National Politics

Dr. Erica Schwartz spoke to CDC employees Wednesday, acknowledging challenges like “zombie programs” affected by layoffs.

The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March.

The race has inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters without alienating independents.

The court’s decision is likely to be appealed.

In a memo to staff, he cited differences with the direction of the Pentagon’s leadership.

Canada has dodged President Donald Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs — at least for now.

At times, he sounded almost like a construction manager, singing the praises of granite over asphalt in painstaking detail.

Maryland’s Wes Moore is the only Black governor and seeks reelection. Eight Black major party gubernatorial nominees are up for election.

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Overton is a deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and a trusted figure in the administration.

Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina’s runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate. When asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea on Tuesday night, she admitted, “national security is not my thing.”