Show the world that politicians can have very strong differences about public policy and still treat each other with respect.

After 10 years of President Donald Trump dominating the national discourse, one effect is a coarsening of political language.

Former New York Gov. David Paterson (D) on Sunday compared Zohran Mamdani’s success as the city’s Democratic mayoral ...

Donald Trump just made one of his most divisive comments ever in public – and that’s quite saying something. The President has sparked backlash by making ‘hateful’ claims about Democrats, and some ...

Republicans in Congress have just passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Widely dubbed the cruelest piece of legislation in US ...

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For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

Congressional Republicans are breathing sighs of relief after passing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

Elon Musk on Friday (Jul 4) revealed exactly how he planned to execute his explosive political idea: creating a third party to break the dominance of Democrats and Republicans. The tech billionaire ...