Politics

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. participates in a town hall meeting on the opioid crisis as part of first lady Melania the first lady’s “Be Best” initiative at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on March 5, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The town hall is the final …

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with her husband Richard C. Blum and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her husband will be …

On Thursday night’s Democratic debate stage, at least one candidate might mention the idea of supplying you with free cash simply for being a U.S. citizen. So what gives? The concept of universal basic income — generally a set amount of money that all people receive monthly, no strings attached …

Demonstrators gather outside Houses of Parliament for a protest on 03 September, 2019 in London, England to oppose the prorogation of the U.K. Parliament. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images With the U.K Parliament now shuttered for five weeks and the recent political turmoil throwing up more questions than answers, …

Ninth Congressional district Democratic candidate Dan McCready. Jeff Siner | The Charlotte Observer | AP A U.S. House special election in North Carolina on Tuesday has the potential to serve as an early referendum on the 2020 elections as Democrats seek to upend a stronghold Republicans have held for decades. …

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds her weekly news conference in the Capitol on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images House Democrats will control the fate of one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities as they return to Washington this week. …

President Donald Trump’s move to divert $3.6 billion from military projects toward funding his border wall has added another obstacle for some of the Senate’s most endangered Republicans. The administration on Wednesday outlined the areas from which it would pull money for the barrier. It will draw the most from …

2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, August 10, 2019. Scott Morgan | Reuters Former Vice President Joe Biden is heading back to Wall Street for two fundraisers Thursday, the day after he participates in …

Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) Paul Morigi | WireImage | Getty Images Rep. Joseph Kennedy III has formed an exploratory committee for a possible U.S. Senate run against incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, according to a Federal Election Commission filing and campaign aides. The filing shows a committee titled “Kennedy for …

President Donald Trump talks to journalists while departing the White House August 01, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump again ripped into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday, questioning whether he is a “bigger enemy” to the United States than Chinese President Xi …