When the Federal Open Market Committee approved chairman Jerome Powell’s recommendation to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Dec. 10, the vote was 9-3. A split vote is unusual—three FOMC voters ...

Party-line votes still dominate the House of Representatives, but a small group of lawmakers regularly break ranks — defying leadership, reshaping close outcomes and exposing the fault lines inside ...

On issues ranging from the Epstein Files to artificial intelligence, there were 12 "almost unanimous" votes in Congress this year, in which only one legislator in the Senate or House voted against a ...

OAKLAND — City Councilmember Ken Houston says he doesn’t “give a rip” if people are upset he made an obscene hand gesture during a meeting this week involving a controversial $2 million city contract.

For years, Noam Chomsky was a moral compass for global power. A linguist-philosopher who dismantled propaganda, corporate control, and emerged as a stubborn dissenter of empire. To many, he was a ...

Editors’ note: “Reflections on the revolution: a symposium” examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the American Revolution as well as the enduring pertinence of the United States’ founding ...

Summary: the statement from the House of Bishops is much as anticipated in terms of drawing the LLF process to a close with ...

Going downhill, like a Slinky on a staircase, the empire rolls down almost imperceptibly, until it reaches the floor and collapses in on itself. But ...