In the year since President Trump and the GOP’s decisive 2024 victories, Democrats have been grappling with a central question: how to chart a path out of what many in the party have described as the political “wilderness.” A series of wins in 2025 — from New York City to California, New Jersey and Virginia
Washington — A bipartisan group of former federal ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the waters off South America. The ex-officials sent a request Tuesday to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility calling for an “immediate investigation
Washington — Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, criticized House GOP leaders in an op-ed on Monday for what she called their “restrictive and ineffective” control of the chamber that has yielded few results. “Here’s a hard truth Republicans don’t want to hear: Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House speaker than any Republican
Update: Democrat Eileen Higgins won the mayoral runoff election with about 59% of the vote. It’s been nearly 30 years since Miami last elected a Democrat to serve as mayor, but the party feels this might be its best shot to reclaim victory in decades, as its candidate said a win would be a referendum
President Trump announced Monday that he will allow California-based Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 computer chips to “approved customers” in China, a boost to the semiconductor giant whose chips are widely used for artificial intelligence. The United States government will take a 25% cut of chip sales to China, the president said in a Truth
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she announced her plans. “I’m done with going along to get along, and it gets us nowhere,” Crockett said during her announcement Monday. “I’m