Senate Democrats vote against arms sales to Israel in record number
July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the…
Paramount reaches settlement in Trump’s CBS News lawsuit
July 2 (UPI) -- Paramount has reached a settlement with Donald Trump, who sued CBS News for $20 billion over the editing of a 60…
New Yorkers brave scorching temperatures to vote in heated NYC mayor’s race
June 24 (UPI) -- New Yorkers are facing scorching temperatures Tuesday as they head to the polls in local elections that include the hotly contested…
Bernie Sanders backs two progressives in NYC Democratic primaries
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, speaks during a press conference on March 6, 2025. Sanders will support a pair of progressive candidates running in Democratic primaries…
Health Secretary Kennedy spars with House, Senate panels over proposed 2026 budget
May 14 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings…
Contributor: Trump is pitching austerity? Tough sell
The war on Christmas came early this year — and from an unexpected source: Donald Trump. It’s only May, but he’s already laying the groundwork…
Saying his cancer has returned, Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly announces ‘my last term’
1 of 2 | Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, D.C.,…
Columbia student activist arrested by DHS
April 15 (UPI) -- A Palestinian student activist at Columbia University was arrested Monday, seemingly becoming the latest person detained in the Trump administration's crackdown…
Coachella 2025: 25 most memorable moments include Lady Gaga, Bernie Sanders
What makes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival consistently the most talked-about live music event of the year is that it continues to be…
Coachella: Bernie Sanders makes a surprise appearance to rally fans
The most consequential cameo of Coachella so far was an unbilled guest slot from Sen. Bernie Sanders.Fresh off a packed rally at Gloria Molina Grand…
At L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’
Channeling the rage and frustration of progressive Californians, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told tens of thousands of people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that…
Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history
April 1 (UPI) -- Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford was elected Tuesday to Wisconsin's Supreme Court, besting Republican Brad Schimel who was backed by the world's richest…
AOC tries to broaden her appeal within a Democratic base spoiling for a fight
DENVER — Bernie Sanders stepped onto a stage in downtown Denver, surrounded by tens of thousands of cheering supporters in what he described as the biggest rally…
New poll of millennial voters shows clear shift toward Democrats, away from Trump
Republicans long have worried about how to survive as conservative GOP voters die off and are replaced by more liberal younger Americans.A new national poll…
Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
1 of 6 | Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer of New York leaves the U.S. Capitol after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill on…
Government shutdown looms: Schumer to vote in favor of CR bill, other Dems to vote ‘no’
1 of 3 | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at a press conference Wednesday. Schumer said Thursday he will vote for the CR to…
Linda McMahon confirmed to run Education Department, an agency Trump wants to abolish
1 of 2 | Linda McMahon attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday before she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on…
Linda McMahon’s nomination as Education secretary moves to full Senate
Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as Education secretary advanced through a Senate committee Thursday, setting up a vote by the full chamber. Photo by Annabelle…
Donald Trump endorses Mike Johnson’s bid to stay House speaker
1 of 2 | "Thank you, President Trump! I’m honored and humbled by your support, as always," House Speaker Mike Johnson (seen on Dec. 20…
Senate rejects move by Bernie Sanders to block some weapons to Israel
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sandersto block sales of offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting…