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Which way will Labour jump?
Gad Saad’s new book tackles an interesting topic. Unfortunately, the author’s narcissistic ramblings make it almost impossible to read.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger had initially been skeptical of the push for new maps, but as the state’s leading Democrat she had a political stake in its fate.
Trump downplays reports he plans to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary over a vape approval dispute, telling reporters he knows nothing about it.
A federal judge said more than $100 million in cuts to NEH grants were discriminatory, ruling in a case that revealed the inner workings of DOGE.
Trump hails Virginia Supreme Court ruling that strikes down redistricting ballot measure as a huge win for Republicans defending their House majority.
It would be very difficult to make a great film from a source as flawed as Camus’s novel, but Ozon has managed to make a very good one.
As a new generation of chronically online oversharers runs for office, many find themselves tripped up by past statements. Their response? Delete, distance, disavow.
His recent successors failed to learn the lessons of the great reformist mayoralty of the 1990s.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Young women are now outearning young men; this structural shift has consequences that extend well beyond wages.
Jews have had a continuous indigenous presence in the Levant for more than 3,000 years—despite enduring settler-colonial occupations by Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy fire back after Pete Buttigieg and his husband attack their upcoming "Great American Road Trip" reality TV series.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has faced criticism over his leadership of the agency that oversees vaccine and drug approvals.
Kamala Harris claims Virginia Supreme Court ruling on redistricting maps boosts Trump's alleged effort to rig the 2026 midterm elections for Republicans.
Even though Syria is no liberal democracy, it is now a far more pliant partner for the West than Bashar al-Assad ever was.
Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
Regulators allow California's Ivanpah solar plant to operate despite killing thousands of birds yearly, with no fines issued in over a decade.
In a decision that caps a disastrous 10 days for Democrats struggling to offset Republican congressional gerrymanders, a 4-3 majority of the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the constitutional amendment referendum that voters narrowly approved o…
What you realise by the times the credits roll is that it isn’t just Sarah’s clueless character who’s the butt of the joke, but self-satisfied white progressives more generally.
A new book by Phoebe Maltz Bovy argues that most accounts of female heterosexuality minimise and even theorise away its central feature: women’s sexual desire for men.
President Trump promises "monumental" and "spectacular" celebrations this year to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. For example, on June 14 - his 80th birthday - the White House will host an Ultimate Fighting Championship match.
A court ruling that struck down an election map swiftly ended some Democratic House candidacies and pushed others into much tougher races.
The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
A gunman’s attack at the April dinner has spurred more debate than usual about one of Washington’s most dissected rituals.
No matter what one thinks about how we got here and Trump’s equivocations about the war, the nation cannot tolerate Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Prominent Catholic colleges hold separate "lavender graduation" ceremonies for LGBTQ+ students, with one school planning to include a drag performance.
A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.
Deep mistrust between the U.S. and Iran leaves nuclear talks fragile, with analysts warning of a phased military campaign if diplomacy fails entirely.
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President Trump ramps up pressure on Congress to overhaul college sports, warning the system faces an out-of-control financial arms race ahead.
The secretary of state held warm meetings with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV after the president’s repeated criticism of both leaders.
The murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby by repeat offender Jefferson Lewis has exposed the failures of Australia’s criminal justice system and Indigenous child protection policy. What will it take to make change?
Britain's centrist Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer crashes while Spain's Socialist Pedro Sanchez shows how to lead from the left. Could there be a lesson here?
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
The nightmarish Virginia gerrymander is officially and somewhat unexpectedly dead.
Republicans are eight seats closer to keeping control of the House, making Democrats’ climb toward reclaiming power in November more difficult.
Local and national outlets predicted that Indiana's GOP primaries would be a defeat for Donald Trump. The experts got it wrong, and it's worth exploring why.
Electing such candidates for governor would give deniers key oversight of the 2028 presidential election in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
The government intervenes on behalf of its investment.
Several prosecutors have left the Justice Department, others are considering doing so, and at least one major case has been disrupted.
The finding is a major setback for Democrats in their effort to counter GOP-led redistricting in other states. The measure approved April 21 gave Democrats an edge in four districts.
MS NOW's "Morning Joe" Scarborough comments on where the war with Iran stands, and the Washington Post's report: "U.S. Intel: Iran Retains Significant Missile Arsenal, Can Outlast Trump's Hormuz Blockade for Months"
Abortion pill makers are crafting backup plans as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on mifepristone restrictions, with a key deadline on May 11.
Indeed, in discussing the conflict in Iran, he seems to revel in the possibility that America is losing.
‘These sorts of moral panics, when they capture the imagination, are quite difficult to dispel.’
Once you see how the former president thinks, you can't unsee it.
Does “the West” actually exist — or is it merely a modern political myth?
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) faces a tough primary challenge after defying Democratic leaders including Gov. Wes Moore on redistricting.
The 2–1 ruling rejected the president’s attempt to equate a balance-of-payments deficit with a trade deficit.
This is going to put the Florida Supreme Court in a fascinating position.
The U.K. continues its pointless and self-destructive pursuit of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
In the years before winning the Pulitzer became an exercise in ideological performance, writers like Jimmy Breslin captured the nation's soul, writes Liel Leibovitz.
California Democratic leaders have shifted their strategy to prevent their party from being locked out of the governor's race: Instead of thinking about consolidating the field, they have turned to behind-the-scenes operations and political spendi…
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
American consumers may be expecting hard economic times. So far, though, there’s little belt-tightening in evidence.
Whether under Starmer’s leadership or someone else’s, Labour is likely to move even further to the left.
Senior Writer and Podcast Producer Iona Italia talks to writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy about her latest book: 'The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men.'
Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms.
Loay Alnaji pled guilty to manslaughter for hitting Paul Kessler with a megaphone at a 2023 California protest, and now potentially just faces probation.
A new Emerson College poll shows Sen. Ed Markey's lead over Rep. Seth Moulton shrinking to 5 points in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary.
Jonathan Kay speaks with New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, who encourages Jews to focus on bolstering their community instead of lecturing bigots who can’t be reasoned with.
Despite the dangers, we must seize the gifts bequeathed by world-altering technologies, since these amount to life in unprecedented abundance.
The results of Thursday's local-council elections not only confirmed the end of the era of the Labour-Tory duopoly; they also showed the consolidation of a significant populist bloc throughout the UK.
We need a revival of academic standards, both grading and curricular.
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles, generating speculation about who’s lining up for the 2028 presidential nomination.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Cuba's communist government should be "put out to pasture once and for all" as he signed law restricting Cuban-linked businesses in Florida.
JetBlue Airways is adding flights at Spirit Airlines’ former home airport as it tries to turn a profit again.
The president expressed optimism about reaching a deal despite the attacks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is expecting a response from Iran on Friday.