What the IRS mistakenly disclosing private taxpayer information means for you

Man detained after pointing gun at Argentine vice president

The man, who had not been identified, was detained seconds into the incident.

Why Sarah Palin’s loss is a warning for the GOP

A chunk of Alaska’s Republican voters, who strongly favored Trump in 2020, preferred a Democrat over the lightning-rod candidate.

White House requests $47 billion in aid for Ukraine, virus fights and natural disasters

The White House said it is asking that the continuing resolution Congress also provides funding for “immediate needs” in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.

FBI agents found Trump Mar-a-Lago records mixed with books and clothing

The disclosure came in a Friday federal court filing.

IRS mistakenly disclosed private taxpayer information

The data was posted on its website for a year before being recently discovered and removed.

Republicans attack administration agenda in response to Biden's 'soul of the nation' address

Democrats praised Biden's calls for unity.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundred…

Bill Barr: The facts show the Feds were being ‘jerked around’ by Trump

The former attorney general has been an open critic of the former president.

Nuclear talks in peril as U.S. calls latest Iran missive a move ‘backwards’

It’s not clear how much longer the two countries will keep trying to revive the 2015 agreement.

Trump is heading to Pennsylvania to make his case. So is Biden.

It’s no accident the current and former presidents are both stumping in the Keystone state this weekend.

Dem super PAC goes after moderate Republican ahead of N.H. Senate primary

Senate Majority PAC is attacking Republican Chuck Morse in one of the nation's top battlegrounds, where a GOP group just announced plans to spend $23 million.

Biden’s U.S.-Pacific island summit targets China’s growing influence

U.S. seeks to stymie contagion effect of Solomon Islands’ Beijing tilt.

U.S. hiring slowed in August as employers add 315,000 jobs

The Fed is rapidly raising interest rates to try to cool hiring and wage growth, which have been consistently strong.

Biden’s Iran envoy to give classified briefing on nuclear talks

Last week, negotiators seemed to be making progress toward reviving the Iran nuclear deal, after Iran appeared to drop several key demands.

Biden pulls an eager Trump onto center stage for 2022

And Trump said that he’d strongly consider pardons for Jan. 6 defendants.

The Very Agenda-Driven Caterpillar

What happens when a conservative book publisher tries to fight ‘woke’ liberalism? Well, it’s not exactly literature.

One More Trump Legacy: The Casual Savagery of American Politics

Trump's instinct for casual savagery used to be abnormal. Now it's part of the everyday diet of American political life, replicated by both Democrats and Republicans.

A Right-Wing Answer to Vogue Offers Advice on Owning the Libs — and Owning the Season’s Best Fashions. (Consider a Striped Dress.)

The Conservateur, a fledgling, ideologically flavored women’s publication, mixes fashion, lifestyle and red meat. It also just might say something about where our culture is headed.

Scrubbed launch ratchets up pressure on NASA’s moon mission

After nearly a weeklong delay, the space agency is eager to get its long-awaited return to the lunar surface back on course.

Biden climate chief Gina McCarthy to leave White House

Her departure comes as the administration moves on to the next phase of Biden’s climate agenda.

VA plans to offer abortion services to certain veterans and beneficiaries

The VA submitted an interim final rule that would enable it to provide abortions when the life or health of a veteran or beneficiary is in peril, or in cases of rape or incest.

Powell’s warning of ‘pain’ could bring pain on the Fed itself

The government will offer another indication of whether the hurt has already begun when it reports on August unemployment.

G-7 announces price cap deal on Russian oil in win for Yellen

The plan touted by the U.S. Treasury secretary aims to diminish the Kremlin's revenue while preserving the global oil supply.

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