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Hava Mendelle — army veteran, nurse, and co-founder of Minority Impact — speaks with Zoe Sankey about antisemitism in Australia, the red-green alliance, October 7th, and why she left the activist left behind.
Mr. Pelley, who was at CBS News for 37 years, including as a White House correspondent and a “60 Minutes” correspondent, spoke in his first extended interview since he was fired.
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The remarks from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reflect many of the Trump administration’s previous assertions on immigrants in Europe, which overlap with the language of European far-right political parties.
An unorthodox Republican, he helped shape tax policy and women’s rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid accusations by more than 20 women of sexual misconduct.
The president has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the race to challenge the Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff.
Steve Hilton launches campaign ad mocking Xavier Becerra's 36-year political career as California's gubernatorial general election fight begins.
Journalists should resolve to treat their Indigenous sources as real-life human beings—as opposed to mystic savants who channel sacred and unfalsifiable ‘knowings’
Half of America is watching LA count its votes with a sense of deja vu.
When pressed by host Kristen Welker, the president cited no evidence for claims about Jan. 6 and elections he said were “rigged.”
This isn't politics anymore. It's pathology. Imagine that someone you knew - a friend or a member of your family - was constantly uttering the words that are now commonplace assumptions in our national discourse:
On a city street last December, Vikrum Digwa, 23, murdered Henry Nowak, 18, with the kirpan dagger.
Bernie Sanders is pushing a bill to confiscate 50% of the nation's largest AI developers - a concept straight out of Vladimir Lenin's or Fidel Castro's playbook. And Gen Z is falling for it....
Jill Biden says former President Joe Biden will live with stage four prostate cancer for the rest of his life, noting he has slowed down at 83.
Senate Republicans ended the week with much relief and self-congratulation. After struggling through a "vote-a-rama," they managed to clear a budget reconciliation bill pre-funding immigration enforcement well into the post-Trump era.
While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity
Rep. Ro Khanna calls Graham Platner's past relationships "toxic and volatile" but says the Senate candidate is taking accountability for his actions.
Latest California governor primary results as Democrats Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra and Republicans Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton vie for nominations to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Jewish testimonies before Australia's Royal Commission paint a portrait of a culture already transformed—one in which Jewishness has become a professional and social liability
Jonathan Bush, GOP candidate for Maine governor, marketed his birthing clinic to immigrant women with Spanish-language ads, according to his own book.
They avoided the worst-case scenario in the governor's race, but their dysfunctional primary does not bode well.
Representative Ro Khanna said that he believed the account of a woman who accused Graham Platner of physically threatening behavior, and urged his campaign not to criticize her.
The most consequential weakness of philosopher and journalist Kathleen Stock’s new polemic against assisted dying is its failure to engage with the empirical record.
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for Steve Buyer, a former Indiana Republican congressman who was convicted of insider trading in 2023.
It's going to be a red-flag weekend on the coast of Maine after new claims about his treatment of women.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Gov. Ron DeSantis backs a constitutional amendment to expand Florida's homestead exemption to $250,000, potentially saving homeowners billions in taxes.
Cmdr. Job Price’s death was ruled a suicide. But irregularities raised suspicions among his loved ones and others.
For the sake of the traditions America loves most — no more punting on this issue.
Rep. Brad Schneider said Senate candidate Graham Platner's denial of knowing his tattoo's Nazi origins is not credible, joining Democratic criticism.
President Trump’s boasts of securing a commitment from Iranian leaders not to develop a nuclear weapon have puzzled nuclear experts who note that Tehran has made that pledge for more than 50 years.
After all, the fewer births, the fewer students in the future.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her new book, ‘Do Not Go Gentle’—in which she argues that governments should be denied any institutional role in facilitating the death of their citizens.
A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself.
Sriram Krishnan, who has been central to the administration’s AI efforts, will probably continue to play an active role in its approach to the technology.
The normalizing of suicide will have profound ramifications beyond the early demise of terminally ill people.
Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday says his state leads the nation in Medicaid fraud convictions, citing aggressive prosecution and collaboration with partners.
Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate, was recruited by Washington’s coziest insider progressive networking politicos.
I personally don't trust Graham Platner. With what we've seen so far, I don't think he belongs in the U.S. Senate versus Gov. Janet Mills, who suspended her campaign back in April and whom I like quite a lot.
It’s a strange race to jettison moral standards for.
The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office said it has launched an investigation into election fraud in California's elections.
The jury leaned heavily toward acquittal.
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Rep. Boebert cursed out a reporter when asked about allegations of a sexual relationship between her and Rep. Massie raised by his alleged ex.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends.
The former first lady's memoir has made some Democrats frustrated at relitigating the 2024 presidential election and her treatment of a once loyal White House aide.
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…
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the latest AP vote count, leading by more than 3,000 votes in the race.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former Rep. Stephen Buyer, absolving his 2023 insider trading conviction that prompted a 22-month prison sentence.
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.
Spencer Pratt's lead over Nithya Raman in the L.A. mayoral race has slimmed to just 1% as late ballot counting continues days after election day.
Haaland could make history as the first female Native American governor if she’s elected.
Rep. Nancy Mace says Trump's endorsement of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette hasn't resonated with grassroots Republicans in South Carolina's GOP primary.
Love them or hate them, lists are now firmly established—along with cats and porn—among the apex predators of the modern internet.
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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…
The utilitarian bioethicist contends that being human is irrelevant to determining moral value. What counts are capacities and the ability to suffer.
Four years into the full-scale invasion, Ukraine bears little resemblance to the country Russia expected to defeat in a matter of days.
A federal lawsuit said the event, set for June 14, was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit Mr. Trump and his allies.
What is consciousness for?
Pope Leo gets AI’s humanity question right but its economics wrong.
Instead of cultivating men's strengths, the left neutered them, pushed them aside and spent decades on feminist rhetoric about empowering women.
A judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump’s name was added to the building.
Two senior Republicans urged the Trump administration to prepare for the possible expiration of a contentious intelligence-gathering authority.
This case shows how quickly tragedy becomes raw material for those who seek to exploit it.
The AP wants readers to see themselves in Scott Pelley. That’s a harder sell than it sounds.
The state will now require all graduates of its public universities to complete a survey course in American history and a survey course in American civics.
Whatever one feels about the helpfulness of the US intervention, the pearl-clutching over Vance's remarks is frankly pathetic.
The exchange, after Tehran’s first such strike on Israel in two months, threatened to further complicate efforts to broker a peace deal aimed at ending the war.
Where are these kids’ parents?
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The West has a limited window of opportunity to persuade the Kremlin that victory in Ukraine is unattainable.
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.
The state is an outlier in taking days to count most votes, but supporters of the system say it is designed to enfranchise more people while protecting against fraud.
Author Quinn Slobodian has won acclaim for his attempt to link the famed Austrian economist to right-wing extremists. But his arguments collapse under scrutiny.