By THOMAS BEAUMONT, SIMRAN PARWANI AND AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pessimism about the country’s future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is mo...

By JOSH BOAK AND WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. D...

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AND JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, eager to raise his national profile as a Democrat willing to aggressively confront Presiden...

The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has di...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By RACHEL PORTER Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame AND ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he was elected the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee in June, Rep. Robert Garcia at once gained a powerful perch and a pressing problem. Colleagues elected Garcia wi...

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE AND JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani was attacked over his thin resume, Republican Curtis Sliwa strove to prove his seriousness as a candidate and forme...

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI AND PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After days of posting multiple apology videos, showing off his chest to reveal a covered up tattoo that had been connect...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By DONALD NIEMAN Professor of History and Provost Emeritus Binghamton University, State ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By MORGAN MARIETTA Professor of American Civics, University of Tennessee The most influe...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary — using h...

By the Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by President Donald Trump to send some 300 National Guard members from his state to Oregon, wher...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump got right to work on social ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election, Adelita Grijalva arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where her father had served for decades. But as she roamed the familiar ha...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now th...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By GONZALO MATURANA Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University The U.S. government...

New Mexico lawmakers are to open a special session Wednesday to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care — actions the Democratic governor contends are needed to “minimize the damage fr...