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Mike Rogers unveils his "Democrats for Mike Rogers" coalition in Detroit, courting voters unhappy with Abdul El-Sayed's far-left policy positions.
The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.
The USS George Washington is relieving a vessel that has gone months without a port stop.
For any Texans wondering if, in retrospect, they should've given Ken Paxton a shot instead of sticking with the incumbent, you've got your answer.
Recent ratings of the state of American democracy in 2020 rose by eight points compared with surveys of Democrats that year.
Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend.
LA Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman faced off in the first mayoral debate of the general election, and both managed to earn terrible grades. For 90 minutes at the Sherman Oaks Homeow...
The nonpartisan publication moved its ratings in four contests to the left.
A GOP memo obtained by The Post urges the tech industry to take action to improve the image of the controversial facilities.
President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.
There has been a steady stream of surrogacy stories in recent months that can be best described as extremely weird. Upsetting at times, yes, but more than anything, just strange-residing in an uncanny valley between science fiction and bureaucrati…
The former congressman, once considered a leading candidate in the California governor’s race, resigned after allegations surfaced in the spring.
Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.
Most sex crimes are prosecuted by state and local authorities. The federal agents appeared to be using civil rights statutes to scrutinize Mr. Swalwell’s conduct, a person familiar with the case said.
The Cofnas and Arday controversies show that on matters of race, administrators at Cambridge have failed to conduct deliberate checks, failed in probity, and failed in their tolerance for unsettled science.
The Trump administration designated Min Zin as wrongfully detained in China weeks before President Donald Trump is set to host Xi Jinping at the White House.
McKinsey's Chris Bradley on why Australia stopped investing—and why he believes the poorest country in the world could live as well as Switzerland does today by 2100.
Median Strategies, a fake polling firm, claimed it was a “social experiment.” The fraudulent poll received some attention but was shunned by mainstream poll aggregators and exposed by a reporter.
President Trump said North Korea has ’57 very powerful nuclear weapons’ — the first time a U.S. official had given such a specific number.
The State Department informed Congress of its intent to fund the stabilization force on the same day the president’s Board of Peace announced a plan to disarm Hamas.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
‘I think this is a totally disgusting tactic by Ossoff, but most Republicans don’t have a lot of credibility to complain about propriety anymore.’
Eric Swalwell's cell phone was seized at San Francisco International Airport as part of an FBI probe into sexual misconduct, a source confirms.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Congress to pass legislation that could lend greater legitimacy to the fast-growing industry — which includes the Trump family business.
Senator Darline Graham has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength as she runs to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. But a debate misstep has rattled some of her supporters.
Fifty years ago today, Ronald Reagan lost the Republican nomination to Gerald Ford by 117 votes. With nothing prepared, he gave a speech that launched his political legacy.
The latest victory came in a state House race near Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump survived an attempt on his life in 2024 and won big.
The New York City mayor’s push to get his city-run grocery stores up and running is fueled by delusions.
How AI prose exploits the charity that makes reading possible.
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…
Nathan Cofnas joins a historical line of academics demonised for delivering unwelcome or upsetting news about group differences.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Atlanta Mayor accused DNC of “abandoning" the South and Black voters in scathing letter to national party leadership after Atlanta got cut from hosting the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
A judge allowed Republicans to use their new congressional map this fall, but the state Supreme Court may weigh in.
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Tulsi Gabbard's emotional video reveals Abraham Williams is cancer free after sacral chordoma surgery, but frequent MRIs will monitor his recovery.
Prominent Democrats from President Donald Trump’s first-term battles are losing in primaries, a signal their party wants something else as it looks to 2028.
One interesting thing about listening to President Donald Trump's speeches, as opposed to just reading about them later, is that the listener not only gets to hear what Trump said but also gets to hear Trump commenting in real time on what the spe…
The landmark number was reached in part because of lost revenue from invalidated tariffs.
Let’s stop luring young people into dubious college degrees. Use community colleges to offer them needed skills.
The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nine months, largely in support of U.S. operations against Iran, and is now heading home to San Diego.
‘Casual agnostic’ Charles Murray discusses the evidence that forced him to reconsider God, the soul, and Christianity.
It's not easy, but it is critical if Democrats are going to hold a Senate seat.
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.
President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared his progressive policies to Jesus Christ's teachings on a podcast earlier this year.
We are swimming in a sea of lies now — more than ever before.
The Georgia senator's Trump jabs reveal a deliberate strategy and a leading 2028 contender
The people who run the SAT and ACT are flexing their political muscles in an effort to protect their duopoly against an interloper, the Classic Learning Test.
Mikie Sherrill released findings showing about 5,100 noncitizen voter registrations deleted due to a motor voter software error in New Jersey.
Crude threats break diplomatic stalemates. Trump's unpredictable pressure on Iran gets results where quiet negotiations failed.
Calling meat murder only makes sense in a world where you’d call quietly dwelling in a room a ‘hostile occupation.’
Trump is set to rally in Myrtle Beach for Graham days before her GOP runoff, but her Taiwan debate stumble drew rebukes from Nikki Haley and others.
Might Canada’s fate foreshadow that of other advanced but dependent democracies, clinging to old ideals of cooperation and diplomacy as they’re rolled under the treads of China’s or America’s naked self-interest?
Ukraine’s very dependence on its Western sponsors likely means elections won’t happen without some foreign support for them.
We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez says the state is investigating her volunteer needle cleanup group while the government hands out drug supplies.
Like the senator from South Carolina, candidates have admitted to not knowing things before. Doing so rarely ends well for them.
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.
Even as the White House claims to be focused on transparency, it has ignored a congressional requirement to disclose a report on foreign meddling in the 2024 election.
The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.
Fund manager Geoff Wilson tells Claire Lehmann that Labor’s new capital gains tax will drive Australian capital out of growth companies and into franked dividends—and push a generation of founders offshore.
Alex Vindman, the anti-Trump impeachment star, just lost his Florida Senate primary despite raising $16 million. What does this stunning defeat mean for the Democrats'
Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.
“The Necessary Conversation,” a podcast and YouTube show, is a very public example of the political disputes families are having all across the country.
There is a rather large difference between the banned books promoted by celebrities and genuinely transgressive and provocative writing.
Matt DeBergalis pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his deposition before three House committees investigating ActBlue's fraud prevention standards.
Trump’s inconstancy may yet steal defeat from the jaws of victory. But for the first time in months, something like victory for the U.S. is again within sight.
At times this year, the Democratic Party’s centrist wing has felt under siege from the left. But it has won several tough primaries recently.
Hakeem Jeffries is betting that moderates can unite the party around progressive policies while keeping their distance from socialism.
Angel Dad Joe Abraham, whose daughter Katie Abraham was killed in an illegal alien hit-and-run, will lead ICE's VOICE office as executive director.
There will be no U.S. aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater right now, at a time when China is showing its arm to the Philippines and Taiwan.
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The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand - and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and…
If not for largely bipartisan tax cuts, recession responses, and spending increases over the past 25 years, the debt would be paid off by now.
Since January 2025, a reigning principle of global markets has been something called TACO. TACO stands for Trump Always Chickens Out, meaning whenever Trump does something stupid that creates financial instability, an adverse market reaction can b…
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…
American individualism and the western, from Fred Zinnemann and John Ford to Larry McMurtry and Taylor Sheridan.
House Republican Steve Scalise warns Democrats will impeach Trump on day one if they win the majority, as socialist insurgents reshape the party.
U Min Zin, a scholar who studied Myanmar, is one of two U.S. citizens the department has designated as wrongfully detained in China.