The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

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Last night, the White House would not allow reporters from CNN on Air Force One as part of the press pool, With bad news ...

Trump’s war on the free press is continuing. Last night, Scott Nover of the Washington Post reported that the White House would not allow reporters from CNN on Air Force One as part of the press pool ...

September 25 is Dolly Parton Day and also National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry, Lobsters have been vital to Maine’s coastal communities, but were ...

I learned late this afternoon that, in addition to being Dolly Parton Day, today is National Lobster Day, honoring the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry. That industry thrives in ...

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S. District Judge ...

In today’s Politics Chat: A federal judge blocked the State Department’s Office of Remigration from sending deportees to third countries with no ties to them, a program that has cost more than 400 ...

Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of ...

In 1945, still reeling from World War II, representatives from 50 nations reached back to the U.S. Constitution when they wrote the Preamble to the United Nations charter. “WE THE PEOPLES OF THE ...

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Hello, RN here, I am horrified that there's been another ICE shooting! I have no doubt that the victim isn't getting the care he needs. I think ...