Elections
Acting head of FEMA leaves after short and troubled tenure
Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal […]
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AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms
Assemblymember Alex Bores from Assembly District 73 speaks on the State Capitol Wednesday, May 29, 2025, in Albany New York. Kena Betancur | AP A bipartisan super PAC launched by a slew of artificial intelligence leaders has picked its first target: a Democratic congressional candidate who helped lead an effort to put safety measures on […]
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AI could be causing ‘quiet time’ in labor market, top Trump economic aide Hassett says
Artificial intelligence could be increasing worker productivity so much that companies slow hiring, top Trump administration economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Monday. “I think that there have been mixed signals in the job market,” the National Economic Council director said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” adding that he has seen “really, really positive signals in the […]
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Modi’s victory in a key farm state may tip the balance on India-U.S. trade deal
PATNA, INDIA – OCTOBER 31: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with BJP national president J.P. Nadda, HAM party founder Jitanram Manjhi, RLM president Upendra Kushwaha and others releasing NDA manifesto (Sankalp Patra) ahead of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The electoral victory for Indian Prime Minister Narendra […]
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Trump is pardoning dozens of allies and backers. Here’s who might be seeking clemency
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a bilateral lunch with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump has doled out dozens of executive clemency grants in the past few weeks alone, issuing pardons and commutations to major business […]
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What Democrats are — and aren’t — getting in the deal that could end the government shutdown
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, DC on November 9, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Democrats are poised to help Republicans pass a bill that could lead to the end of the government shutdown. But the […]
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani arrives at U.S. Federal court in his case to surrender valuables to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy […]
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Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction
Darryl Strawberry former New York Mets speaks to the media before a ceremony to retire his jersey number before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on June 1, 2024 in New York City. Adam Hunger | Getty Images President Donald Trump pardoned Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry, who had pleaded guilty […]
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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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