Government and politics

Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban — a key Putin ally — makes first wartime visit to Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday for his first wartime visit to the battle-torn country. Orban,…

Crypto takes its fight with SEC directly to Biden and Trump

On a cool, sunny June evening in San Francisco, the Pacific Heights mansion of venture capitalist David Sacks was the…

Supreme Court dissents take a ‘darker tone’ on Trump immunity ruling

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan laid out grim visions of U.S. democracy in their…

Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity for ‘official acts,’ limits evidence and reach of special counsel’s election case

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump has “presumptive immunity” for official acts he performed as president, complicating but…

France’s far-right National Rally wins first round of snap election

The first round of a snap parliamentary election in France has seen a surge in votes for the anti-immigrant National…

‘Preparation overload’: Democrats defend Biden after debate flop as voter support flinches

Democrats are making the rounds on the Sunday media circuit working to reshape perceptions about President Joe Biden after he…

Biden campaign fundraises $27 million after first debate

The Biden campaign has raised $27 million starting from the day of the first presidential debate through Friday evening, a…

Obama, Clinton excuse Biden’s debate performance to fend off Democratic meltdown: ‘Bad debate nights happen’

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton on Friday tried to do some damage control following President Joe Biden’s debate…

Supreme Court rejects bid by former Trump aide Steve Bannon to avoid jail in Jan. 6 contempt case

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort by former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon to avoid reporting…

Biden debate flop leads Democrats to call for new nominee — but replacing him is tough to do

President Joe Biden’s raspy, unfocused, often inarticulate and widely panned debate performance stoked deep anxiety among Democrats — and caused…