Tag: politics
Iowa Democrat Jackie Norris ends US Senate campaign, citing Des Moines superintendent’s ICE arrest
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Democrat Jackie Norris ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, saying she would focus on her job...
During troubled times in news industry, 168-year-old Atlantic thrives with newspaper-magazine hybrid
NEW YORK – Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, isn't modest in his goals. “We want The Atlantic to be the greatest writer's...
Who’s winning the blame game over the government shutdown? Everyone and no one, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as...
Effort to eliminate Houston-based immigrant rights group can continue after appeals court ruling | Houston Public Media
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Texas’ Fifteenth Court of Appeals cleared the way for Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to snuff out a Houston-based immigrants’ rights...
Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they...
Supreme Court case could lead to loss of Black representation in Congress, but the scope is unknown
WASHINGTON – A neutering by the Supreme Court of the Voting Rights Act's last remaining major provision would potentially trigger a political avalanche —...
JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat
The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan...
Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that his country would stop buying Russian oil....
The Latest: Social Security cost-of-living increase announcement delayed by government shutdown
The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries. Originally scheduled for...
Federal workers endure financial strain and fear layoffs as the government shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON – With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial...
