Congressman Curtis triumphs over Trump-backed candidate for Senate
Voters in Utah cast ballots in a slate of primary elections Tuesday, including in races for the seat held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R), who announced last year that he…
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Infant death rate spiked in Texas after restrictive abortion law, study finds
After Texas passed a law restricting abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy, the infant death rate increased along with the number of babies who died of birth defects,…
The deep, generational skepticism that’s influencing the 2024 race
One of the underrecognized elements of the country’s political tensions is the unusual generational split that exists at the moment. America is getting more gray and less White, both trends…
Golf shirts and classified docs: New court filings show Trump’s clutter
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Special counsel Jack Smith revealed new photos in a court filing Monday evening that depict how haphazardly Donald Trump stored classified materials at his Florida property…
‘Angels’ and an ‘animal’: Biden, Trump spar on immigration ahead of debate
President Biden and his presumptive opponent Donald Trump each amplified the case of a particular undocumented immigrant last week, using vastly divergent language in a preview of the sharp contrast…
Why Jamaal Bowman’s New York primary is huge for pro-Israel groups
Pro-Israel groups make up an increasingly large presence in Democratic primaries for Congress. Even so, the effort to unseat Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in Tuesday’s primary is extraordinary. And the…
The GOP’s sudden turn away from gay rights — and acceptance
Americans’ embrace of same-sex rights and acceptance of gay Americans has been one of the steadiest trends in recent political history, with support for same-sex marriage gradually rising from less…
Special counsel falters in push to limit Trump’s attacks on FBI agents
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal prosecutors struggled to present a compelling case Monday for new restrictions on Donald Trump that would bar him from publicly attacking law enforcement officials, even…
What each side hopes to gain in the presidential debate
Donald Trump’s campaign argues that Joe Biden is a feeble incompetent — disconnected from reality as his aides shuttle him around the world, in the words of one Trump adviser,…
Social Security to drop obsolete jobs used to deny disability benefits
For decades, the Social Security Administration has denied thousands of people disability benefits by claiming they could find jobs that have all but vanished from the U.S. economy — such…