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Dave Brat examines how conservative movements have overcome political obstacles, from the Freedom Caucus era to today's MAGA revolution in Virginia.

The federal government shutdown — and the escalating battle over which party bears the most blame — has injected a major new question mark into the governor’s race in Virginia, home to hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan.

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese stocks surged more than 4% to an all-time high while the yen skidded on Monday after fiscal and monetary dove Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the ruling party,

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also effectively Japan’s next Prime Minister, setting her up to be the first woman to lead the country.

Virginia is a state already scarred by cutbacks in government spending, and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger is trying to use the shutdown to make her closing argument.

We look at the difficult position of independent courts and judges at a time when countries around the world are deeply divided.

During a Sept. 30 interview on CNBC, Jimmy Fallon explained what it was like working on a late-night show following Jimmy Kimmel's brief suspension. The longtime late-night host said that he doesn't a

An election will be held in 2026. Who should take responsibility for Israel’s failures on October 7, 2023, the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews, and unsettled “judicial reforms” will be core