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Hasan Piker named Neville Roy Singham as a key financier behind pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in political advocacy, a first from the network.
If you're looking for insights into why Democrats lost in 2024, you won't find many in the DNC's disavowed "autopsy," which was released after much pressure Thursday. The incomplete and error-ridden report, written by a friend of DNC chair Ken Mar…
Thomas dissents after Supreme Court refuses to hear Florida's lawsuit over states allegedly issuing CDL licenses to illegal immigrants.
Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.
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Federal officials are probing Cuban Embassy diplomat David Ramírez Álvarez for allegedly coordinating a malign foreign influence campaign on U.S. soil.
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The president's candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn has failed to excite the base.
May 23 2026
For many years, the abandoned B.F. Goodrich tire factory was a symbol of this city's manufacturing decline. Recently it was the magnet that drew Nate Albright back to town.
All eyes will be on the Republican Senate runoff between the incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But Tuesday’s runoffs in Texas will feature other key contests.
Susan Owens’s handsome new monograph reconsiders the life and career of the English landscape painter John Constable.
In the last weeks of the contest, Representative Chip Roy reported raising more than $8 million, and he intensified his attacks on Mayes Middleton, a state senator.
It would be foolish to bet against Vance running in 2028. But there is a case for waiting.
Arizona prosecutors say an illegal immigrant was indicted after toxicology allegedly showed drugs in her system following a crash killing her daughter.
Strengthening worker power, curtailing Wall Street influence, and aligning profit maximization with the public interest have been American Compass priorities since Day One, representing obviously conservative imperatives we were told the Republica…
In a fascinating new book, historian Anthony Bale vividly reconstructs the brutal, fantastical, and sometimes deeply religious experiences of medieval travellers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Politicians, no longer content to leave elections to chance, are working to choose their voters as often as every two years.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The president trumpets claims that he is in excellent health, but independent physicians say the White House hasn't answered key questions ahead of his third visit in 13 months.
The new Michael Jackson biopic and the campaign to whitewash the King of Pop’s reputation.
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…
Mullin rips Sen. Booker, Gov. Sherrill and NJ Democrats over Memorial Day ICE facility clash, calling their demands for access a political stunt.
Eight days of legal arguments at Guantánamo have brought the long-running terrorism case to a moment of truth in the long wait for justice.
Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton looms large as Texas Republicans choose between the attorney general and Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff.
Nasire Best, 21, had cut off contact with even his closest friends and began claiming that he was Jesus Christ.
Trump has been trying to kill bipartisanship, but this is one bipartisan bill that Trump desperately needs.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is scheduled for June 14, President Trump’s 80th birthday.
Without a deal between Washington and Tehran, the fallout from Hormuz closure could deepen global energy, food and cost-of-living crises.
Indeed, plenty of survey data shows that late-term abortions and taxpayer funded abortions remain unpopular with voters.
This is the Church at her best in engaging culture: Making Church teaching clear and guiding the faithful through the moment’s most confusing challenges.
My nephew's schoolmate sang at Eurovision last week. Here is what the people who booed him don't understand.
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…
A new book about Stephen King’s early novels will only appeal to hardcore fans, but its very existence is a reminder of its subject’s incalculable cultural impact.
Creating NGOs that misuse the language of human rights is an effective strategy for advancing terrorist goals.
Exploring choice in educational programs.
NATO defense spending hits Cold War highs after pressure from Trump and Russia's war in Ukraine, but experts say real military capability still lags.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Outrage over a black Helen of Troy misunderstands the long Western tradition of radically reinventing classical myths.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Yale Law School professor Sarath Sanga, co-author of a new report explaining why the American public is losing trust in the country’s colleges and universities.
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.
Trump's decision to back Texas AG Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn rattled Senate Republicans, with some saying it puts a safe GOP seat in jeopardy.
This will be the most important Deal that any of these Great, but always in Conflict Countries, will ever sign. Nothing in the past, or in the future, will surpass it.
The US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.
From the murder of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl to Melbourne's tobacco wars, Andrew Bushnell joins Zoe Sankey to examine the human cost of Australia's broken justice system.
Colbert's biting hostility to Trump and other right-leaning politicians showed an anger that couldn't be hidden by labeling his outbursts as comedy.
Go into the office, embrace 'messy jobs,' and other dos and don'ts for the future workplace in the age of AI, advises Tyler Cowen.
Net-zero Britain might be more concerned with tackling climate change.
Republicans have made gains with voters on education issues. A plan championed by Mr. Emanuel, a Democratic former mayor of Chicago, centers on college affordability.
After losing GOP primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, Rep. Thomas Massie indicates he's open to potentially mounting a future run for office.
It turns out Graham Platner was touted by Democratic social media influencers who were secretly being paid by his campaign.
Article in Bioethics argues doctors should be allowed to ‘terminally sedate’ people to prevent intractable suffering.
If Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn, the Texas Senate race will become a money pit legendary among Senate races.
California nursing homes with union staff allegedly receive lower federal quality ratings than non-unionized facilities, according to a new CUF report.
Five years after it helped promote a nationwide social panic over ‘unmarked graves,’ the Globe & Mail admits those graves might not actually exist—while also suggesting that it doesn’t really matter anyway.
Trump convenes a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David as high-stakes negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase amid a fraying ceasefire.
Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.
A pre-emptive condemnation of a speaker the authors had not heard is the attention economy doing what it was built to do.
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project. But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it.
The ruinous price increases that took place during the Biden-Harris administration do not get a mention.
President Trump, whose health has been a subject of public scrutiny, will turn 80 next month.
Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate for governor, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself.
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.
Court blocks Alabama congressional map tied to GOP redistricting push.
Some links to early commentary and summations on Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical.
By its own admissions, Yale Medical School has seemingly been caught engaging in racial discrimination, not holistic admission decisions.
Trump Justice Department must immediately appeal the ruling to the Sixth Circuit
Unlike other commencement speakers who have recently seen backlash for hyping AI, Steve Wozniak got applause by reminding graduates at Grand Valley State University: "You all have AI... Actual Intelligence."