Politics

An intelligence community watchdog found that chat apps employed by the U.S. intelligence community had been systemically misused, with users sending messages that “contained transphobia, hate speech and misogynistic discussions.” In a 2021 report written by the Office of the Inspector General (IG) for the Intelligence Community (IC), and obtained …

A video obtained by MSNBC shows Donald Trump’s former political advisor Roger Stone dictating the rationale behind a plan to undermine the certification of Electoral College votes days before the outcome of the 2020 election was announced. In the video, Stone, speaking slowly to an associate who is transcribing his …

North Carolina blocked minors from accessing gender-affirming treatment — including hormone therapy, puberty-blocking drugs, and surgical gender-transition procedures — on Wednesday after Republican lawmakersvoted to override the governor’s veto on bills targeting transgender youth. The bill on gender-transition treatment, House Bill 808, was approved by the State Legislature in June. …

E ven in the basement of the Iron Horse bar and grill, it’s hot in Chariton, Iowa. The woman next to me fans herself with her “Ron DeSantis for President” flyer. A little boy leaning against the barrier between the crowd and the small stage plugs his ears against the …

Donald Trump started Thursday morning like he usually does, railing about how “Crooked Joe Biden and his staff of Radical Left Lunatics” are conspiring to destroy his presidential campaign. He then took a break from harping about his legal troubles to direct his ire at Fox News, which is desperate …

Are boomer politicians obligated to act on climate change so gen alpha can inherit a livable planet? A state judge in Montana declared that doing so is a constitutional imperative Monday — validating a cutting-edge litigation strategy that could bring court-ordered climate action to states from Hawaii to Virginia, and …

The first Republican presidential debate is less than a week away, and with frontrunner Donald Trump’s participation still up in the air, candidates are trying to nail down their strategies to make the most of the opportunity. Ron DeSantis’ preparation may include strategies on how to come off as personable, …

Donald Trump’s allies are searching frantically for legal methods to shut down the investigation in Georgia, another sign of MAGAworld’s growing angst over Trump’s mounting legal troubles — especially in Fulton County. Last year, the former president told members of his inner circle that, by retaking the White House, he …

On Aug. 14, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally announced the state of Georgia’s 41-count indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 others for allegedly attempting to overthrow the 2020 election. Trump, who’s also facing three other indictments in New York, Washington, D.C., and Florida, is the highest-profile …

A man who helped raise funds for George Santos’ 2022 election campaign has been charged with impersonating a high-level congressional staffer in order to dupe voters into contributing funds to the embattled Long Island congressman. Samuel Miele was charged Wednesday in New York with four felony counts of wire fraud …