President Donald Trump‘s quest to shrink the size of government is colliding with the strong-arm tactics of his second term as the White House seeks to bring states into compliance with his policy agenda. Since his election in November, Trump has been laying the groundwork for scaling back the federal government, including job-slashing plans to […]

President Donald Trump‘s second administration is proud of its crackdown on leaks, as civil rights groups contend it is not good for the government. Leaks undermined Trump’s first administration, as aides competed for political influence or disagreed with the president’s policy agenda. But the most politically damaging leak of Trump’s second administration so far has been […]

Former President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election on July 21, 2024, sending shockwaves through a race already upended by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in, only to be beaten by Trump. As Democrats try to recover, Biden, suffering from cancer, aims to protect what remains of […]

A Japanese political party seemingly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday.  Japan’s relatively new Sanseito party won 14 seats in Sunday’s upper house election. It was a sizable addition for the party, which was founded in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, […]