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The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Qatar, but the mayor is not a target of the investigation, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, The probe into a trip Bowser took with staff in 2023 is focused on…

A favorability rating for President Donald Trump hits a new low for his second term in office as the federal government shutdown hits record lengths.

Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom

The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member countries, on orders of the Trump administration — which has turned its back on the Human Rights Council

In a bulletin first reported by Wired, the bureau warns masked agents are easier for criminals to impersonate.

In Marana, residents crowded into a town hall recently to learn the fate of a building that’s been closed for two years

Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill focused their messages on the economy, but structural problems endure

Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s refusal to admit grocery prices are rising and what fueled Democrats’ recent wins

The Maga machine is clicking into gear to ensure that defeat is all but impossible in next year’s midterm elections, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Rep. Carlos Gimenez is also warning Republicans about alienating Latino voters who helped the party win elections last year and put Donald Trump in the White House.

Carrie Coyner conceded defeat after igniting text scandal over Democrat imagining ‘two bullets’ in rival’s head