Politics
Abortion pill makers brace for restrictions a year after Trump’s election
Mifepristone and Misoprostol pills are pictured Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Just over a year since Donald Trump was elected president again, the $6.9 billion abortion pill industry is operating under the same federal rules he inherited from former President Joe […]
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‘Takaichi cannot retract her statement and Beijing knows that’: Why China-Japan spat unlikely to be resolved soon
Japanese national flag flies before the National Emblem of China in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. China Photos | Getty Images News | Getty Images Back-to-back calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Japan and China have so far done little to defuse the diplomatic spat occurring between Beijing and Tokyo, as […]
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U.S. sues Sen. Jim Justice, wife for $5.1 million in unpaid taxes dating to 2009 as legal woes mount
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds up his dog Babydog as he comes to the end of his State of the State speech in the House chambers, at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Chris Dorst | Charleston Gazette | AP The U.S. government on Monday sued Sen. Jim […]
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New Jersey deli fraudsters fail to pay millions of dollars in restitution, judge says
Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth That’s one big deli bill to skip out of paying. A federal judge is hotter than a newly brewed pot of coffee over the failure of Peter Coker Sr. and his son, Peter Coker Jr., to pay millions of dollars in restitution for their leading roles in […]
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AI super PAC launches $10 million campaign pushing ‘uniform’ national policy
A super PAC backed by the artificial intelligence industry on Monday launched a $10 million campaign to push Congress to craft a national AI policy that will override a patchwork of state laws, the group told CNBC. The campaign from “Leading the Future,” which launched over the summer with more than $100 million in initial […]
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Pentagon probing misconduct allegations against Sen. Mark Kelly over video on ‘unlawful orders’
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., talks with reporters in Dirksen building on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Pentagon on Monday said that it was reviewing what it called “serious allegations of misconduct against” Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for making a video with five other Democratic lawmakers […]
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Republicans push Obamacare tax credit alternatives as enrollment deadline looms
An Obamacare sign is displayed outside an insurance agency on Nov. 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images With enhanced Obamacare tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, Republicans are proposing new alternatives aimed at lowering the cost of health care. Their window for doing so is rapidly […]
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Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on […]
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Here’s what’s in the RAISE Act, a state-level AI bill opposed by Trump and industry leaders
New York is 3,000 miles away from the tech hub of Silicon Valley, but in recent weeks, the state has inserted itself into the center of a fierce debate around artificial intelligence regulation. A bipartisan super PAC called “Leading the Future” announced last week that it will target Alex Bores, a Democratic congressional candidate who […]
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DOGE ‘doesn’t exist’ with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash the government’s size but which critics say delivered few measurable savings. “That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier […]
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