Opinion : Trump promies mayhem. Take him seriously and literally
Back at the dawn of the Trump age, weeks before the 2016 election, a conservative writer chided the media as it struggled with how to…
Elon Musk is all in for a second term for Donald Trump
While he was building rockets and electric cars and becoming the world’s richest man, Elon Musk mostly stayed out of politics, donating relatively modest amounts…
With false or misleading claims, Trump drives anti-immigrant message
AURORA, Colo. — Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that’s been in the news over immigration as he drives…
If Trump wins, Californians want their next senator to fight back
If President Trump is elected in November, California voters have a clear message for the Golden State’s next senator: Protect us. If Kamala Harris is…
Obama will campaign with Vice President Harris in key swing states
WASHINGTON — Former President Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting Thursday in…
Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate his 100th birthday
ATLANTA — Former President Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in…
Trump vows to be Jewish Americans’ ‘best friend’ as ally is accused of antisemitism
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump decried antisemitism hours after an explosive CNN report detailed how one of his allies running for North Carolina governor made a…
Secret Service ‘needs more help,’ Biden says after gun aimed at Trump
The Secret Service is under pressure, but could also reap new funding, as politicians consider what has led to two assassination attempts in just over…
Opinion: What’s with the silence from former Trump heavyweights?
If it’s strength they need, there’s strength in numbers.I’m referring to former officials who worked for Donald Trump, especially the national security stewards, who have…
Kamala Harris’ central role in U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan. She attends most…
Harris opposes U.S. Steel’s sale to Japanese firm, at event with Biden
PITTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Biden in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania to say that U.S. Steel…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly on verge of dropping presidential bid
CHICAGO — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears on the verge of dropping his bid for the presidency, a long-shot candidacy that became even more difficult to…
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez’s granddaughter, is heading Harris’ campaign
When then-President Obama awarded California labor leader Dolores Huerta the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — one person was notably…
White House says deals struck to cut prices of Medicare drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices…
Opinion: Nancy Pelosi wants you to know she wields power but won’t tell all
Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s new book about major events of her two decades as House speaker or Democratic leader is titled “The Art of Power” —…
Opinion: Reports of the death of Trump’s Project 2025 are greatly exaggerated
This summer more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration,…
Electoral politics become a subtext in the prisoner swap with Russia
WASHINGTON — When the Americans freed from Russia stepped on U.S. soil late Thursday night, the first hugs came from a beaming President Biden and Vice…
Experts: Supreme Court term limits require constitutional amendment
WASHINGTON — Term limits for Supreme Court justices are a popular idea, but would require amending the Constitution and would be unlikely to affect the…
What Kamala Harris did on immigration
MEXICO CITY — Speaking in Guatemala City on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris issued a stern message to Central Americans. “I want…
Harris allies say VP has figured out the job since her early stumbles
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked peeved and exhausted from the weight of expectations as she stood at a hotel meeting room three years ago,…