Politics

Providence, Rhode Island, plans to raise the Palestinian flag over City Hall on Friday, May 16, igniting backlash from local Jewish leaders and conservative groups.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a resolution to congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his historic election as the first American-born pontiff.

JoAnna St. Germain, an English teacher at Waterville Senior High School in Maine, has come under scrutiny after posting inflammatory remarks on Facebook advocating for the assassination of President Donald Trump and his supporters.

A recent analysis by Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation indicates that President Donald Trump's proposed tax plan offers more substantial percentage reductions in tax bills for lower-income Americans compared to high earners.

During a heated House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended significant departmental reforms and addressed concerns over his vaccine stances amid a national measles outbreak.

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested on May 14, 2025, after interrupting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s testimony before the Senate Health Committee.

House Republicans have taken a significant step toward enshrining President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits federal funding for gender transition procedures on minors.

A 15-year-old illegal immigrant in Aurora, Colorado, received probation and community service after causing a fatal high-speed crash that killed 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver.

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has accused President Donald Trump of endangering the role of a free and independent press in the United States. In a speech delivered Tuesday at the University of Notre Dame, Sulzberger claimed Trump has followed a five-part strategy to undermine the media, comparing some of his rhetoric to that of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

A forthcoming political book reveals that Vice President Kamala Harris' aides staged a practice dinner party in 2022 over concerns about her handling social engagements. The mock soirée, reportedly dry to avoid any mishaps involving alcohol, was organized prior to a private dinner hosted by media executive David Bradley in Washington, D.C.