Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t sure if he can be the party’s leader. However, Democrats are still counting on him, convinced he needs more time, and, without David Hogg, he will have a “free hand” to bring the party to victory in 2026 and 2028. Democrats are in a rebuilding phase after losses in the […]

The major question facing Republicans as the Senate Finance Committee works to release its One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax plan is what will happen with the cap on state and local tax deductions. The SALT cap has been perhaps the most vexing policy consideration for the Senate’s GOP tax writers. The current $10,000 SALT cap was imposed […]

Five years after the national protests following the death of George Floyd, the Trump administration is wielding the lessons of that summer of unrest to justify a sweeping crackdown on anti-immigration raids and protests now roiling major cities. While Democratic city officials in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco push back against federal intervention, the Justice Department is rapidly […]

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration could continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist. Judge Michael Farbiarz of the U.S. District Court for New Jersey rejected Khalil’s request for release and said he could remain in federal custody so long as his detention is not based on […]