Politics
Former Brazil President Bolsonaro’s kidney function worsens but pneumonia stabilized, hospital says
SAO PAULO — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ’s kidney function worsened at the intensive care unit to which he was transferred hours earlier, a hospital in the capital,...
Trump DOJ warned court ISIS convict needed 20 years. Judge gave him 11, he was free to kill
ANALYSIS: The Trump Justice Department sought double the judge’s prison sentence for Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, meaning that if it had been adopted, the accused Old Dominion University assassin would...
Trump says U.S. will ‘make a lot of money’ from higher oil prices
President Trump said Thursday there is an upside to rising oil prices as a result of the war against Iran — the U.S. will make money as a major...
Virginia’s former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district
RICHMOND, Va. — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe...
Democrats threaten to derail Senate business until Republicans hold public hearings on Iran war
At least a half-dozen Senate Democrats are threatening to force repetitive votes on war powers resolutions and use other tools of the minority party to gum up the works...
Sen. Thom Tillis wants White House adviser Stephen Miller gone
Sen. Thom Tillis says it’s time for White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to go. The North Carolina Republican said Sunday that Mr. Miller’s influence has hurt...
Jan. 6 memorial plaque placed at Capitol, three years after intended
A plaque recognizing the service of law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was inconspicuously installed in Congress early Saturday, four years after...
Trump calls on Congress to pass bill aimed at bolstering college sports
President Trump called on Congress on Friday to establish a national framework to stabilize college sports amid court rulings, image and likeness deals and recruiting changes have put the...
