More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has ...

It’s been a long year, jam-packed with an inauguration, hotly debated policies, ongoing conflicts, assassinations, consequential elections, a government shutdown and more. It’s impossible to list ...

2025 was a strange year in politics, with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The second Trump administration began like a bat out of hell but lost quite a bit of momentum by year’s end among the ...

The Republican-led Congress managed to land quite a few achievements in 2025, but not necessarily the ones that lawmakers consider commendable. With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Monday, ...

From tariffs to deportation threats to casual copyright infringement by the government, here are some of the stories that defined the intersection of music and politics this year. By Steve Knopper As ...

When visiting Warsaw, you enter a church or museum, and in the vestibule, there is usually a photograph of what the site looked like on Jan. 17, 1945, when the Nazis finally capitulated or fled, and ...

It was an off-year when it comes to elections, but 2025 was on fire on the campaign trail as next year's looming midterm showdowns took shape. While it was never expected to match the intensity of the ...

The year 2025 delivered moments that reshaped politics, culture and daily life across the globe. Voters in several states had their say at the polls, activists demanded change and Black elected ...

Political polarization in the United States continues to deepen. After the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which lasted 41 days, it remains fundamental to reflect on one’s well-being.

President Trump began the year with huge plans and a GOP in lockstep, but heading into 2026 there are cracks in his support that could affect how much his administration gets done. Of course, 2026 is ...

It’s a new year in Wisconsin, and an election one, too. There are many state government and politics storylines we plan to follow at Wisconsin Watch in 2026 from major policy debates to races that ...