Tattooed Graham Platner and a challenger to Jared Golden are roiling their races. How Maine’s political tradition shapes ...

Once a self-styled nationalist, Donald Trump has turned “America First” into a personal brand of global vanity.

An appeals court panel combines sloppy reasoning and undue deference to the executive by allowing Trump's takeover of ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson discusses the life of Liu Xiaobo, China’s sole laureate of the Nobel Peace ...

Forty-two judges went as far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders caused “some” or “major” harm to the ...

Europe vows to boost defense amid Russia’s threat, but national divisions could derail efforts to turn promises into real military power.

As the government shutdown deepens economic pain, millions of gig workers and sole proprietors are being hit hardest by ...

In this polarized era, party favorability is low, with blame for most things falling along party lines and a healthy chunk of ...

Both the ongoing government shutdown and Trump’s grim 2026 budget with its painful cuts will hurt the economy.

If the oral arguments earlier this month offer any indication, the Supreme Court will uphold conversion therapy—and then some.

His terminology is thus off, as is his critique of the current measurement system, which is clearly, transparently, and ...

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