With inflation up again, Trump says U.S. was better off 4 years ago. Well, except for that pandemic.

Inviting the comparison, some have commented, lacks self-insight by Trump. Among those is Biden, who reminding about Trump's theorizing at the time about the use of disinfectants and sunlight to ... Read More

New political group with top consultants forms to tackle ‘bubble of ideological extremism’

Included in the new effort are a new nonprofit, The Best of Tennessee, Inc. to engage voters, and a political action committee and Super PAC. Read More

How American politics has infected investing

American politics is infecting investing. A gap has opened up between how Democrats and Republicans view the world; many Americans want to express their political identities by any means possible; and ... Read More

Democrats hammer a simple attack on abortion: Donald Trump did this

The party is unifying around a blunt message that the vice president pushed for ahead of her Friday trip to Arizona. Democrats hope to keep Republicans reeling. Read More

Israel's war in Gaza became a political flashpoint. Will it risk Biden's coalition for reelection?

Experts wonder if the 2024 presidential race between Biden and Trump will be changed by the Israel-Hamas war and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza ... Read More

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin. Read More

Morning Report — Congress’s return complicated by internal politics, overseas events

Congress is back in session this week, but what lawmakers can accomplish will be complicated by internal politics and events overseas. The House is increasingly chaotic, as Republicans juggle a ... Read More

On Abortion, Trump Chose Politics Over Principles. Will It Matter?

With his video statement on Monday, Donald Trump laid bare how faulty a messenger he had always been for the anti-abortion cause. Read More

In governor run, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch hopes voters will choose experience over politics

Editor's note: This is part of a series ... the campaign raised more than $1 million in one week.) But it took some convincing. "When I called her," Becker recalled, "she said 'Just tell me this: Is ... Read More

Harris goes on the offensive over abortion rights in Arizona: ‘Trump did this’

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday placed the blame squarely on Donald Trump as she went on the offensive over abortion rights in Arizona and across the country. Read More

House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

The decision to support Ukraine at all has angered conservatives in the House and given energy to a threat to remove Johnson from the speaker’s office. Read More

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week

The attack by Iran on Israel early Sunday ratcheted up the pressure on Johnson, but also gave him a chance to underscore the urgency of approving the funding. Read More