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Senate works into the night in latest effort to reopen Homeland Security Department

Senate works into the night in latest effort to re...

1 month ago 26

AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak

AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young peop...

1 month ago 23

Trump-endorsed Burt Jones seeks edge on Rick Jackson in ugly Republican primary for Georgia governor

Trump-endorsed Burt Jones seeks edge on Rick Jacks...

1 month ago 27

Candidates for California Governor Debate: 5 Takeaways

Candidates for California Governor Debate: 5 Takea...

1 month ago 23

Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon and the Trump Administration

Navy Secretary John Phelan Is Leaving the Pentagon...

1 month ago 17

Senate Plunges Into Vote Marathon as G.O.P. Advances ICE Funding Boost

Senate Plunges Into Vote Marathon as G.O.P. Advanc...

1 month ago 19

PM told to quit as committee seeks more Mandelson answers

PM told to quit as committee seeks more Mandelson ...

1 month ago 27

John Phelan has been fired as Navy secretary after months of simmering tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to U.S. officials

John Phelan has been fired as Navy secretary after...

1 month ago 17

Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian Action Near the Strait

Not a Deal-Breaker: White House Downplays Iranian ...

1 month ago 18

Republicans are increasingly worried that a battle President Trump started last summer to redraw congressional district lines has backfired and may hand more seats to Democrats

Republicans are increasingly worried that a battle...

1 month ago 17

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

1 month ago 20

U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25 Million

U.S. Settles Carter Page Wiretap Lawsuit for $1.25...

1 month ago 18

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pan...

1 month ago 21

Predictions marketplace Kalshi said it had fined and suspended three congressional candidates for betting on their own races

Predictions marketplace Kalshi said it had fined a...

1 month ago 16

King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During U.S. State Visit

King Charles Will Not Meet Epstein Victims During ...

1 month ago 19

Riot police to help stop small boat crossings

Riot police to help stop small boat crossings

1 month ago 18

RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims

RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Mathematically Impossible ...

1 month ago 18

US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

US health officials nix publication of a study on ...

1 month ago 27

World ski body president Eliasch gets nomination for re-election from unexpected country

World ski body president Eliasch gets nomination f...

1 month ago 22

US Withholding Iraq’s Own Oil Money Over Ties to Iran

US Withholding Iraq’s Own Oil Money Over Ties to I...

1 month ago 35

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who spent decades in elected office, has died. He was 80 years old.

Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who spent dec...

1 month ago 29

Rep. David Scott, Longtime Georgia Lawmaker, Dies at 80

Rep. David Scott, Longtime Georgia Lawmaker, Dies ...

1 month ago 33

A 60-Day Deadline Could Pressure Trump on Ending the Iran War

A 60-Day Deadline Could Pressure Trump on Ending t...

1 month ago 20

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer yet

Unhappy Labour MPs aren't ready to oust Starmer ye...

1 month ago 22

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandels...

1 month ago 26

Royals to build a $1.9B ballpark at Crown Center as part of a $3B downtown KC redevelopment project

Royals to build a $1.9B ballpark at Crown Center a...

1 month ago 25

Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day poll setup crunch

Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept...

1 month ago 19

The US has a long history of gerrymandering legislative voting districts. Is it legal?

The US has a long history of gerrymandering legisl...

1 month ago 26

College Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed Revokes Graduation Speaker’s Invite

College Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed Revokes Grad...

1 month ago 18

C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefits of Covid Vaccines

C.D.C. Cancels Publication of Study Showing Benefi...

1 month ago 18

A federal court sided with the IRS over Liberty Global’s “Project Soy,” giving the government more tools to combat corporate tax maneuvers

A federal court sided with the IRS over Liberty Gl...

1 month ago 14

Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle

Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matt...

1 month ago 23

Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports

Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene an...

1 month ago 25

D.C.’s no good, very bad week keeps getting worse. Read more in today’s WSJ politics newsletter:

D.C.’s no good, very bad week keeps getting worse....

1 month ago 14

UK inflation rises after Iran war pushes up fuel prices

UK inflation rises after Iran war pushes up fuel p...

1 month ago 25

Appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rejecting need for federal environmental review

Appeals court keeps 'Alligator Alcatraz' open, rej...

1 month ago 21

Leading candidates to square off in TV debate at critical point in California governor's race

Leading candidates to square off in TV debate at c...

1 month ago 51

Starmer sends 'chill' through civil service, union boss says

Starmer sends 'chill' through civil service, union...

1 month ago 41

Virginia voters approved a measure intended to boost the number of Democratic seats in the U.S. House by redrawing the state’s congressional map ahead of the midterms, the Associated Press projected

Virginia voters approved a measure intended to boo...

1 month ago 35

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, told senators he would chart a sharp departure from the central bank’s recent approach while promising to maintain institutional independence

President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve...

1 month ago 22

What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

1 month ago 15

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past ...

1 month ago 20

Here are the moments that stood out at the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing on Kevin Warsh’s bid to become Fed chairman

Here are the moments that stood out at the Senate ...

1 month ago 17

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, Resigns From Congress

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, Re...

1 month ago 15

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says

D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May,...

1 month ago 18

A former Missouri lawmaker wins back thousands of dollars seized after sexual misconduct allegations

A former Missouri lawmaker wins back thousands of ...

1 month ago 22

Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Investigation by Justice Dept.

Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Inves...

1 month ago 44

Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

1 month ago 43

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D., Fla.) said she planned to resign from the House in the face of allegations she stole millions of dollars in federal funds

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D., Fla.) said sh...

1 month ago 30

Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to Get Flu Vaccines

Pentagon to Stop Requiring Members of Military to ...

1 month ago 46