Democrats’ Redistricting Effort in Maryland Runs Out of Time
State Democrats butted heads over a gerrymandering plan that could have eliminated the state’s lone Republican seat in the U.S. House.
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Trump Administration Issues First ‘Weaponization’ Report, Claiming Bias Under Biden
The report is part of the president’s effort to claim anti-conservative and anti-Christian biases in federal law enforcement, even as he p…
Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll
The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “el…
Texas A&M Picks an Insider for President After Months of Conflict
Debates over how to teach about gender, sexuality and other topics have shaken the school, and lead to the ouster of the previous president …
House Republicans Step Up Scrutiny of Democratic Fund-Raising Giant
Three Republican-led committees, responding to a New York Times report this month, accused ActBlue of withholding documents from a subpoena …
Benin’s Finance Minister Wins Presidential Election in Landslide
Romuald Wadagni received 94 percent of the vote, according to provisional results. He faces the challenge of a growing jihadist insurgency i…
Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups
The new law signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the culmination of a long, Democrat-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past…
Have Mental Health Concerns Influenced Your Choice to Have Children?
If you are on the fence, or have already made a decision, we want to hear about it.
3 Years After a Landmark Law, Some Pregnant Workers Still Don’t Get Basic Accommodations
Companies have denied requests from women asking to sit during work or take extra breaks, leading some of them to develop health complicatio…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Saved From Closure by Nonprofit
The Venetoulis Institute of Local Journalism, which operates The Baltimore Banner, has bought The Post-Gazette. The newspaper was set to shu…
Italy Suspends Defense Pact With Israel, Further Straining Ties
The move by Italy, once considered a strong ally of Israel, reflected growing anger over Israeli aggression in the Middle East. President Tr…
Remembering Cars Without Seatbelts and Athletes Who Smoked
Ricky Cobb has built a big online following with his irreverent postings about the absurdities of the 1970s.