What started with a single question from a voter about the origins of the Civil War has morphed into a sprawling political clash over a monumental event in American history, making the Civil War a major component of a presidential election for the first time in recent memory and exposing fresh divisions over race, history […]Read More

As House Republicans announced plans to hold a floor vote on the resolutions recommending Hunter Biden be held in criminal contempt of Congress, a lawyer for President Biden’s son questioned the validity of the subpoenas issued by the House Oversight and Judiciary committees and said his client would appear for a deposition or hearing if […]Read More

Indications are that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign could be over soon. The most recent polls show him way behind Donald Trump, falling into third place in first-in-the-nation Iowa and being a non-factor in New Hampshire. But if that’s the case, DeSantis (R) is apparently going to go down swinging. Not so much […]Read More

The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether state and local officials can punish homeless individuals for camping and sleeping in public spaces when shelter beds are unavailable. The justices will review a lower court decision that declared it unconstitutional to enforce anti-camping laws against homeless individuals when they have nowhere else to sleep. […]Read More

Every month, Gallup asks Americans to identify their political party — Democrat, Republican or independent. If the response is “independent,” they’re then asked whether they tend to lean toward one of the two major parties. At the end of each year, Gallup averages the responses. In data released Friday, Gallup reported that 2023 had reached […]Read More

Oregon’s top court on Friday allowed Donald Trump to run in the state’s presidential primary, saying it wouldn’t take up the issue of whether he’s qualified to get on the state’s ballot while the Supreme Court considers a challenge on the issue from Colorado. Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court and Maine’s secretary of state […]Read More

The move in 1972 to begin the presidential nominating process in the Upper Midwest was greeted by frigid temperatures and a blizzard. It took another half-century, but we’re there again. You might have heard that the forecast in Iowa on Monday is cold — very cold. What you might not know is that this level […]Read More

Congress left Washington Friday for the long holiday weekend with a fragile plan to prevent a government shutdown next week, as a revolt over spending brewed among hard-right House Republicans. Funding for 20 percent of the government is set to expire on Jan. 19, and the rest expires on Feb. 2. House Speaker Mike Johnson […]Read More