Are the bond markets finally turning on the US government?
The bond market subscribes to no particular ideology, and as such, it imposes an unusual check on populist politics
How 9/11 transformed the US Capitol and the federal government
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks led to the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center getting upgraded security and Congress creating of the Department of Homeland Security.
Wisconsin’s GOP U.S. lawmakers split on Trump’s $5,000 midterm checks
Not all of Wisconsin’s GOP U.S. lawmakers are rallying behind President Trump’s pitch to send $5,000 checks if Republicans win the midterms.
Trump and Musk super PACs unleash millions to boost Republicans in battleground races
The two biggest Republican money players in the 2026 midterm elections – U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk – have finally turned on the spigot with less than eight weeks to go before Election Day.
Fetterman’s GOP convention appearance raises questions about his political future
Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) surprise video appearance at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-ever midterm convention is roiling Democrats in Washington, who are growing ex…
9/11 entrenched Islamophobia in US politics. But it doesn’t work the way you think
Anti-Muslim sentiment is used as a political weapon. Meanwhile, Muslim American leaders are making a difference for all
Live Updates: 25 years after Sept. 11 attacks, America reflects and remembers
This post was originally published on hereCondoleezza Rice, who was President George W. Bush’s national security adviser at the time of the attacks, recalled the events of that morning. “The attack came quite literally out of the blue,” she said. “An assault on our cities that we had not experienced since the war of 1812.”…
Government Bond Yields Finish Near Multiyear Highs Amid Rate-Rise Bets
Long-run Treasury yields cooled slightly but are still hovering near their multiyear highs as investors raised their bets the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates at its meeting next week.
Video: How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections
Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in mail-in voting in state elections.
In Dallas, Trump leans into a midterm where ‘I’m on the ballot’
With midterm elections for control of Congress drawing closer, a challenge for Republicans is Donald Trump’s deep slump in public approval. This week in Dallas, the president has been trying to turn that liability around on live TV.