National Politics

Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at ... Read More

Trump's lawyers will grill ex-tabloid publisher as 1st week of hush money trial testimony wraps

NEW YORK (AP) — After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch and kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poised Friday to dig into an ... Read More

Real estate expert warns NYC is 'paralyzed' by an 'out of control' political problem

The "biggest threat to New York," according to business leader Don Peebles, is the migrant crisis that has "paralyzed" city and state leaders to address other issues. Read More

AP Week in Pictures: Global

The U.S. House swiftly approves $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies. Haiti opens a new political chapter with the installation of a transitional council tasked with ... Read More

The legal downside to Trump’s very political trial strategy: From the Politics Desk

Plus, a pivotal moment for Biden, Ukraine and Congress, as a third House Republican signs onto the effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Read More

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to gang-ravaged Haiti has been installed. Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly for toughening the fight against gangs. Thousands of ... Read More

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Parenting and its attendant anxieties underlie a number of our recommended books this week, from Jonathan Haidt’s manifesto against technology in the hands of children to Emily Raboteau’s essays about ... Read More

WATCH: Politics Today for the week of April 22

On April 22, the episode of Politics Today on KAMR Local 4 News, Mya Clark reviewed multiple recent political developments and topics of interest in the Amarillo area. Read More

Stephen Breyer insists politics don't play a role in Supreme Court's decisions

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is pushing back on claims that the institution has become increasingly political amid rulings on Trump, abortion and more ... Read More

Chris Mason: Politics gears up ahead of election

Opposition parties twitch in excitable anticipation that the election could be this summer. Some Conservatives ponder that that option might be better than clinging on, as critics may see it. Read More

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

T he podcasts in this week’s column serve as a great reminder about the power of storytelling. How it can both move and shape us into action or reflection. Streaming platform: Wondery+ and all ... Read More

This Week in Louisiana Politics: Lawmakers consider child workers, public records and guns

On This Week in Louisiana Politics, learn how the Louisiana government is looking to keep information from the public by adding a large swath of exemptions for the open records law. After a couple of ... Read More