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Why protesters against Trump are wearing frog, chicken and T. rex costumes

Democrats say the use of silly inflatable costumes is a way to undercut Republican portrayals of such events as violent hate America rallies.

20 Oct 2025 4:19 am
George Santos, freed by Trump, says he wants to reform American prisons

There is nothing more that I want to do than to focus and dedicate my entire life to prison reform, Santos said.

19 Oct 2025 7:44 pm
His dad was Warren Buffetts top deputy. Now hes Newsoms redistricting foe.

Meet Charles Munger Jr., the Stanford physicist and Berkshire Hathaway heir whos spent tens of millions opposing Californias mid-decade redistricting.

19 Oct 2025 3:30 pm
These drug-safety programs have saved lives, but they could disappear

A decade after a historic HIV outbreak in Indiana, syringe programs that helped contain the crisis are at risk of disappearing due to federal funding restrictions and local opposition.

19 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trumps El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukeles notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

19 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
DHS to spend $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials

The new Coast Guard contract for two Gulfstream G700 jets far exceeds the $50 million the Coast Guard had requested earlier this year to purchase a new jet.

19 Oct 2025 1:56 am
Putin demanded Ukraine surrender key territory in call with Trump

The demand from Putin would significantly disadvantage Ukraine and could be an obstacle to peace, officials said.

19 Oct 2025 1:42 am
Vermont state senator resigns over racist Young Republican chat messages

Samuel Douglass was reportedly the only elected official to take part in the Young Republican group chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.

18 Oct 2025 8:03 pm
Oxford debate club to vote on ousting leader for LOL over Charlie Kirk killing

At the Oxford Union in May, Charlie Kirk said you should be allowed to say outrageous things, but a student who met him then may be ousted over posts about Kirks death.

18 Oct 2025 7:39 pm
Trumps peace through strength foreign policy confounds MAGA Republicans

Some GOP lawmakers embrace the move away from an America First vision, while others remain skeptical of the presidents shift to a more aggressive foreign policy.

18 Oct 2025 4:38 pm
No Kings protests are planned in every U.S. state. Heres what to know.

More than 2,600 demonstrations are planned Saturday across every state, in towns and cities around Americas most recognizable landmarks

18 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
A timeline of how George Santoss web of lies led to his downfall

The disgraced former lawmaker concocted elaborate falsehoods about his life and identity, and was later convicted of fraud. Trump commuted his sentence.

18 Oct 2025 2:01 pm
House releases new Epstein investigation documents, Alex Acosta interview

The documents include schedules of meetings with powerful figures, call logs, and Acosta speaking about Epsteins plea deal.

18 Oct 2025 8:08 am
Trump orders disgraced former congressman George Santos released from prison

Santos had been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud

18 Oct 2025 6:56 am
Putin envoy pitches Elon Musk on a tunnel connecting Russia and Alaska

President Donald Trump was noncommittal when asked about the idea by a reporter during a lunch Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

18 Oct 2025 2:56 am
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it deploy troops in Illinois

Federal judges have so far not let the Trump administration send troops into the Chicago area.

18 Oct 2025 1:56 am
Trump signals reluctance to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles

The Ukrainian leader, who visited the White House on Friday is seeking long-range missiles to use against Russia in a war that Trump is eager to end.

18 Oct 2025 1:50 am
Top GOP leader on shutdown: This could go on for quite some time

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) is one of the most powerful members of the Senate. Her take on the government shutdown, layoffs and a possible health care compromise.

18 Oct 2025 12:49 am
U.S. conducts another Caribbean boat strike, detains some survivors

The operation is the sixth known attack on alleged drug smugglers in waters off Venezuela, but the first known to have left some people alive.

18 Oct 2025 12:42 am
John Bolton pleads not guilty in classified documents case

A grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, indicted Bolton on Thursday afternoon on 18 counts of transmitting or retaining national defense information.

17 Oct 2025 11:22 pm
New York GOP suspends Young Republicans chapter after racist chat messages

The move leaves the door open for the return at an undetermined time of a political organization aimed at party members ages 18 to 40.

17 Oct 2025 10:44 pm
Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts

Democrat Graham Platner disavowed the comments in an interview with The Washington Post, saying, I dont want people to judge me off the dumbest thing I said on the internet 12 years ago.

17 Oct 2025 10:35 pm
GOP tries to brand anti-Trump No Kings protests as hate America rallies

Ahead of the more than 2,600 rallies planned for Saturday across the country, Republican officials have sought to cast the protests against the presidents policies as un-American.

17 Oct 2025 3:30 pm
Government shutdown showcases Mike Johnsons increasingly bold style

Johnson, nearly two years into his speakership, is taking a hard line in shutdown negotiations.

17 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
Trumps focus on looks from central casting to those lips

The presidents longtime interest in physical appearance was frequently in evidence this week, including on his swing through the Middle East.

17 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
Top military officer central to Trumps drug war will step down early

Adm. Alvin Holsey has served as the head of U.S. Southern Command for less than a year. The position typically rotates every three years.

17 Oct 2025 5:00 am
White House releases plan to broaden access to IVF, fertility drugs

President Donald Trump announced guidance encouraging employers to offer fertility benefits and a plan to cut the cost of fertility drugs.

17 Oct 2025 1:36 am
Appeals court wont let Trump deploy National Guard in Illinois for now

A federal judge had said Trump could not deploy troops in Illinois.

17 Oct 2025 1:19 am
Illinois Gov. Pritzker reports $1.4 million in Las Vegas gambling winnings

I like to play cards, said Pritzker, a billionaire who is often touted as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, a prospect he has not ruled out.

17 Oct 2025 12:25 am
Trump, buoyed by Gaza deal, plans Putin summit on Ukraine peace

Trump is seeking another diplomatic breakthrough days after brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

17 Oct 2025 12:20 am
Senate blocks military spending bill as shutdown drags on

Lawmakers arent much closer to ending the deadlock that has shuttered the federal government.

16 Oct 2025 11:44 pm
Why this shutdown is different and shows signs of lasting

The government closure is driven by partisan fury and a fight over who controls government. That could make it harder to resolve.

16 Oct 2025 10:04 pm
How big will No Kings protests be this weekend? Karen Tumulty took your questions.

Join our chief political correspondent for her live chat every other Thursday at noon Eastern time.

16 Oct 2025 9:30 pm
Trump administration, Newsom feud over planned live-fire military event

An event this weekend set to be attended by Vice President JD Vance prompted concerns over whether it will be necessary to temporarily close a major highway.

16 Oct 2025 8:23 pm
Trump wanted a White House ballroom. These companies are funding it.

Tech, crypto and defense companies are among the donors that have committed millions to help turn Trumps ballroom dream into a reality, according to the White House.

16 Oct 2025 5:37 am
GOP congressman says Capitol Police is investigating swastika in his office

Rep. Dave Taylors office called the appearance of an American flag with a swastika on it vile vandalism. An image of the flag taken from a virtual meeting in which it appeared behind a staffer was shared online Wednesday.

16 Oct 2025 5:13 am
Judge orders Trump administration to pause shutdown layoffs

Unions have sued to block dismissals during the government shutdown.

16 Oct 2025 1:02 am
Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act

Further limits on the use of race in drawing electoral districts could have a major impact on representation in Congress and legislatures.

16 Oct 2025 12:38 am
U.S. revoked at least six visas over Kirk comments, State Department says

The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans, it said, adding that it continues to identify visa holders who have made such comments.

15 Oct 2025 4:26 pm
Democratic senator shouldnt run at age 80, new primary challenger says

Rep. Seth Moulton launched a bid against Sen. Edward J. Markey in Massachusetts, opening up another battlefront in a tense intra-party divide over candidates ages.

15 Oct 2025 3:30 pm
Trumps pardon request for Netanyahu marks shift from promoting U.S. values abroad

Trump has upended American presidents tradition of promoting the rule of law and democracy overseas.

15 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance

The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administrations incursions into the state.

15 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
Hegseths legal fixer at the center of Pentagons new media restrictions

Tim Parlatore represented Hegseth when he faced sexual assault allegations, and he also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.

15 Oct 2025 2:30 pm
As Trump focuses again on Ukraine war, Zelensky seeks long-range missiles

Offering Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine has been suggested as a way of pressuring Russia to return to the negotiating table.

15 Oct 2025 1:54 pm
Charlie Kirk would have run for president, widow says at White House

Trump posthumously honored conservative activist Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom about a month after he was fatally shot at a campus event.

15 Oct 2025 5:10 am
Trump says U.S. will disarm Hamas if it does not do so itself

Hamas has not yet publicly agreed to or signed anything that specifies how it would disarm, but Trump suggested he had received verbal assurances.

15 Oct 2025 3:01 am
Trump says U.S. wont benefit from $20 billion bailout for Argentina

By his own account, Trump is offering $20 billion to Argentina to help its president, who faces a possible financial crisis and a legislative election Oct. 26.

15 Oct 2025 2:29 am
U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new strike off Venezuela, Trump says

The operation follows Senate Republicans narrow defeat of a measure that aimed to prevent the administrations actions on legal grounds.

15 Oct 2025 12:57 am
Supreme Court rejects Alex Joness bid to set aside $1.4 billion verdict

The Supreme Court rejected a bid by Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass killing.

14 Oct 2025 10:16 pm
Trump complains about really weird Time magazine photo

The president says the publication deserves to be called out for using an unflattering image of him for its cover story about his efforts in the Middle East.

14 Oct 2025 7:44 pm