Thursday, December 26, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Ken Martin helped turn around the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's finances and secure a streak of statewide wins for the party over 18 years. Now, he wants to do the same thing for the Democratic National Committee.Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Two moderate Democrats elected to the House in 2018 with national security backgrounds are running for Governor in 2025, as their party moves on from 2024 losses and considers new messages to key voting blocsWednesday, December 25, 2024 from Politics from Newser
"Everybody wants to be my friend," President-elect Trump has said of his 2024 transition to the White House. Judging by the fast-growing list of companies making major donations to his inauguration festivities, it's hard to argue the...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Politics from Newser
Outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has one last controversy to handle: A government watchdog group has accused her of illegally using campaign money to fund lavish travel around the world, reports the Arizona Republic . Sinema has billed her...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger are two Democrats vying for governorships in New Jersey and Virginia as Republicans prepare to take over federal control in Congress and the White House.Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from RSS feed
As Westminster prepares to wind down after another historic year in British politics, MPs from across the political spectrum tell PoliticsHome what's on their Christmas wish list.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird. President Biden signed into law legislation sent to...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Some U.S. cities are seeing a bump in marriage licenses. Same-sex couples and couples with mixed immigration status are among those heading to the alter before the start of the Trump administration.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
President-elect Trump won't be able to undo President Biden's decision to commute the sentences of most of the inmates on federal death row, but he plans to expand the use of the death penalty when he takes office. "As soon as I am...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It's a span in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature to win big on expanding Medicaid and on requiring cleaner...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
Last month, GOP lawmakers blocked efforts to release the House Ethics Committee's report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz . But just weeks later, two of the five Republicans on the committee flipped. Centrist Reps. Dave Joyce of Ohio, whom...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
Bill Clinton will be home for Christmas. The former president was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday, the day after he was admitted with a fever, the AP reports. Clinton's deputy chief of staff said the 78-year-old was...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Tánaiste says hunger caused by conflicts is being exacerbated by denial of humanitarian aid by warring partiesTuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
As he prepares to return to the White House, President-elect Trump has floated the idea of the US taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal , not to mention needling Canada about becoming the 51st US state . A look at related coverage:...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from FactCheck.org
During my time at FactCheck.org, I’ve saved more than a few handwritten notes from grateful readers. I’ve taped some of them to the bookcase above my desk. These are my daily reminders of what an honor and privilege it is to work at...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from World Politics
New Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reaches an agreement with some rebel leaders to merge factions under the new administration.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
NPR's Asma Khalid talks to Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland about the newly released findings from an ethics investigation into former congressman Matt Gaetz.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
As the country's longest serving governor leaves office, Washington's Jay Inslee says the state should impose a wealth tax on the rich to meet the state's needs.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from RSS feed
New polling shows immigration is a major concern in two mayoral battlegrounds that will go to the polls for the first time in 2025 and where Reform UK is hopeful of success.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh LinehanTuesday, December 24, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Government formation talks to ‘intensify’ in new year but party sources say ratification procedures will take timeTuesday, December 24, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
The Social Democrats co-founder, who has retired from the Dáil, says problems that got her into politics four decades ago remain to be resolvedTuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have filed another lawsuit against a GOP-inspired law that strips away powers from several incoming Democratic state leaders. The newest suit filed Monday focuses on a key provision in...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from World Politics
Greenland tells Donald Trump the country is not for sale, responding to the US president-elect's comments about taking control of the territory.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from World Politics
Tonga's parliament elects former finance minister 'Aisake Eke as its new prime minister in a Christmas Eve sitting.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from World Politics
Russia denies Turkish media reports suggesting the British-born wife of former Syrian president Basher al-Assad has filed for a divorce.Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Politics from Newser
Opposition to President-elect Trump's renewed suggestion to change the name of Alaska's 20,310-foot mountain back to McKinley includes many Alaskans, including Indigenous people, and the state's two Republican senators. Sen. Lisa...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
The 78-year-old former president was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
Granger, 81, has not cast a vote in Washington since July.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row. He's converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment,...Monday, December 23, 2024 from World Politics
An investigation has uncovered "substantial evidence" that former congressman Matt Gaetz, who Donald Trump had hoped to make US attorney-general, paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl.Prosecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case against Mayor Adams
Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
Federal prosecutors say a Brooklyn real estate magnate working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty in the case. Prosecutors said in a...Monday, December 23, 2024 from World Politics
The federal government was alerted to the disappearance of Oscar Jenkins in Ukraine weeks before a hostage video emerged.Monday, December 23, 2024 from World Politics
The future of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has become a hot topic of debate, after the Israel Defense Forces pushed troops and tanks over the border into Syrian territory.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics from Newser
The weekend's surprise story about 81-year-old congresswoman Kay Granger of Texas has once again put the issue of lawmakers' ages front and center . New details have since emerged about Granger, who has not cast a vote in the House since...Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics
Americans close out the year disapproving of Biden and Congress and feeling largely dissatisfied with the direction of the country.Monday, December 23, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Among other accusations, the committee found Gaetz engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl and used or possessed illegal drugs on multiple occasions. Gaetz fiercely denied the allegations.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Channel 4 News Politics Feed
Kiran Moodley reflects on the revelation of the year - that Trump is the new norm when it comes to US politics.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Channel 4 News Politics Feed
Andy Davies discusses the "dramatic moments" in a tumultuous year for Welsh politics.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Simon Harris says call was made to express ‘solidarity’ between people of Ireland and PalestineMonday, December 23, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.Monday, December 23, 2024 from NPR Topics: Politics
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.Monday, December 23, 2024 from RSS feed
A chorus of charities have warned that low-income families face feeling "worse off" this winter than they did last due to the weight of ongoing cost-of-living pressures.Monday, December 23, 2024 from Irish Times Politics RSS
Cian O'Callaghan says his party will continue discussions with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil into the New Year with constructive engagement on its key issues.Monday, December 23, 2024 from World Politics
Robert Fico meets with the Russian president amid concerns about his country's gas supplies, and at a time when Slovakia is withdrawing support for Ukraine's war effort.Monday, December 23, 2024 from World Politics
President-elect Donald Trump muses about regaining US control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging excessive fees for use of the waterway. Monday, December 23, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. He was greeted by thousands of adoring supporters who confirmed his popularity across the conservative base. Trump...Sunday, December 22, 2024 from World Politics
As bombs fell on Syria and the five-decade-long rule of the Assad family came to an end, one young woman turned to TikTok to capture the beauty of her country and its people.Sunday, December 22, 2024 from Politics RSS Feed
After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to jettison some spending. But he failed to achieve his central goal...