Moderate Republicans prepare to fend off challenges from the right: From the Politics Desk

Plus, how high voter turnout could benefit Republicans this fall and the latest developments from the Trump trial. Read More

Not a winning strategy: Four times House GOP all-or-nothing politics has cost them

In the 118th Congress, House Republicans have been riddled with party infighting and chaos since being sworn into office earlier in 2023. After 15 different votes to elect former Speaker of the House ... Read More

Last Weekend’s Political Mirage

The passage of the Ukrainian aid package by the House this past weekend is an extraordinary sign of political courage. But in the party of Donald Trump, this win for democracy may soon seem like a ... Read More

How Texas unleashed a geothermal boom

With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America’s next great energy boom: a push to tap the heat of the subterranean ... Read More

Trump gets a vote on abortion

In a 4-minute video on Truth Social, Trump on Monday said states should decide how to regulate abortion. He refused to cave to anti-abortion organizations’ demands that he endorse a specific ... Read More

Day 1 of Trump New York hush money trial

Donald Trump was in court Monday as jury selection began in his criminal hush money trial. More than 50 potential jurors were dismissed after ... Read More

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned ... Read More

First day of historic Trump trial ends without any jurors being picked

The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records to stifle ... Read More

Indiana proposes redesign of high school diploma

In March, the state Department of Education outlined a proposal to streamline the number of high school diplomas as part of an overall effort to "rethink" the high school experience. Read More