Politics

A speedboat passes offshore windmills in the North Sea off Denmark. Former President Trump’s war on turbines dates from a losing battle against an offshore wind farm near one of his golf courses in Scotland. (Associated Press) For a long time, Donald Trump derided electric vehicles as expensive and impractical. “Nobody wants them,” he charged, … Read more

President Reagan crowed today over his double-barreled victories in Congress to start toward a balanced budget and tax reform, needling doubters by asking, “What’s this I heard about lame duckery?” When House Republicans last week stunned the Administration by deserting Reagan on a procedural vote and nearly killing tax reform, critics in both parties proclaimed … Read more

A member of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces walks inside a prison in Raqqa, Syria. An American citizen who allegedly fought for Islamic State in Syria has been detained in Iraq for more than two months. (Asmaa Waguih / Associated Press ) In a case that defense lawyers warned could create a “constitutional black hole,” … Read more

Attempting to crack decades of political paralysis over reform of the costly automobile insurance system in California, the Legislature Monday night passed and sent to Gov. Pete Wilson a sweeping overhaul bill despite the opposition of powerful special interests. With the marathon legislative session only hours away from a scheduled midnight adjournment, the lawmakers also … Read more

President Reagan proposed a “radical, historic” overhaul of what he called “the un-American” federal income tax system Tuesday, promising to free common citizens “from the grip of special interests” and to provide “a ladder of opportunity” for all. “America, go for it!” the President exhorted in a long-heralded nationally televised address from the Oval Office. … Read more

When FBI agents raided the northern Virginia home of President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul J. Manafort Jr. on July 26, they came with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. They arrived before dawn, forced the front door lock and burst in with a no-knock warrant, tactics typically used in a major drug bust. The … Read more

Flavored vaping products containing nicotine are seen in a store in Los Angeles. (AFP/Getty Images) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for California to enforce a statewide ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. The court’s action has the … Read more

The Supreme Court declared Monday that the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination nationwide. The 6-3 ruling, one of the most far-reaching civil rights advances in recent decades, marked a victory for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer workers, who until now lacked legal protection in more than half … Read more

Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. A campaign that has featured a felony conviction, a televised assassination attempt and a late withdrawal of a sitting president has reached its final weekend with the same chasm that has dominated American politics for the last decade: between voters who fear former President Trump will destroy … Read more

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) walks through the Capitol on Feb 10. The House has rejected an attempt to boot him from the House Intelligence Committee. (Joshua Roberts / Associated Press) The House has dismissed a Republican attempt to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell from the chamber’s intelligence panel over his contact more than six years ago … Read more