Politics

Kara Eastman and Dana Balter are giving the left a chance to show that it can win swing districts. But progressive organizations are playing a minimal role.

Local budgets are facing a wave of austerity that could be avoided with low-interest lending by the Fed, a new report suggests.

“There’s a reason the plastics industry likes this. It’s because they don’t really have to do anything.”

Mitch McConnell had the advantage in advancing Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, but can he marshal his forces?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to destroy thousands of complaint records it claims have no historical value.

The infected president removed his mask, endangering White House staff to record a video downplaying Covid-19.

The policy sparked immediate concern that such a broad definition of “conflict of interest” could be used to target Voice of America journalists.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s voter suppression tactics have inspired voting rights advocates to redouble their efforts to get out the vote.

Democratic wins for the presidency and the Senate could hinge on an absentee-ballot snafu affecting tens of thousands of voters.

People typically rejoice over, not lament, the death of someone they genuinely believe is a fascist dictator.