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The State Department blasted a "rogue judge" who vacated Marco Rubio's immigrant visa freeze on 75 countries as an exercise in Orwellian logic.
Senate Republicans, including Tom Cotton and Tim Sheehy, push back on Trump's plan to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef to lower prices.
Iran-linked hackers allegedly forced a British power generator offline for four days, weeks after striking over 30 community water systems in Minnesota.
There is a rather large difference between the banned books promoted by celebrities and genuinely transgressive and provocative writing.
The rise, fall, and rise again of one of the 20th century’s most important journalists.
JD Vance told Maine voters that Canada treats Chinese goods more fairly than Maine farm products, blaming Ottawa for derailing trade talks.
The knowledge and infrastructure needed to engineer a pandemic pathogen, once confined to a handful of elite military and civilian research institutions, are quietly becoming more accessible.
It’s entirely privately funded, but, contradicting the president’s pledges, it requires additional taxpayer money.
Increasingly, sociologists are expected to avoid research questions and theories that involve the role of culture in shaping societal inequalities.
Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game over T-shirt defining 'woman' sparks controversy.
ICE Los Angeles Field Office Director Thomas Giles reveals how California sanctuary policies force officers into dangerous public confrontations.
The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her South Carolina Senate run and pressured allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers has spent nearly $800,000 on her campaign. Will it be enough?
The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11.
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.
The pro-Israel group has been preparing to spend big for Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan. Does he want that?
Republicans still have some clear advantages on the map, but President Trump’s unpopularity has opened the door for an outcome that once seemed far-fetched.
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…
In the past, I’ve written about driving cheap rental scooters from one barrier island to another.
President Trump vowed to increase tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50 percent starting Jan. 1, as the countries edged toward a full-blown trade war.
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 trans women in sports panic is nothing but a stalking horse for permitting violence against trans people-and we should celebrate players like Natasha Cloud who say so.
After Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan, conservative commentary about him shifted focus from socialism to his Muslim identity.
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal fired back at Adam Schiff's claim that Trump's Washington race wasted taxpayer money, noting Penske privately funded it.
Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.
The Democrats' Decoy Dan plot to oust Sen. Dan Sullivan would be hilarious if it weren't actually happening.
Trump's first administration separated migrant children from their families, now the second is again targeting vulnerable minors.
Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker after the Twitch streamer's comments about Jewish Americans sparked a bipartisan backlash.
The first batch of names are of the Clancy children. The second, the Yates children. They are all the names of young children killed by their mothers.
As Democrats are fighting among one another and trying to correct the record on 'Woke 1,' Republican extremism is actively destroying the country.
A conversation with Jennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture, on surrogacy, AOC, IVF and the White House, and more.
The Democratic Socialists of America platform aims to upend the status quo. That can mean a bumpy ride for those trying to win in the short term.
U.S. ICE arrested 1,328 illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland in just 14 days, including a Salvadoran alien wanted on a murder warrant.
Hinckley’s statements make it all the more clear just what a pivot point in history the failed Reagan assassination attempt might have been.
The only people left with any share of blame in his death are those who credulously and patronizingly promoted and encouraged him.
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.
Democratic Socialists of America's Charleston chapter offers childcare training to grow "budding comrades," sparking indoctrination accusations.
The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.
Listen close, and you'll notice MMT still undergirds Democrats' economic agenda, even if they have retired the term.
The president, who joined by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, said his education agenda will expand school choice, boost support for families and give parents a greater say in their children’s education.
Two movements with opposite beliefs are marching together-united only by a shared enemy. Discover the
Higher electricity costs are the No. 1 concern about data centers.
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 ability of drones to give added bite to the underdog will force a redefinition of asymmetrical war.
A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.
The jokes we told in a Venezuelan prison.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
There is no reason for the Times to have omitted any mention of the tweet for which Attiah was fired.
The ultraconservative congressman who has broken with the president on spending is hoping voters reward his experience, contrarian streak and all.
Get some two-part primer out and put some names we can be proud of on those big beautiful hulls.
From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.
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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.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.”
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.
Abdul El-Sayed's swipe at Usha Vance backfired after critics pointed to a passage in JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" that directly undercut his attack.
A federal judge said the indefinite pause, which affected nationals of countries in every corner of the globe, ran afoul of antidiscrimination protections.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The meeting, an unusual instance of a top Democrat and a Trump confidant coming together to discuss potential areas of agreement, has drawn scrutiny from some within Democratic circles.
David Maywald on the female wage premium, the rites of passage boys no longer have, and why the science on sex differences keeps losing to ideology.
Whether or not the jury finds Lindsay Clancy legally insane, justice demands that we separate the individual case from our gendered, racial and classist expectations of parenthood.
The bizarre fandom around Lindsay Clancy is the latest example of a moral rot infecting a small cohort of conspiracy-minded, self-engrossed women.
Clarence Thomas compared restrictions on Black conservatives' viewpoints to racial segregation in a wide-ranging interview with Sen. Ted Cruz.
Drivers are dashing around the National Mall at speeds expected to exceed 185 mph.
A trainer at a Washington jury nullification workshop presented attendees with a hypothetical assignment: get through the jury selection process.
Conservatism itself was rooted in the idea of inheritance and posterity.
“I think the last thing we need right now, as our economy is getting back on its feet, is a trade war with Canada,” the former vice president told CNN.
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?
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The trade war with Canada will hit Michigan particularly hard.
And what it could mean for the American economy.
“The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors.
Lawmakers who represent cattle ranchers understand that they exist to raise prices.