Politics

(WASHINGTON) — Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November after nearly two decades in the role. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced the decision in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday. He is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. “To serve Kentucky in the Senate has been the […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden handily won the Michigan primary Tuesday night, but still faced protest votes over his handling of the war in Gaza. Critics of the president have protested the Israel-Hamas war across the state, which is home to a large Arab American population. However, it remains unclear if the “uncommitted” ballot option […]

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has lost his latest bid to have the election interference case against him in Georgia removed to federal court. When a federal judge denied his effort last year, Meadows appealed to a three-judge panel for the U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Republican Senate leader in history, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced the decision in a speech on the Senate floor. “To serve Kentucky in the Senate has been the honor of my life,” he said. […]

(WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday aim to force Republicans to take a public stand in the controversy over in vitro fertilization by requiring them to either support or oppose legislation led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth — a measure that would establish a statutory right to access assistive reproductive technologies, including IVF, in the wake […]

(WASHINGTON) — Congress is scrambling to lock in a plan to keep several key government agencies funded before a Friday deadline — or risk a partial government shutdown that, among having other impacts, could eventually affect food assistance for millions. Funding for the agencies — about 20% of the government — would run out on […]

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will undergo his yearly physical Wednesday morning at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in what could be the final health update before the November election. Biden, 81, last received his physical on Feb. 16, 2023. Results have been released on the same day of his exam in the past […]

(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday assembled voting rights leaders to reiterate the White House’s support for the issue as she has taken a public role in advocating for several Democratic priorities — on ballot access as well as abortion rights. For the second time, Harris convened organizers described as being on the […]

(NEW YORK) — A sewing machine manufacturer in Ohio froze employee wages, a New York City-based wheelchair producer forced layoffs at a U.S. supplier and a drone seller in Florida struggled to offer pay increases and hire workers. The companies were among hundreds who filed comments with the federal government over the negative consequences of […]

(GRAND RAPIDS, MI.) — On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden is touting a post-COVID-19 economy that has roared back to life and continued to shatter expectations in recent months. Worries of a recession are fading, unemployment remains very low and average wages are on the rise again after years of being overtaken by high […]