Nation and World Politics
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Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
Aug 23, 2025 2:50 pm - Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic fundraising powerhouse Beto O’Rourke rallied support in Austin for lawmakers who left the state to delay a redistricting plan led by President Donald Trump. The next morning, one of those wayward lawmakers, James Talarico, stood in the pulpit at former President Barack Obama’s old church in Chicago to say he and his fellow legislators had simply taken a leap of faith.
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Chicago, other cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies
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National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will start carrying guns
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‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target city in next crime crackdownAug 22, 2025 5:21 pm - CHICAGO — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Trump ...
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Trump frustrated after thinking he made headway on Russia-Ukraine talks only to see Putin balk
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Epstein’s former girlfriend told Justice Department she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’
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Trump says Chicago is the likely next target of his efforts to crack down on crime
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Canada will match US tariff exemptions under USMCA trade pact, Prime Minister Carney saysAug 22, 2025 1:40 pm - Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
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AP analysis shows Texas and California redistricting efforts could mess with rare partisan balance
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Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remainAug 22, 2025 9:14 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.