The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, but an Election Year Is Making It Tough

Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence. Read More

Trump on political violence in 2024: 'If we don't win, you know, it depends'

The former president also spoke about considering pardons for Jan. 6 defendants and deflected key questions on federal abortion policy in a lengthy Time magazine interview. Read More

Trump Embraces Lawlessness, but in the Name of a Higher Law

A political formation that once was committed to what Russell Kirk called the “defense of order” is now drawn to the most anarchic figures in our national mythology. The exchange of George Washington ... Read More

Most in new survey worried about inaccuracies, misinformation being reported during election

Most Americans are worried about inaccuracies and misinformation being reported during the 2024 election, according to a poll released Wednesday. More than half of respondents, 53 percent, said ... Read More

Opinion: American people can see through Manhattan political trial against Trump

Americans are smarter than Democrats give them credit for. Americans understand that politics is why President Trump is on trial. Read More

The central question hanging over Trump’s legal cases: From the Politics Desk

Plus, McConnell’s next big fight and Biden is privately feeling more optimistic about the direction of his re-election campaign. Read More

Trump doesn’t rule out political violence if he loses, and other takeaways from his Time interview

Former President Donald Trump wouldn’t dismiss the potential for political violence from his supporters if he isn’t elected in November, suggesting it would depend on the outcome of the ... Read More

How Citizens United cleared the way for the biggest political bribery scandal in Ohio history

Next to gerrymandering, the biggest institutional driver of dangerous and destructive political misrepresentation in Ohio and across America is the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous 2010 Citizens United ... Read More

These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today

As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. Read More

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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs ... Read More

Trump, a porn star and the National Enquirer: Can politics get any seedier than this?

It's just so Trumpy that the first witness in Donald Trump's first criminal trial would be David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher. Read More

As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. That hasn’t been the case. Read More