Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she…
Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills
Supporters of President Trump and counter-protesters converged in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on Sunday in a small but raucous confrontation that included a performance…
Newsom touts his economic plans in California’s conservative regions
Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions…
Tacos, tonics and ‘shadow work’: L.A.’s answer to election anxiety
It was a classic fall Saturday in L.A. — sunny and 75 degrees — but about 30 Angelenos were glued to their screens.Actor Bradley Whitford…
Did Biden mean to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’?
Did President Biden just call former President Trump’s supporters — nearly half the American electorate — “garbage”?That’s what it sounded like he said in an…
AI helping shape 2024 presidential race. But not how experts feared
WASHINGTON — With the 2024 election looming, the first since the mass popularization of generative artificial intelligence, experts feared the worst: social media flooded with AI-generated…
RFK Jr. is being investigated for allegedly collecting dead whale
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A federal law enforcement agency confirmed it’s opened an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he allegedly cut off the head of…
Attacks on Trump are just a start. Imagine what’ll follow the election
Last week, we gathered with other scholars at Ground Zero for a summit on terrorism and political violence. The mood was somber, not only because…
Opinion: What the media still get wrong about Trump voters
Many factors explain why people across Western democracies vote for politicians like former President Trump, including economic concerns, rural resentment and racial animosity. Although Trump…
Trump-Harris presidential debate scores 67 million viewers
The first and perhaps only debate between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her Republican rival, former President Trump, was watched by…
Trial begins over Texas ‘Trump Train’ highway confrontation
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal trial is set to begin Monday over claims that supporters of former President Trump threatened and harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus…