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Jackson and conservative justices form unlikely alliance in Supreme Court opinions

The Supreme Court issued two opinions on Tuesday ahead of its busy oral argument session on the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, repeating a pattern of non-traditional alliances among the justices in a small set of early rulings.

Trump draws 2024 battle lines on trade and China tariffs

Former President Donald Trump vowed a “sweeping pro-American overhaul” of the nation’s trade policies if returned to the White House, drawing early battle lines in the Republican presidential nominating contest by reviving a message that helped propel him to victory in 2016.

Republicans could force Biden’s first veto with fights over ESG and DC crime law

President Joe Biden could be close to issuing the first veto of his presidency as Republicans in Congress mount a campaign to challenge two Biden regulations and a bill to block a new crime law in the District of Columbia.

DC crime law becomes political ‘nightmare’ for Senate Democrats

Republicans are putting Senate Democrats in a difficult spot as the chamber prepares to vote on whether to strike down an overhaul of D.C.'s century-old criminal code.

Protesters thrown out of House China committee’s first prime-time hearing

Protesters were thrown out of the House committee on China's first prime-time hearing Tuesday evening while speakers outlined a complex thread of threats from Beijing that stretch from human rights to trade, militaristic goals, and geopolitical machinations.

Greece trains collide, killing dozens and injuring more

A passenger train collided with a freight train in Greece Tuesday, killing at least 29 people and injuring at least 85 more.

Six takeaways from House China committee’s first prime-time hearing

Members of the House committee on China painted a bleak picture of China's rise on the world stage and highlighted a multitude of long-standing policy failures toward Beijing during its first prime-time hearing Tuesday.

Stacey Abrams acting as international observer in Nigerian elections

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is in Nigeria watching the presidential elections as an international observer.

Lightfoot is out: Chicago mayor out four years after breaking on to scene as rising star

Lori Lightfoot's tenure as mayor of Chicago has ended, marked by four years of grappling with rising crime rates and keeping the city afloat during nationwide pandemic. Both her job performance and electability of her opponents led to her becoming the first incumbent to lose an election since 1989.

Chicago mayoral race: Lori Lightfoot’s fate hangs in balance as Paul Vallas advances to runoff

Paul Vallas, the top challenger in Chicago's mayoral race to incumbent Lori Lightfoot (D), has earned enough votes to move to a runoff in April, the Associated Press reported Tuesday night.
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