is some kind of deal for a cease-fire, in which the U.S. and ...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a news conference as he introduces a tax bill at the Capitol, March 12, 2026, in Washington. Credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo The last couple of weeks in ...

Though the proverbial “boys” in the neocon’s slogan didn’t go to Baghdad, plenty of real men and women did go to Iraq, good Americans sent to fight in a bad war. Of the 2.5 million Americans who ...

A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough.