Tuesday’s special election for a seat in the Florida legislature has generated way more coverage than anyone could have predicted. That’s because first-time Democratic candidate Emily Gregory defeated ...

As new immigration fees take effect, aspiring Americans who meet all the legal requirements could be priced out. For instance, seeking asylum—a legal right under U.S. and international law—now comes ...

After mining out state budgets for 50 years, conservative lawmakers across the country are now turning their pickaxes to local governments’ largest source of revenue: property taxes. Late last year, ...

With more than a dozen Republican senators publicly criticizing President Trump’s slush fund while Trump himself equivocated about whether he would kill it, the reconciliation bill was going to be a ...

It turns out he’s still alive, and still teaching at Fordham Law. We had some questions about an amendment that wasn’t written to meet a moment like this. When people say this, they’re really talking ...

Yesterday, the 211 House Democrats were joined by four Republicans to pass a resolution directing President Trump either to withdraw the armed forces attacking Iran or win congressional approval to ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, May 20, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Midway through the ...

It remains a possibility that the final two in the November election will be Becerra and Steyer. The late votes are likely to be strongly Democratic and could push Steyer into the top two. That’s ...

President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence is roiling an emerging bipartisan extension of warrantless spying.

So far, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has not led to a major economic disaster. That won’t last forever.

HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE PLANS ARE THE CLEAREST EXAMPLE. They are often sold as a form of consumer empowerment: Give people more “skin in the game,” connect them more directly to prices, and they will become ...

Today is one of the bigger primary days on the calendar so far in the 2026 midterms, with six states including the nation’s largest going to the polls. It’s hard to keep track of all the story lines, ...