People believe their own feelings more than government statistics,” said Alex Conant, a Republican operative and cofounder of ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

The announced plan by Attorney General Pam Bondi to end mail-in voting in Washington and three other states would seem to ...

Trump escalated his attacks on Bowser in recent days after he ordered a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. earlier this ...

President Donald Trump's push for Republican-led states to redraw their U.S. House of Representatives districts to protect ...

There is no electoral risk to hammering away on Trump’s dictatorial tendencies—and a huge risk to the nation in ignoring them ...

Stephen Miller has been by President Trump’s side for most of the last 10 years of the president’s political career, taking ...

Trump has taken aim at Chicago for over a decade, including on the 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has ...

The president said on Friday that he's planning to send troops to Chicago as part of a crime crackdown in several US cities.

Gov. Josh Green, center, holds the proclamation he signed Aug. 7, 2025, designating Hawaiʻi as a Purple Heart State. (Photo ...

The FBI has just raided the home of long-time critic John Bolton while Chicago is the next city to get National Guard troops, ...

Del. Malcolm P. Ruff is seeking a rematch against Sen. Dalya Attar for the District 41 Senate seat while Maryland sees new ...