Politics
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration’s plan to partially fund that food stamp program […]
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DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent
FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation’s capital on Aug. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Leyden | Getty Images A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Thursday found […]
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Judge dismisses Boeing criminal case over 737 Max crashes at DOJ request despite skepticism
Nadia Milleron, whose daughter Samya Stumo was killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, holds a sign with photos of the crash victims during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in the Hart Building in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, […]
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Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection to Congress
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) takes the stage on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 21, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters Nancy Pelosi, the California Democrat who made history as the first female speaker of the House of Representatives, said Thursday she will not […]
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Trump on Democrats’ election blowout: ‘I don’t think it was good for Republicans’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. November 5, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump conceded that the Democrats’ electoral sweep up and down the ballot across the country on Tuesday night spelled bad news for his Republican Party. “Last night, […]
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Supreme Court hears Trump tariff case on Wednesday with broad trade policy at stake
U.S. Supreme Court Police stand behind security barriers in front of the Court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will hear oral arguments to decide the fate […]
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Democrats make clean sweep in three biggest U.S. elections on Tuesday night
Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for mayor speaks during a press conference celebrating his primary victory with leaders and members of the city’s labor unions on July 2, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Democrats made a clean sweep in the three biggest contested elections in the United States on Tuesday […]
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Democrats in key races benefited from voters who don’t like either party: NBC exit poll
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station at the Ida Lee Recreation Center in Leesburg, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images In Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial race, Democrats appear to have benefited from a small but decisive bloc of voters who harbor unfavorable views of both […]
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Government shutdown set to become longest ever after latest Senate vote fails
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act as he speaks next to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on the third day of a partial shutdown of the federal government at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 3, 2025. Jonathan […]
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2 Massachusetts men have been arrested in the weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says
A flag hangs on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., September 4, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Two Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said Tuesday. The FBI’s Boston office announced the arrests on social media ahead of a 1 p.m. news conference. […]
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