SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In three years leading the California state Senate, Kevin de León has amassed what might be the most aggressively liberal résumé of any politician in America. He has by turns thrilled his state’s progressive base and frustrated even some of his Democratic allies in the state capital. Now, facing term limits, de […]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE mocked Democrats and “the resistance” at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) winter meeting at the Trump International Hotel […]

A vast majority of Americans are concerned about the United States’ potential involvement in a new major war—but most think military action is the wrong way to go about approaching international threats, according to an NBC poll released Tuesday. The survey finds that more than three-quarters of citizens are worried about a significant military conflict […]

White House advisers are reportedly concerned about new revelations in a Washington Post report that says President Donald Trump dictated the statement that was originally released by his son, Donald Trump, Jr., after news broke about Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign. Trump reportedly decided that his son should tell […]

As communities across the United States enact or expedite plans to take down monuments revering those who advocated for white supremacy and slavery, police in Durham, North Carolina have arrested four people for their alleged roles in toppling a statue of a Confederate soldier. Meanwhile in Charlottesville, Virginia—where white supremacists and neo-Nazis violently demonstrated over […]

As a new poll shows labor unions enjoy their highest approval rating in over a dozen years, newly obtained documents reveal a nationwide plan by an alliance of right-wing think tanks to “deliver a mortal blow” to government employee unions to keep progressive politicians out of power at the state and national levels. The State […]

As Democratic leaders and President Donald Trump make a public display over what was or wasn’t agreed to during a closed-door meeting about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program Wednesday night, the Dreamers themselves say their demand to lawmakers remains clear: a clean bill enshrining current protections, one that doesn’t […]

This post has been updated with Sen. Orrin Hatch’s response to Corker’s request for information on the provision. The firestorm of outrage sparked by a provision in the GOP tax bill that would personally enrich Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and President Donald Trump continued to grow on Monday as a leading economist estimated that, if […]

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes that Max Verstappen’s final effort in qualifying that delivered a spot on the front row of the Russian GP grid, was one of his best laps of the season. Verstappen was the last driver to complete his final run in Q3, but the Dutchman’s timing was near perfect […]

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) is weighing his options for a possible 2020 presidential run, including a possible primary challenge to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in […]