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Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, has died at 84
Albright, who was the first woman in US history to serve as Secretary of State, died on Wednesday o…
Jake Epstein
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This anecdote about Donald Trump's failed steak business reveals a huge part of his personality
"I asked, 'What is it they want us to do?'"Jerry Levin, the CEO of the Sharper Image, told ThinkPro…
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Russians who fled their homes over the Ukraine conflict say they're getting heckled and charged higher rent in other countries
Many Russians have fled the country since the invasion of Ukraine, fearing border closures, detenti…
Sophia Ankel
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Bill Barr stokes feud with Donald Trump saying he is not 'my idea of a president' because of his 'pettiness' and 'obnoxious behavior'
Former Attorney General Bill Barr criticized Donald Trump's temperament and said he would "absolute…
Alia Shoaib
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This Brutal Anecdote Reveals The Deteriorating Relationship Between Obama And Democrats
Mr. Reid seethed quietly for the rest of the meeting, according to four separate accounts provided …
Brett LoGiurato
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Gas prices just hit a record high. Here's what Biden's ban on Russian oil means for prices at the pump.
"The high prices are likely to stick around for not days or weeks, like they did in 2008, but month…
Ben Winck
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Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens is working to win over Trump by attacking Mitch McConnell, report says
The controversial former governor, who resigned from office in 2018 amid scandal, is mounting a pol…
Grace Panetta
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Russia doesn't have 'the moral component' needed to win Ukraine conflict, UK defense secretary says
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Russia was the "overwhelming force" in Ukraine but lacked the…
Henry Dyer
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GOP candidate has a brilliant anecdote that explains Republicans' Donald Trump problem
Graham told a fictitious, but representative, story of an immigrant family who came to the US illeg…
Brett LoGiurato
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Poland will likely absorb most Ukrainian refugees if the crisis builds. But whether the sympathy will remain is a different question.
"The EU has spoken very positively about refugees," Professor Serena Parekh told Insider. "I'm curi…
Azmi Haroun
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Trump claims The New York Times' Maggie Haberman's forthcoming book about him is 'fake'
"Yet another fake book, by a reporter who knows nothing about me, Maggot Haberman of the New York T…
Oma Seddiq,John Haltiwanger
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Mark Meadows insists White House was 'very diligent' about preserving documents after book says Trump stuffed paper down the toilet
A new book by Maggie Haberman says White House staff believed Trump blocked a toilet by shoving pri…
Bill Bostock
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Trump's former communications chief says he's 'terrified' of a forthcoming book by The New York Times' Maggie Haberman
Trump closely followed Haberman's coverage of him, and she once told her colleagues that he will al…
Sonam Sheth
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Biden is getting left behind by his own party as Democratic governors across the US move to lift mask mandates
Governors in New Jersey, Connecticut, and elsewhere are announcing plans to relax mask rules even a…
Nicole Gaudiano
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The Dear White Staffers Instagram account is calling out Congress' lack of diversity, low pay, and terrible bosses and isn't afraid to spill the tea in public
"I lived in Section 8 housing all three years of working on the Hill for the same member," one foll…
Kayla Epstein
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The jobs report has a silver lining: Wages are continuing to grow sharply for American workers
America's lowest paid workers got a 14.1% raise in the past year as employers have had to use the "…
Juliana Kaplan,Andy Kiersz
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The free market is solving the labor shortage, Republican Rep. James Comer says
Recent wage hikes "probably needed to happen," Comer told Insider, adding that he's concerned about…
Ben Winck
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Trump is annoyed that Mark Meadows said 'his hair was a mess' and he had 'red streaks' in his eyes while sick with COVID-19
"This guy is talking about what I look like, in my bedroom," Trump complained about Meadows' descri…
Oma Seddiq
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Reading pays for members of Congress: they just made $1.8 million in book advances and royalties
Books by Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Elizabeth Warren, as well as GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and T…
Kimberly Leonard
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Donald Trump claimed he played Elton John's 'Rocket Man' to North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un, video shows
Donald Trump told the crowd at his "History Tour" event in Sunrise, Florida, he presented Kim Jong …