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Pompeo was said to be top contender to become secretary of defense in the next Republican administration

After skipping tradition in 2020, Trump accepted Biden's invitation for a symbolic handover.

Senator says he doesn’t support calling for justice to retire so that Biden can pick replacement before his term ends

Rep. Ro Khanna advocates for a compelling economic vision to secure Democratic Party success.

The 2024 election results suggest just the opposite.

Was the U.S. election the latest eruption of populism across the globe? The Conversation U.S. senior politics editor Naomi Schalit brought this question to James D. Long and Victor Menaldo, two political scientists at the University of Washington who are specialists in comparative politics. They discussed how Donald Trump’s victory…

Americans recount political clashes inside the home and how they get past it – or don’t

Free press advocates are alarmed by Trump’s talk of revoking broadcast licenses and jailing journalists – but express hope in the US’s first amendment

A man wants to know if he's wrong to be upset that his wife started treating him like a "sexual predator" overnight following Trump's re-election.