Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies

For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump’s loyal supporters came together under the blazing sun in a field in Western Wisconsin to live in an alternate reality where the former president was still in office — or would...

Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama health law

The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans

House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq

'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs

President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have exchanged cordial words and plotted out modest next steps on arms control and diplomacy

Biden, Putin set consultations on updating nuclear pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a “constructive” summit to return their ambassadors to their posts and to begin consultations to replace the last remaining treaty between the two...

White House: Markets showing little worry about inflation

The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn’t an economic threat

Loan relief granted to former for-profit college students

The U.S. Education Department says it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs

Military defends Jan. 6 response as House steps up probes

A top Army leader is defending the Pentagon’s response to the Jan. 6 insurrection

Buoyed by allied summits, Biden ready to take on Putin

Fresh from supportive summits with allies, Joe Biden is declaring himself ready to take on Russia’s Vladimir Putin in far more confrontational talks

Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election

Newly released emails show President Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election in the last weeks of his term, despite his former attorney general pointedly...

Biden administration pushes plan to combat domestic terror

The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists as part of a nationwide strategy to combat domestic terrorism

McConnell suggests he’d block a 2024 Biden Supreme Court pick

There has been intense speculation about the possible retirement of the oldest justice on the court, Stephen Breyer, 82, who usually sides with the court’s liberal wing.

Biden rallies NATO support ahead of confrontation with Putin

Joe Biden has used his first appearance at the NATO summit as president to call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from provocative actions targeting the U.S. and allies