Politics

Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as some investors took a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday. ​ 

Control of Congress has become so precariously balanced between the two parties that it may now be subject to the butterfly effect. ​ 

Once again, after all the sound and fury amounting to virtually nothing, the debt limit issue was resolved and once again an unnecessary crisis was averted. The good news is that both sides were able to agree on a reasonable compromise. The bad news is that it was all a waste of time and far … Read more

Read How the ‘Cop City’ protests are shifting state and local politics by John Ruch for SaportaReport here. ​ 

Bernie Cox hasn’t held elected office before, but he said he is a non-politician, and that makes him perfectly positioned to run for Nashville mayor. ​ 

PALO ALTO, Calif. — When President Biden touched down in California on Monday, an enthusiastic Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stood at the bottom of the stairs of Air Force One to welcome him. The governor … ​ 

(Inside California Politics) — Inside California Politics will air a special program on California’s 2024 Senate race on Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m. on Nexstar’s local stations around … ​ 

From Monopoly to Jacobin’s “Class War,” a well-designed board game can be a great way to explain how the world works. ​ 

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Chinese president Xi Jinping to improve the relationship between the two nations. ​