The United States is engaged in summary executions on the high seas. That bald fact is being obscured by talk of drug interdiction and war powers and whether we're certain the drugs on those boats were headed for the United States or somewhere else.
Let's be clear. Even if we knew for certain ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local elections being held today.
The results of those contests — the first general election of ...
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2025. There are 57 days left in the year.
Today in history:
In 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
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Is “three” the new “two?” Consumer prices notched another 3% year-on-year increase in September, according to data published from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. No one in Washington seems bothered that this remains well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target.
The headline ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office.
Trump said the long-contentious ...