Richard V. Secord, general embroiled in Iran-contra affair, dies at 92
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard V. Secord, a veteran of America’s clandestine operations who served as the point man for the transactions in the Iran-contra affair, the arms-for-hostages scandal that metastasized
Democrats maintain massive money edge in key congressional races
Powered by small-dollar donors, Democrats have seized control of the fundraising game in the battle for the House and the Senate, leaving Republicans at a disadvantage — and increasingly reliant on a
Israel complicates election’s final stretch, an issue Democrats hoped would fade
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hoped the ongoing violence in the Middle East might simmer below the surface in the final weeks of the presidential race, but fresh Israelimilitary
Ethel Kennedy’s memorial attracts 3 presidents — and tales of an older era
President Joe Biden, who has long idolized Robert F. Kennedy and who served for decades in the Senate with Edward M. Kennedy, on Wednesday delivered an emotional eulogy for Ethel Kennedy. He dabbed
Felons with finished sentences can register to vote, Nebraska Supreme Court rules
Nebraska residents who were convicted of felonies and have finished their sentences can vote in the November election, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, potentially opening the door for thousands of Nebraskans
Trump backers are more primed to doubt the election than they were in 2020
The 2024 election is less than three weeks away. But who wins isn’t the only major question; so too is what happens afterward. And more specifically, it’s whether a large chunk of
This campaign sign graveyard is bringing election losers back from the dead
A presidential election season lawn pocked with Thomas Dewey, Barry Goldwater and Aaron Burr signs might seem like some sort of prank. Barbara VanDenburgh had never seen anything quite like the display
The myth of Businessman Trump has collapsed
Former president Donald Trump doesn’t spend much time talking to contentious interviewers. He does a lot of interviews with right-wing media outlets and podcasts with hosts unlikely to press him on the
One in 6 presidential votes will likely be cast by mail for Harris
In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, election observers, state officials and the media repeatedly articulated that results would be slow in coming. The coronavirus pandemic had triggered an
Vance falsely claims Trump ‘didn’t go after’ his enemies
Donald Trump “was president for four years, and he didn’t go after his political opponents. You know who did go after her political opponents? Kamala Harris, who has tried to arrest everything