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In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.
I co-founded RealClearPolitics 25 years ago with a pretty simple bet: If you gave Americans all the information, not just the parts that flatter one side, they'd figure it out for themselves.
Amid the great uncertainties produced by the Iran War, some likelihoods have begun to emerge.
10 April – 17 April 2026
Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
King Charles III heads to the White House to meet President Trump in a historic U.S. state visit, the first by a British king since King George VI visited in 1939.
The shooting at the correspondents’ dinner made clear who gets saved first.
Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…
Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.
The authorities are investigating a motive for the attack by the suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen. Those who know him described him as a “completely average guy.”
His state visit begins after a gunman rattled Washington, but U.K. officials hope pomp can paper over an Iran war fracture and remind the president of the alliance’s perks.
The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has increased support on Capitol Hill for President Donald Trump's proposal for a new White House ballroom with an underground bunker, including among some Democrats.
The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump. A photo of Cole Tomas Allen of Torranc…
This weekend’s failed attack highlighted a risk that often goes unspoken.
Officials noted that the suspect never made it into the hotel ballroom, where President Trump and hundreds of journalists were gathered for the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Critics say socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's racial equity plan moves the goalposts on poverty to justify massive government intervention.
Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. Riegle, who began his career as a Republican and later became a Democrat, died Friday of cardiac a…
The White House correspondents’ dinner, which was attended by the president and many Cabinet members, was not given top security status that would have unlocked the full weight of federal resources.
For eight months, as president of the White House Correspondents Association, I'd been working on this dinner party. Above all, I had hoped it would restore some normalcy between the Trump administration and the press. Maybe I was naive, but I wan…
A proposed copper mine in northern Minnesota has become a battleground for politicians and environmentalists — and a pressing reason to explore the waterways.
Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'
World leaders expressed shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington on Saturday night, attended by President Donald Trump, and relief that there were no casualties.
How fear, misinformation, and myth came to define the world’s worst nuclear accident.
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…
I'm not here to protect anyone, right? What I'm here to do is win elections, Ken Martin told MS NOW.
Trump’s Iran messaging seems desperate.
Last summer, my skin began to itch. I did not have a rash, or an insect bite, which meant the cause remained a mystery and lotion didn't help me for long.
Another apparent assassination attempt brings out his most presidential qualities.
Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to me
The WHCD shooting suspect told law enforcement he intended to target Trump administration officials, senior federal law enforcement sources confirmed.
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How Democrats can lose Michigan, again
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 Pentagon announced another lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people on board.
Cole Tomas Allen, who will be charged with three counts, wrote a statement saying he wanted to target Trump administration members, according to law enforcement officials.
This was an event dedicated to freedom of speech that was supposed to bring together members of both parties with members of the press. And in a certain way, it did.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, ‘Speechless’—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus.
A New York Post editorial published Sunday places responsibility on what it describes as the "radical left" for fostering a political climate that may be contributing to repeated assassination attempts against President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump's Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the…
The harms of universal screenings for mental disorders far outweigh the benefits.
The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner should prompt the Secret Service to reconsider whether it is wise for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to attend the same events, Rep. Michael McCaul said...
A man who has worked as a tutor and graduated from the California Institute of Technology is being held by authorities in connection with the armed attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
"It is so hard to live ethically in an unethical society." That lament heard this week from New York Times opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman could well be the Democratic Party's epitaph.
The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of California, officials said. He is a part-time teacher, former engineering student and game designer.
Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.
All eyes are on Florida and Virginia, where a special session and courtroom proceedings set for this week factor into the battle for the House in the midterms.
President Donald Trump expressed support for the idea of renaming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE).
President Donald Trump said Sunday the armed suspect who breached security at the White House Correspondents' dinner had a manifesto expressing anti-Christian hate. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was taken into custody...
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.
Thomas Massie is one of the few Republicans who is unafraid of President Trump.
The Republican redistricting effort backfires.
Barack Obama says the motive behind the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting remains unclear despite writings allegedly targeting Trump.
Sen. Tim Sheehy wrote on X on Sunday that, following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, he will introduce legislation to streamline construction of President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom.
A week after the resignation of embattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, there are strong signs that President Donald Trump will send the name of Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling - now serving as acting secretary - to the Senate for confirm…
As an energy shock looms, a new book reframes recession as the product of historical circumstance, not cyclical inevitability.
A man being held in connection with the attack wrote a note indicating potential targets and grievances, authorities say.
America and Israel's success is unprecedented, albeit there are still some boxes to check.
Wisconsin's Minocqua Brewing Company faces renewed scrutiny after posting "we almost got #freebeerday" following shots fired near Trump at the WHCA dinner.
Gunfire at a press gala on Saturday underscored the ever growing club of political figures whose lives have been upended by violence.
Guests dived to the floor and took cover as Secret Service agents climbed over tables to protect some of the country’s most high-ranking officials, including President Trump.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
A progressive fearmongering campaign targeting 2026 World Cup travel to the U.S. is accused of trying to sabotage American tourism and small businesses.
The way Republicans are managing the Department of Homeland Security budget shows that Congress is now just something to work around.
Some attendees raised concerns about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, describing what they say was inconsistent screening at the venue.
Michael Glantz, a top agent at Creative Artists Agency, calmly ate his appetizer during the commotion at the White House correspondents’ dinner. He had his reasons.
And J. D. Vance less and less
President Donald Trump said he "wasn't worried" when gunfire erupted during Saturday night's White House Correspondents' dinner, describing the tense moments in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes."
A Wyoming judge temporarily blocks the state's new heartbeat abortion law banning the procedure around six weeks while a legal challenge plays out.
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
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A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says, as he and his allies argue that Saturday’s shooting bolsters their case.
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Cole Allen, 31, allegedly checked into the Hilton Hotel hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner the day before the shooting, sources say.
A group of U.S. budget airlines, including Frontier and Avelo, is seeking $2.5 billion in U.S. government assistance in exchange for warrants that could convert into equity stakes in the companies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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.
Earth Day once helped focus public attention on real environmental problems. Today it is a festival of alarmism, misanthropy, technophobia, and moral theatrics.
In her early comedy career, Sarah Silverman mocked bigots by impersonating them. What could possibly go wrong?
A would-be assassin was stopped at the Washington Hilton, marking the third known assassination attempt against Trump in less than two years' time.
Moving to a new venue, or the East Wing? Plans for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner are fluid following Saturday’s shocking events.
Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.
The president is safe after chaos at the Washington Hilton, and a suspect is reportedly in custody.
Tucker Carlson says he regrets backing Trump and that other supporters are 'implicated' in the Iran war. But most Republicans haven't joined him.
How will Canadian journalists cover the five-year anniversary of the 2021 ‘unmarked-graves’ social panic without admitting their complicity in promoting a fake story?
People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.