Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Former President Donald Trump had the opportunity for a quiet, off-hours arraignment after a Manhattan Gran…
Asa Hutchinson has a vision for the future of the presidency … and he’s in it. The former governor of Arkansas kicked off his campaign for the Republican nomina…
The bills that are emerging this year are part of a broader trend among conservative legislatures attacking perceived liberal teachings in high schools and public universities.
So far this year, mass shootings are on the rise. So are laws expanding gun rights. This year, President Biden has worked to expand background checks and asked …
If the US defaults on its debt, the economic impact could be huge. The first to be affected are people who receive government payments -- but the effects could quickly ripple out, even causing a recession.
In a ruling on two related cases on Thursday written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court just ended affirmative action in higher education as we kn…
On Friday, the last day of this year’s term, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The court concluded in a 6-to-3 ruli…
The economy is doing well. Americans just don’t believe it. By many metrics — employment, consumer spending and wages — the economic recovery from the fallout o…
Student loan payments are scheduled to begin again this October after a pause of more than three years. Because of a Supreme Court decision last month, these pa…
When Congress voted in May to restart student loan payments this fall — and then the Supreme Court overturned President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan in…
Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and Presiden…