Amy Sherman

As early as his first weeks in office, President Joe Biden began rebuilding ties to the Palestinian Authority that had been severed under President Donald Trump. The U.S.-Palestinian Authority rapprochement continued after the end of an 11-day conflict between Israel and Gaza in May. During Trump's presidency, the U.S. closed its consulate general in Jerusalem,…

President Donald Trump addressed the nation July 16 with a focus on election security. We fact-checked his allegations and declassified information about China, noncitizen voters and more.

President Donald Trump and his allies have falsely said he lost the 2020 election because of foreign interference. National intelligence experts concluded that foreign actors tried to influence the election but did not interfere with voting or counting ballots.

During their first debate in the Democratic Massachusetts U.S. Senate contest, Rep. Seth Moulton argued that it’s time to retire Sen. Ed Markey, who will soon turn 80. They talked about housing, Medicare for All and financial disclosures. The primary is Sept. 1.

Opponents of birthright citizenship say it leads to “birth tourism.” Researchers estimated that 5,000 to 26,000 foreign pregnant women travel to the U.S. annually to give birth, a tiny slice of annual U.S. births.

The Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, blocking a key 2024 campaign promise.

The Supreme Court ruled against Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, blocking a key 2024 campaign promise.

President Donald Trump wants “one day” voting, but casting ballots in person early or by mail has a long history in the U.S. Soldiers cast absentee ballots during the Civil War. Decades ago, western states led the modern expansion of convenience voting.

Sen. Susan Collins voted on a motion to proceed on Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but voted against the tax and spending legislation on final passage, citing Medicaid cuts.

In his U.S. Senate race, Democrat James Talarico said his Republican competitor Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gave a lenient plea deal in a child sex abuse case. After a mistrial, prosecutors in Paxton’s office offered a misdemeanor plea deal.