Elon Musk has carefully crafted an image of himself as a self-made billionaire, a bold entrepreneur who disrupts industries and thrives through private-sector innovation. But an extensive Washington ...

Economist Gabriel Zucman’s analysis reveals a troubling milestone: U.S. billionaires now pay a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans, marking the first time this disparity has been ...

Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.

The Justice Department plans about 1,000 monitors across all 50 states, per its civil rights chief; Monitors will observe and take notes and be barred from carrying firearms, per ...

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon plans to spend $43,278.64 on new furniture for her office, according to records reviewed by The New York Times. The purchase comes as McMahon works to close the ...

Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a ...

At an October 1 hearing, Meta attorney Matt Nichols asked the judge for an 80 percent discount, Courthouse News reported. He called the $219 billion figure “astronomical and unconstitutional” and ...

After slashing funding for programs that documented atrocities and protected human rights abroad, President Donald Trump’s ...

Congress already attempted this in June, passing a concurrent resolution (with the support of some Republicans) that directed ...

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.

As temperatures rise and development expands, the number of homes and other structures damaged or destroyed by wildfires across the U.S. is on pace to triple by mid-century, my colleagues and I found ...