Texas voters are casting ballots to settle the first U.S. Senate primaries of the midterm election year.
A judge has decided to keep prosecutors on the case of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing in Utah.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro may be the nation’s most prominent Jewish politician as antisemitism surges across America.
An armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna in an apparent reversal from his earlier criticism of the deal.
Independent journalist Don Lemon says about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest him last week.
Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus have gone viral, drawing millions of views.
CBS News chief Bari Weiss told her staff that “we're toast” if the network continues with its current business strategy and invoked legendary newsman Walter Cronkite as a symbol of old thinking.
The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case.
In an effort to shine light on Christian Kirk’s career night, Stephen A. Smith accidentally confused the Texans’ wide receiver with Charlie Kirk, a conservative political commentator who was assassinated last September.
For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation.
Texas American Federation of Teachers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner, Mike Morath, alleging the state unlawfully investigated educators for protected speech following the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah in Sept. 2025.
The Texas Education Agency received hundreds of complaints about educators’ online reactions to the conservative activist’s death.
A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office.
A Utah judge has ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings.
Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election.
Young women who have grown emboldened in their conservative beliefs are attending the annual conference held by Turning Point USA.
Conservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
Democratic senators are criticizing the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
President Donald Trump is blaming Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.
The Utah man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his attorneys push to further limit media access in the high-profile criminal case.
It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of its parent company, Warner Bros.
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
A University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper.
Over the weekend, Elon Musk’s X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress in January.
President Donald Trump's administration is designating four left-wing European networks as terrorist organizations.
Legislative panels were created after Republican leaders criticized students mocking or celebrating conservative activities Charlie Kirk’s death.
President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all.
Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against Larry Bushart, who spent over a month in jail for a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has sparked a conversation about forgiveness after forgiving the man accused of assassinating her husband.
Vice President JD Vance called for a significant reduction in legal immigration during an appearance at a Turning Point event at the University of Mississippi.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that in the tumultuous political climate marked by this year’s assassination of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah and a Democratic legislator in Minnesota, younger adults are much less worried about political violence than older adults.
Donald Trump Jr. has mocked protesters involved in "No Kings" demonstrations across the United States while praising his father's business approach to the Middle East.
A Utah judge has ruled that the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he'll consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year.
Some students and professors say recent changes and scandals chill speech at universities. Others argue that conservative opinions can now be shared more freely.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that more U.S. adults support President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict in Israel after he brokered a ceasefire deal in Gaza, but his approval ratings on domestic issues remain weak.
Paxton called on the university to expel the students. Free speech experts have previously criticized state leaders who laud Kirk as a free speech champion while seeking to discipline those who have celebrated his death.
Jeffrey Goldberg has bold goals: “We want The Atlantic to be the greatest writer's collective on the planet,” the magazine's editor-in-chief said.
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.
President Donald Trump has posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot last month while speaking at Utah Valley University.
President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with his interests in upcoming elections.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt are finding ways onto stages in front of young conservatives galvanized by Charlie Kirk's killing.
An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.
Authorities say a man's DNA was found on a gasoline can that was placed under a news vehicle in a failed arson attempt in Salt Lake City.
FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump.
Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York City’s mayoral race has brought him national prominence and a surge of anti-Muslim vitriol, including from elected officials and prominent conservatives.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield.
Karen Attiah, a former opinion columnist at The Washington Post, says she was fired after social media posts expressing concerns about gun violence and rhetoric against Black women.
Free speech experts say that when teachers speak in their personal capacity, even on school grounds but outside their official duties, they retain their right to comment on matters of public concern.
Turning Point USA’s college tour went to Utah for the first time since its founder was assassinated on a college campus in the state earlier this month.
A federal judge has agreed to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America.
Bad Bunny has been chosen to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, marking a significant moment for Latin identity on a major stage.
An attorney for the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk has asked a judge for more time to review the large amount of evidence before deciding if the defense will seek a preliminary hearing.
After a Ukrainian woman who fled war in her homeland was stabbed to death on a commuter train in North Carolina, the alarming act of violence has ignited bitter racial and political rhetoric about crime victims and perpetrators in America.
The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents.
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it.
“The Savant” star Jessica Chastain says she disagrees with the decision to postpone the release of the Apple TV+ political thriller series.
A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was gunned down in Utah this month, with the insulting statements about people of color that were key to his political activism.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw insists he has no regrets about missing a game to attend the memorial for his friend Charlie Kirk, saying he had an invitation from the right-wing commentator’s widow and permission from the team to attend the event in Glendale, Arizona.
A jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year.
Jimmy Kimmel has returned to late-night TV after a suspension over comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
With Vice President JD Vance calling Charlie Kirk “a martyr for Christianity,” some Kirk admirers suggest his assassination will galvanize throngs of people — notably young conservatives — to become more engaged in evangelical and Catholic churches.
The Supreme Court will consider expanding President Donald Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning a nearly century-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.
As they mourn slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump, members of his administration and a broader universe of supporters have seemed to impose a double standard on speech.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says he is pulling out of a town hall held by a local ABC station following the national network’s decision to suspend late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
Utah Valley University is launching an independent, external review of the fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on campus earlier this month to improve its safety practices.
ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after suspending it due to his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
President Donald Trump has promoted unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without offering new medical evidence.
Gov. Greg Abbott called for a student to be expelled for celebrating Kirk’s death. Legal experts say the student’s speech is likely constitutionally protected.
President Donald Trump has mentioned that billionaires like Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell could be part of deal in which the U.S. will take control of TikTok.