Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T
WASHINGTON — Emerging from a private meeting at the White House, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he and President Joe Biden are on...
Democratic primary in Ohio emerges as test for progressives
CLEVELAND — Amid relentless sunshine and intensifying humidity, Nina Turner led a small procession of voters last week to a polling place on Cleveland’s...
Cunningham announcing plan to legalize marijuana in SC
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Joe Cunningham — the former one-term Democratic congressman now running to unseat South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster — is...
Populist Edwin Edwards, a ‘Cajun King,’ loved his Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era orator Huey Long,...
US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang...
The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars
The nearly 20-year American combat mission in Afghanistan was the United States' longest war. Ordinary Americans tended to forget about it, and it received...
Alaska GOP leaders endorse challenger to US Sen. Murkowski
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The leaders of Alaska's Republican Party on Saturday endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been one...
Iran anger at US, European support for opposition group
BERLIN — The Iranian government has expressed anger over the appearance of senior European and U.S. politicians at a rally in support of an...
In Georgia, Kemp sets out to mend fractured GOP
ATLANTA — Brian Kemp often tells supporters to “keep choppin’ wood,” the way the self-described “country guy” urges a steady, deliberate approach. Yet the...
Police testimony will lead off panel’s first Jan. 6 hearing
WASHINGTON — A new House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is expected to hold its first public hearing this month...