How Democrats gained the upper hand on God, guns and gays

New York declares 'state of emergency' as polio continues to spread

Health officials noted that “for every one case of paralytic polio observed, there may be hundreds of other people infected."

Republicans to Trump: Pony up more cash in battle for Senate

The former president is sitting on $99 million — money Mitch McConnell wants spent on Trump-backed GOP hopefuls who are lagging in the money chase.

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…

How Democrats gained the upper hand on God, guns and gays

Changes in public opinion may have reversed the political landscape for the culture wars.

House Republicans add $28M to fall TV reservations

The NRCC is putting money into a slate of new Democratic-held districts — but it is also spending to defend some GOP turf.

Biden says he will attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Details regarding the queen’s funeral have not yet been announced, but it’s expected to be at Westminster Abbey, where the queen was crowned.

High court blocks recognition of LGBTQ campus at Yeshiva University

The university argued that granting recognition to the group “would violate its sincere religious beliefs."

Biden leans into abortion rights in speech to Democratic activists

The president's remarks about abortion came as he works through refining a midterm stump speech full of increasingly sharp-edged digs at the GOP.

Kara Swisher knows when to fold ‘em

After two decades, Kara Swisher hosted her last annual Code Conference in Los Angeles. She describes herself as a ‘terrible employee’, explains the difference between journalistic skepticism and cynicism, and what death can teach us about learning to say no.

43 short things about Pierre Poilievre — in his own words

Think you know everything about Canada's would-be Conservative leader?

A onetime top Trump ally boosts other 2024 contenders

The Club for Growth is holding events with would-be 2024 contenders and sending millions to political outfits aligned with other candidates.

‘Absolutely terrifying prospect’: How the midterms could weaken U.S. election security

Republicans who embrace Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are vying for offices that would allow them to open up voting machines across key states to "audits" by unvetted outsiders.

NKorea will 'automatically' launch nukes if Kim killed...

North Korea will launch a nuclear retaliation “automatically and immediately” if Kim Jong Un is incapacitated in an attack, according to a new law.

DOJ offers Judge Cannon a new deal

And more on our interview with journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher.

Rubio walks the Mar-a-Lago line

He's sticking his neck out to downplay the DOJ's probe of Donald Trump. He's also leading oversight on the Senate's most famously bipartisan committee.

Same-sex marriage bill teeters on verge of GOP filibuster

Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of the measure that drew nearly 50 House Republicans. But across the Capitol, the vote count's likely to hinge on a bipartisan religious freedom amendment.

The Struggling Arkansas Town That Helped Stop Russia in Its Tracks

Some of the most crucial weapons in the Ukraine war are made in Camden, Arkansas. But a shortage of skilled workers risks slowing the production lines.

How ‘Bidenomics’ Got a Lot More Progressive

A new book on the rise of progressive economics argues that Biden, out of necessity, has implemented policies that favor the middle class and strengthen democracy.

Opinion | The Ominous Debate Over ‘Trump Judges’

A fight over a special master in Trump’s documents case underscores how fragile an independent judiciary really is.

The Not-So-Secret Weapon in the Special Relationship

Queen Elizabeth offered a mystical cord to the past that held together the U.S.-UK alliance.

Is Election Denial a Big Deal? Judging By Some Obits, Not Really

They voted to overturn an election. When they died, it went unmentioned.

55 Things You Need to Know About King Charles III

The patient Prince-turned-King is an environmentalist with a long series of ups and downs in the public eye.

Cold feet for GOP on marriage vote?

TheGROUP fundraises for Hassan, Beatty

Hassan will find out next week whether she’ll face the more moderate Chuck Norse or the Trump-aligned Don Bolduc in November.

USC becomes a sparring ground in the LA mayoral race

The numbers on cannabis arrests

Hochul signs class size bill as kids head back to school

Unpacking Lesser's loss

The return of immigration politics