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Trump wants the Senate to skip August recess until it passes the SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship to vote, but John Thune says no.
Major outlets like Time and The Verge aren't disclosing that their AI reporters are funded by a nonprofit backed by an Anthropic investor.
The trailblazing Republican served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and spent 28 years in Congress, rising to lead the Appropriations Committee.
Almost overnight, Leopold Aschenbrenner went from lauded wunderkind to Wall Street punching bag. Will that be the end of his story? Joe Nocera weighs the case.
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…
Christopher Nolan’s creation is a big movie in every technical sense. But inside, it is diminished and faded: heroes who aren’t allowed to be heroes and gods who aren’t allowed to be gods.
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…
Republicans hoped a shove from President Trump would persuade the embattled congressman to drop his re-election bid in the face of abuse allegations.
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Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The president criticized Chevron for not giving the administration what he considers adequate credit for the oil major’s financial success.
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.
Its wins have been largely confined to highly educated and heavily Democratic parts of urban America. But two races could change that.
After a few weeks of relative calm on the midterms calendar, we’ve got a slate of states with important primaries across the country today.
Seth Moulton vowed not to support Chuck Schumer as Senate leader, intensifying a Democratic Party clash between younger candidates and establishment.
It's not a recession, at least for now. But the president has delivered the Meh Economy.
Finding common ground on the common good continues to be elusive.
The evidence for innate sex differences has been accumulating for decades. Steve Stewart-Williams's new book is a welcome inventory.
In addition to winning the presidency in 2024, Republicans also won America's economic majority. Becoming the economic majority happened quickly for Republicans, and the conditions driving it appear to be increasing. If continued, this trend will …
A disruptor or a pragmatist? In Tuesday's contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, Democrats weigh whether to remake the political system or work within it.
As millions hold some credit but no bachelor's, lines between community college, high schools, and four-year institutions are blurring.
Jordan Salinas had trained for years for a moment like this. When gunman Chad Williams opened fire at a Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out, he was ready.
Trump calls diplomacy Iran's "last chance" after halting what he described as the biggest planned U.S. attack since World War II amid disputed talks.
There is real value in Noah Rothman's century-spanning chronicle of left-wing terror, but it falls short in analysis.
The Department of Justice expanded its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, charging 19 defendants in alleged Medicare and Medicaid schemes.
The president’s bombast has ceased to rattle world leaders, who have seen him fenced in by courts, rebuffed by Congress and strung along by Iran.
Men are quietly leaving the workforce—not for lack of jobs, but for lack of purpose.
The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
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To the contrary, there is a body of research that shows that pro-life laws improve teens’ health outcomes.
Don’t let the bland management-consultant affect fool you.
The market is apt to notice what the midterms might lead to: a crackdown on the very engines of AI growth that are sustaining high stock prices.
Francesca Hong's past remarks about race and whiteness resurface as the Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate campaigns with Ilhan Omar and Hasan Piker.
Homer’s epic provides a window on to a strange, paradoxical, fascinating, beautiful, and terrifying world that is at once familiar and unfamiliar.
The pioneer in offshore oil production has decided to sell its North Sea assets.
I'm looking around the world right now, and what I see isn't all bad. In fact, there are lots of indications of positive things happening or about to happen. What strikes me, though, in seeing the hopeful signs, is the contrast between those and t…
On speaking with Melissa Braunstein and listening to Boy George’s new song about October 7.
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.
Todd Blanche’s nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where he is expected to be confirmed, even though several Republicans have not yet committed to supporting him.
If more revenue is needed, policymakers should tax consumption, not capital or corporate income.
If GOP senators hope to get the better of the former special counsel, they should start tempering their expectations.
Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.
No matter who wins Michigan's Democratic primary election, the GOP will call the winner 'radical' to distract from the failure of its own policies.
The farther today's Democratic Socialists advance, the less they resemble reformers-and the more they embrace policies long associated with communism.
Republicans see the marquee race to lead the state as perhaps their best chance this year to win a governorship held by Democrats.
EdgeRunner AI's onboard neural network lets military robots continue missions after losing connectivity, eliminating reliance on Starlink or cloud.
I’m old enough to remember when Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s hard-left prime minister, was described by overexcited Gutmenschen as Europe’s ‘real’ leader.
No new deal, no cease-fire, no umpteenth round of bombing will change this reality.
Rep. Max Miller filed for an ethics investigation into himself to clear his name as Sen. Bernie Moreno calls him a "danger" to his own family.
Vice President JD Vance will host roughly 20 members of Congress at the White House to discuss legislative action targeting Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers, who is uncontested in his primary.
By framing terrorism and armed struggle as legitimate resistance, the pro-Palestine movement has unwittingly strengthened Israel’s case that withdrawal and concessions carry unacceptable risks.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a moderate Democrat, is going head-to-head with candidates to her right and her left in a battleground district.
Todd Blanche's committee vote hinged on a deal with Thom Tillis and John Cornyn, but Senate Republicans remain divided on his path to confirmation.
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