A contingent of black leaders in New York has warned that socialist policies pushed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialists of America’s star candidate of 2025, would disproportionately harm black communities. Mounting debate over the DSA’s influence in municipal government comes as Mamdani is about to take over the largest city in the country […]

It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes hundreds of staffers to run the White House effectively. Last January, few in Washington, D.C. anticipated how quickly President Donald Trump would be able to implement much of his promised agenda. Trump is still calling all the shots, but a large share of the credit […]

Congress returns from holiday recess next week and will immediately face its latest government shutdown deadline, when funding is set to lapse starting Jan. 31. Last year’s shutdown, the longest in U.S. history at 43 days over enhanced Obamacare subsidies that have now expired, offers a window into the key players with significant roles beyond […]

The Supreme Court will begin the new year with arguments in several high-profile cases, ranging from challenges to laws protecting women’s sports to President Donald Trump‘s birthright citizenship executive order. The justices have heard arguments in 27 cases this term and are expected to hear arguments in more than two dozen additional cases over the […]