U.S. Court of Appeals temporarily blocks 'Title IX' from taking effect
The U.S. Court of Appeals grants a injunction to temporarily block 'Title IX' from going into effect
Politics
Donald Trump suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race
Donald Trump suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile.
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal.
Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a standard task for any White House hopeful but one that comes with additional challenges this year.
Harris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.
Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'
Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people" and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.”
Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, a special agent said on Monday in disclosing how the gunman prior to the shooting had researched mass attacks and explosive devices.
Trump says he 'probably' will debate Harris but can 'make a case for not.' Her team says he's scared
Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it” — prompting her campaign to say he's “scared.”
Voting group asks S. Carolina court to order redraw of US House districts that lean too Republican
A group that works to protect and expand voting rights is asking South Carolina's highest court to order lawmakers to redraw the state's U.S. House districts because they lean too far Republican.
South Carolina AG leads coalition to support Trump's appeal in $355M New York legal battle
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson led a 15-state coalition of Republican attorney generals who filed a brief Friday supporting former President Donald Trump's appeal of a court ordering him to pay around $355 million for making false real estate statements.
South Carolina GOP joins FEC complaint against VP Kamala Harris' campaign finances
The South Carolina Republican Party has joined a complaint to the Federal Election Commission against Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.
Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed
Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election.
Biden decries 'extremism' on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices
President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.
House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policy
House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris's role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, passing a resolution Thursday that condemns her performance in the job.
Harris says she's ready to debate Trump and accuses him of 'backpedaling' from Sept. 10 faceoff
Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.”
National Politics
- The current US political climate is spurring a 'reclaim' and rallying on the MLK holiday Jan 19, 2026 8:22 AM ESTAs communities across the country prepare Monday to host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of when the federal government officially began observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the current political climate has left some fee...
- Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission Jan 18, 2026 11:49 PM ESTWhat sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video
- Virginia tradition calls for morning suits at an inauguration. But Spanberger switched things up Jan 17, 2026 11:49 PM ESTVirginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations
- Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration Jan 17, 2026 6:04 PM ESTAbigail Spanberger is Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office
- Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump Jan 17, 2026 5:17 AM ESTSen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
- Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia Jan 16, 2026 10:30 PM ESTPresident Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
- Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving way for voter referendum Jan 16, 2026 6:18 PM ESTVirginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly is advancing a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting ahead of the midterm elections
- When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP? Jan 16, 2026 3:09 PM ESTFour-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn is in the political fight of his career
- Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him Jan 16, 2026 5:51 AM ESTPresident Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
- How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes Jan 16, 2026 5:33 AM ESTThe White House and a bipartisan group of governors are holding an event Friday taking aim at power shortages and price spikes from data centers for artificial intelligence
