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‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard
In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, ... Read More
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Lisa Jarvis: The knockoff GLP-1 market is still the Wild West
Telehealth company Hims & Hers unleashed a wild few days in the obesity drug market last week when it introduced a cheap, compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill.
It was an audacious attempt for a piece of ...Read more
Get more electricity from coal, Trump tells Department of Defense
President Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. He also announced new funding to restart and upgrade coal plants in several states...Read more
US Attorney General Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats over Epstein, political retribution claims
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly sparred with lawmakers on Wednesday as she was pressed over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and faced demands for greater ...Read more
Bondi deflects criticism at hearing dominated by Epstein file release
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pamela Bondi showed little regret during an oversight hearing Wednesday for the Justice Department’s controversial handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, a release that publicly exposed ...Read more
House members push for changes in pharmacy-benefit manager pricing, question Trump drug plan
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Wednesday came down hard on various sectors of the U.S. prescription drug supply chain during a hearing to shed light on the reasons for rising costs.
At a House ...Read more
Representatives question VA about staffing shortages at Chesapeake, Hampton facilities
Rep. Bobby Scott waived onto the House Veterans Affairs Committee today to ask Veterans Affairs Sec. Doug Collins about staffing shortages at the VA’s 10-month-old outpatient clinic in Chesapeake.
At the hearing, ...Read more
Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is “remarkable and unprecedented”
The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026, rebuffed an attempt by federal prosecutors to get an indictment against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump....Read more
House lawmakers spar over harms of potential DHS shutdown
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats sparred Wednesday on the potential real-world harms of a partial shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security, as Congress marched toward a funding deadline for the agency amid ...Read more
US Attorney General Pam Bondi pressed on Epstein files, political retribution by Justice Department
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly sparred with lawmakers on Wednesday as she was pressed over the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and faced demands for greater ...Read more
Congress extended US flood insurance, but the clock is already ticking again
After a three-day partial federal government shutdown, Congress has reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30.
For North Carolina homeowners who rely on federally backed flood insurance, the ...Read more
Editorial: Democracy is under siege in Florida
Florida voters adopted the current state Constitution in 1968 to create a modern democracy. Nothing lasts forever.
It brought self-governing home rule to cities and counties, which were mere puppets of a backward, rural-...Read more
'We have full-scale urban warfare going on,' US envoy to Haiti tells Congress
Washington’s top diplomat in Port-au-Prince told a Senate appropriations panel on Tuesday that security and stability are the cornerstones of the Trump administration’s policy toward Haiti, where some 20 armed groups ...Read more
Editorial: Racist Trump post demands accountability
President Donald Trump says he knows nothing of the racist post that went out on his social media account. We're skeptical, considering the president's juvenile impulses and predilection for crudity. A meme depicting ...Read more
John Rash: Don't squander US credibility with squalid memes
For 15 years, Politico had annually named its “Lie of the Year.”
But by December of last year the deceit was so unceasing that the publication named 2025 “The Year of Lies.”
PolitiFact’s Editor-in-Chief Katie ...Read more
Joe Battenfeld: Kamala Harris teasing a comeback with AOC as VP
A Kamala Harris-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidential ticket is gaining some traction among desperate Democrats but it could be the best case scenario for Republicans in 2028.
Harris – trounced by Donald Trump in 2024 �...Read more
David M. Drucker: How Trump squandered his most potent political asset
Republicans who minimize President Donald Trump’s sliding job approval ratings typically emphasize that his agenda contains many popular policies. Those arguments misunderstand what makes for successful political ...Read more
Editorial: Black History Month observed for a century, but erasure efforts go on
This year marks the 100th year for Black history to be formally recognized nationally. Started in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week, the month is used to spotlight the true picture and often ...Read more
Abby McCloskey: The Heritage Foundation sees the family crisis -- but not the fix
“What happens to a nation when its citizens largely stop having children and, when they do, eschew marriage?” asks the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank. The size of its 164-page report “...Read more
Editorial: Congress should use a subtle hand on election law
Five years after Democrats pushed to nationalize election law, they’re up in arms that Republican President Donald Trump is talking about nationalizing election law. Go figure.
Last week, Trump caused quite a stir — ...Read more
Commentary: When liberty shows cracks
On the streets of Iran in recent weeks, security forces have killed thousands of protesters demanding basic rights and opposing the state’s authority. That stark image is not meant to equate our politics with theirs, but...Read more
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