Republicans fret as shutdown threatens Thanksgiving travel chaos
While less than 3% of flights have currently been grounded, that number could rise to 20% by Thanksgiving week, Transportation…
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James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and DNA pioneer, dies
Watson and Francis Crick claimed they'd discovered the "secret of life." And they weren't far off. ...
Supreme Court blocks order for Trump administration to cover SNAP benefits — for now
The Trump administration spent Friday fighting an appellate court battle to avoid restoring $4 billion in SNAP benefits in jeopardy…
In the West Bank’s last Christian village, faith, fear and an uncertain future
Taybeh, the West Bank's last all-Palestinian Christian village, is struggling as settler violence, checkpoints and economic woes drive tourism and…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won’t seek reelection
Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders…
Republicans, including ‘cowardly’ Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50
California Republicans are blaming each other about their overwhelming loss on Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting ballot measure voters approved…
Barabak: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time
In her history-making career, the former House Speaker showed her capacity to read the political situation. She leaves at the…
Supreme Court rules Trump may remove transgender markers from new passports
By a 6-3 vote, the justices granted an emergency appeal allowing Trump to remove transgender markers on passports. ...
Dick Cheney, former vice president who unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, dies at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies, architect of the nation's longest war as he plotted the global response to the…