Neera Tanden speaks during a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing on Feb. 10. Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Neera Tanden was named White House staff secretary on Friday, according to a White House official. The appointment comes after her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget was withdrawn in May after several senators voiced opposition. Driving the […]

Approximately six in 10 U.S. adults believe abortion should be legal in "all or most cases," according to a newly released Pew Research Center survey. Driving the news: The poll was conducted before the leak of the draft opinion revealing the U.S. Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade and shows how a wide swath of the public is supportive […]

Over the last three decades, Americans have chosen presidents who felt their pain and channeled their anger, who shattered historical barriers or seemed like enjoyable beer-drinking companions. But if voters often desire leaders who reflect themselves and their struggles, President Biden’s potential bid for a second term, which he would conclude at the age of 86, is prompting exceptionally complicated […]

Braverman slams 'out of touch lefties' for migrant criticism Defiant European judges are preparing to fight back over the UK’s plans to ignore injunctions blocking the removal of migrants. The Government has agreed to amend its Illegal Migration Bill following pressure from Tory backbenchers to allow ministers to ignore Rule 39 orders from the European Court of Human Rights in […]

Colorado lawmakers took another step Thursday toward further restricting state and local involvement in civil immigration detention, sending HB23-1100 to the governor’s desk. If Gov. Jared Polis signs it into law, the bill would, by Jan. 1, 2024, prevent state and local government entities from entering or renewing any contracts with federal immigration enforcement to hold people suspected of civil […]

Rioters outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images A Texas man charged with four misdemeanors from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot opened fire at local police a day before he was set to surrender to the FBI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for […]

Nearly half of rising college sophomores say they likely wouldn't choose to live with someone who supported the opposing candidate in the 2020 presidential election, according to a poll by Generation Lab for NBC News. Why it matters: The poll found that — for a younger generation — political polarization and tribalism extend to dorm rooms. Driving the news: 46% […]

Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images A New York law that requires people applying to get a license to carry a concealed weapon to show that they have "proper cause" to carry a gun violates the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Driving the news: The majority opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, says that it is a constitutional right to carry […]

Nicola Sturgeon: 'No cause for concern' about SNP finances in March 2021 Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls from opposition MSPs to be suspended from the Scottish National Party (SNP) amid a police probe into the Party’s finances. A view shared by the vast majority of readers, a new poll has shown. Sources have claimed that Ms Sturgeon […]