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1798 episodes transcribedDemocratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s embrace of conspiracy theories and famous last name have made him a guest in the contrarian p...
Despite concerns that the end of pandemic-era restrictions would lead to a big increase in the number of asylum seekers crossing into the U.S. over th...
Michigan's attorney general has announced charges against 16 people for serving as so-called fake electors following the 2020 presidential election. T...
In a post on his social media site, he indicated that he has received word from the Department of Justice that he's a target of the grand jury probe i...
And President Biden raised a healthy $72 million dollars. Republican candidates are racing to meet the 40,000 donors threshold set by the Republican N...
The federal government's deficit nearly tripled in the first nine months of the fiscal year, a surge that's bound to raise concerns about the country'...
The administration's policy goals regarding Swedish accession to NATO and more military aid for Ukraine were front and center at this week's summit of...
The incumbent president may not appear on New Hampshire's Democratic primary ballots this winter. After the party moved its first 2024 nominating cont...
Republicans set Jan. 15, 2024, as the date for their Iowa caucuses, but candidates have already been camping out in the Hawkeye State trying to win he...
Companies are making investment decisions based on environmental, social and corporate governance factors, also known as ESG. Those financial choices...
The government's ability to fight disinformation online has suffered a legal setback that experts say will have a chilling effect on communications be...
There are a number of Republican investigations looking into President Biden and his son, Hunter, ongoing in the House of Representatives. Lawmakers s...
In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil lib...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act is a $1.2 trillion law meant to spur a massive infrastructure renewal and rebuilding program complete with new bridg...
The administration sees outrage over Supreme Court rulings as a major force in animating their base voters ahead of next year's presidential election...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive...
The ruling included two cases. The case concerning the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was 6-3 along ideological lines; in the Harvard cas...
After a Russian mercenary leader's forces marched toward Moscow Saturday over frustrations with Putin's top brass, the White House made clear the U.S....
The court ruled that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions. Three conservat...
It has been a year since the Supreme Court sent the power to legislate abortion access back to the states — upsetting a majority of the American publi...
