South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, will temporarily represent the state in the United States Senate following her brother’s sudden death. The appointment will allow Nordone to serve the remainder of Graham’s term, preserving

President Donald J. Trump has long understood that the Iranian regime considers him a primary target for retaliation. That threat dates back to January 2020, when Trump ordered the U.S. drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, shortly

Nearly a month after Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized following a medical emergency at his Washington, D.C., home, the Kentucky Republican has still not appeared publicly or addressed voters directly. McConnell’s office has said the 84-year-old senator is “continuing his recovery” and “continues to improve,” but

After decades of forcing Americans to reset their clocks every spring and fall, Congress may finally be prepared to bring the unpopular ritual to an end. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote during the week of July 13 on legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across

Maine Democrat Graham Platner formally withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Friday, bringing an already scandal-ridden campaign to an extraordinary end with a profane attack on federal immigration enforcement. Platner submitted his official withdrawal letter to Maine election officials days after suspending his campaign amid serious allegations from

Nearly a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly revealed that federal investigators were examining people close to him, the Democratic governor has offered few concrete details about the scope of the inquiry. Rather than resolving the controversy, Newsom’s statements have opened new questions about the investigation, the private

President Donald J. Trump entered his second term promising to confront the vulnerabilities, bureaucratic resistance, and public distrust surrounding America’s election system. On Friday, his administration took one of its most consequential steps yet. Trump removed the two remaining Democratic members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, while

Newly surfaced footage reportedly shows Sen. Mitch McConnell being transported by ambulance from his Washington, D.C., residence following a serious medical emergency that has kept the Kentucky Republican out of public view for nearly a month. The video is raising fresh concerns about McConnell’s condition as his office

Concern is growing over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health as the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican remains hospitalized and out of public view nearly a month after being admitted to a Washington-area hospital. McConnell, one of the most recognizable figures in modern Republican politics, has not appeared publicly since