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Who Is the Trump-Appointed Judge Who Blocked the White House Media Ban?

Judge Timothy J. Kelly had worked as counsel for Senator Charles E. Grassley, who called him a “very talented attorney” in 2017.

Are Republicans Allowing the Election To Be About Nothing?

You should vote against socialism, open borders, and trans everything. But what are you voting for if you vote for Republicans?

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

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…

The Price of Affirmative Action in Canadian Academia

Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Eric Kaufmann about his new report, ‘⁠The Equity-Excellence Trade-Off: A Study of EDI in the Canada Research Chairs Program⁠’

Is Elon Musk the Key to Ending Russia's War With Ukraine?

Weeks Before the Election, Susan Collins’s Ties to a Fund-Raiser Are Under Scrutiny

Scott Reed, a longtime Washington lobbyist who has a close relationship with Senator Susan Collins of Maine, leads a super PAC backing her campaign.

Trump Administration Scrambles to Stop Third-Country Deportations After Court Ruling

The decision adds a new burden for the government as it attempts to rapidly remove migrants from the United States without interference from their lawyers.

History Uprooted

A new exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg peddles PLO myths about Israel’s war for independence in 1948.

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Secretary Mullin slams sanctuary politicians as attacks on ICE officers skyrocket

Assaults against ICE officers surged 1,649% since Trump took office, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin blames sanctuary politicians and anti-ICE riots.

Citizen Sane

The mainstreaming of therapy culture may be driving us all out of our minds.

Three-Year College Gaining Traction

Traditionally, it has taken four years to earn a college degree — but what is so important about that number?

Trump called the MMR vaccine potentially lethal. His FDA pick says it’s safe.

At Heidi Overton’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Bill Cassidy and other skeptical senators are asking about two of the most controversial topics before the agency.

After Libertarianism

Has libertarianism ‘disappeared’ from our political aviary?

Texas Opie Simping Hard for Door Dasher Shot Dashing and Peltola's Potty Mouth Problem

Judge Orders White House to Allow Reporters Back In, Pool Coverage Still MIA

I, Victim

Pascal Bruckner’s book about victimhood culture invites us to choose liberation, and to move from resentment to a secular kind of grace.

Celebrating — and Imitating — America’s Dolly and America’s Sheen

Mike Aquilina compares the faithful joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen.

The Trouble with Chinamaxxers

Gen Z calls it Chinamaxxing. But the West's new infatuation with China is less a triumph of Communist Party soft power than a symptom of our own decline.

CA's Shadow Welfare System for Illegal Aliens

California runs the nation's largest welfare system, devoting more than $180 billion annually to food, health care, and other programs for the poor and downtrodden. To sustain the arrangement, the state imposes the nation's highest tax rates.

Benjamin Netanyahu Turns the Tables on Zohran Mamdani

During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister gave as good as he got.

There Is a Simple Solution for the Current AI 'Dangers': Liability

Trump shows off helipad to Xi Jinping, calls him an ‘expert on stone’

The U.S. president was racing to finish the project before his Chinese counterpart visited, The Post previously reported.

Trump courts Xi with pomp as China seeks greater global influence

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press Washington on Taiwan, while President Donald Trump wants help on manufacturing and restraint on Iran.

James Copenhaver, man shot at Trump Butler rally, dies of complications from injuries: report

James Copenhaver, who was wounded in the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, according to several reports.

Support for California's Wealth Tax Is Shrinking

Republicans are breaking from Trump on Iran. So what will they do about it?

Congress has rendered itself powerless to start and stop wars, despite the Constitution.

Trump FDA pick repeatedly sidesteps Sanders' universal healthcare demands in heated clash

Bernie Sanders pressed Trump FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton on whether healthcare is a human right, growing frustrated as she declined to give a yes-or-no answer.

Canadian PM Carney says he was prepared for Trump ordering invasion

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he weighed the possibility of a U.S. invasion after Trump began calling Canada the 51st state amid tariffs.

Claire's Weekly Letter: A Dish in the Sink

A man leaves a dish in the sink. By the end of the night he has been accused of gaslighting, told he lacks emotional intelligence, and sent to sleep on the sofa. Our first feature this week comes from Steve Salerno asks a hard question: has a prof…

Russia Is Going to Do Something Really Stupid and Dangerous

So why would the Trump administration invite Vladimir Putin back onto American soil?

Senate rejects measure to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran

The administration ignored passage of a similar resolution in June, arguing that it lacks the force of law.

Iowa court rules against Trump, citing First Amendment protections

The case centered on a 2024 poll that showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by three percentage points among likely voters in Iowa.

Trump officials end review of how arch could harm historic sites

A required consultation process with local preservationists is being terminated, a Trump appointee said Thursday.

WATCH: Mass walkout before Netanyahu speech prompts fiery response from Israeli prime minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called departing delegates "moral cowards" after a mass walkout at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Trump is plowing ahead with an unpopular arch

A Supreme Court ruling on the ballroom appears to have opened the door for him.

Teacher Unions Want Noncitizens Driving the Bus?

The American Federation of Teachers joins a lawsuit to block stricter commercial driver's license rules-putting social justice ideology ahead of child safety.

AI Doom as the New Climate Catastrophe

A lesson on how we might respond.

Hiroshima: A Hinge Point for Humanity

Kiyoshi Tanimoto’s extraordinary testimony about the Hiroshima attack and its aftermath has been published by his daughter some forty years after his death.

Dem Senate hopeful rocked by explosive ex-aide claims as campaign cites ‘hardest period of her life’

Mary Peltola says her alleged outbursts came amid grief after losing her mother and husband months apart, pushing back on the New York Times report.

NYC's Electric Bus Love Affair Is Out for Gas

The New Union Way To Build Progressive Power

A deep canvass of union members produces an agenda that can rally working families.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

As Trump Hosts State Dinner Honoring Xi, See the Menu

The White House said that the three-course menu, including sea bass and bok choy, featured American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence.”

With Netanyahu at the U.N., Mamdani plants an olive tree with Palestinians

The Israeli prime minister, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, called Mamdani "the antisemitic mayor of New York."

Trump Greets Xi on Arrival, U.S.-China Trade Truce Extended

Xi's plane was met with a lavish arrival ceremony that included a 30-metre-long (100ft) red carpet flanked by US service members, a military flyover by two B-1 bombers and a presentation of the flags and national anthems of both countries.

Environmentalists Care More About Wilderness Than About People’s Lives

For the residents of King Cove, Alaska, this is a matter of life and death.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

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…

4 GOP senators rebel against Trump on Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in authority

President Donald Trump dismissed midterm fears as Republicans defeated a Democratic war powers resolution despite surging gas and diesel prices.

Trump, Xi Summit Gets Started With Pomp and Pageantry

The summit marks the Chinese leader's first visit to Washington in more than a decade

In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition

Revelations about the conduct of former Representative Mary Peltola may not faze voters who have long elected abrasive and sometimes violent figures to represent them.

China to Send Pandas to Zoo Atlanta, Xi Says

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said two pandas would arrive soon at Zoo Atlanta. Panda diplomacy has been a cornerstone of U.S.-China relations.

Trump and Xi Are Expected to Discuss Accusations of Copying American A.I. Tech

American artificial intelligence companies have accused their Chinese counterparts of using a technique called distillation to enhance their own systems.

Cheap Weapons and Empires

Perhaps what ended the Bronze Age was not a better substitute for bronze but a cheaper one.

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

Checking in on Gaza

The Next Vibe Shift

Someone in our political culture is going to emerge and try an appeal to our better angels.

Missouri's redistricting mess created an election problem Supreme Court has days to untangle

The Eighth Circuit ruled Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map for the general election, but the Supreme Court could intervene before Sept. 28.

Federal Council Terminates Review of Arch’s Effects on Historic Sites

Trump’s allies end a legally required step, one of the final hurdles for the project to advance.

Myths and Illusions of the Digital Age

The digital revolution is not remaking the world as the industrial one did.

Soros-linked prosecutor faces primary challenge as fellow Democrat targets his record

Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Stephen Descano faces a Democratic primary challenge from a former federal prosecutor citing botched cases.

In Trumpeting His Ballroom Project, Trump Has Used China as an Example

President Trump has repeatedly cited the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as inspiration and competition with his own design.

US allies need to shoot down Russian aircraft testing NATO boundaries, Czech president warns

Czech President Petr Pavel warned NATO may need to shoot down Russian aircraft or drones deliberately violating allied airspace to avoid weakness.

Senate Defeats Bid to Direct Trump to End Iran War or Seek Approval

The vote came as a growing number of Republicans have broken from President Trump on the conflict, reflecting voters’ concerns ahead of midterm elections.

We Overestimate the Progress Made in Stamping Out Wokeness

Banning the Horseless Carriage

Bernie Sanders wants to outlaw artificial superintelligence. The risks he points to are real—but the answer to a powerful new technology is regulation, not prohibition, and China has no intention of pausing.

Susan Collins Is Defying the Headwinds

The latest poll shows the incumbent Republican leading her opponent, local lawmaker Troy Jackson, whom the Democrats dropped in to replace Graham Platner.

The AI Deal Only Trump and Xi Could Make

As President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a state visit awash in pomp and pageantry, Washington is in the throes of full-scale panic over a potential artificial intelligence apocalypse and what, if…

Forget It, Jake. It's Sacramento

California's attorney general rounded up the usual subsidies and turned a merger settlement into policy for movies, labor, and newsrooms.

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

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Margins of Error

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.

Zineb Riboua on Islamism, Israel and the West’s New Culture War | Quillette Cetera Episode 72

Political analyst Zineb Riboua discusses Iran’s declining influence, the Houthis, Turkey’s ambitions, Israel’s changing role in the Middle East, Islamist radicalisation in Europe, AI doomerism, third-worldism and the West’s demographic decline.

Alaska has a voting system like no other state; Republicans worry it could cost them in November

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Mary Peltola in Alaska's ranked choice voting Senate race, complicated by a "Decoy Dan" candidate on the ballot.

Trump-backed Nevada Republican exaggerated Bronze Star award in two campaigns

Congressional hopeful David Flippo said his staff made a mistake in an announcement video in 2023. The video was deleted three years later.

The Book Dems Hate--and Can't Stop Talking About

Whenever Democratic political operatives gather to drink these days, they talk about three things: their chances in the midterms, who will be the nominee in 2028, and if they have read - or are in - "the book."

‘This Country Is But One Scene of Massacre’

In the 31st instalment of ‘Nations of Canada,’ Greg Koabel describes the violent provocations that tipped the St. Lawrence region into all out war in the late 1640s.

Dems shamed as DHS brings ICE shooting receipts after politician called ICE officers ‘liars with masks’

The Department of Homeland Security accused Democrats and media of spreading lies about the ICE shooting in Austin as protests erupted citywide.

The Women Blinded by Iran

Kosar Eftekhari, Farideh Salavatipour, and hundreds of other women were blinded by the Islamic Republic for the crime of protesting for their rights. Today, they fight on, writes Masih Alinejad.

Iranian American Group Files Suit Alleging Iran War Is Unconstitutional

In a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday, an advocacy group asked a federal judge to declare that the seven-month war in Iran was never declared or authorized by Congress.

Rather Than Have a Home Boiler, Labour Is Proposing to Barge in Hot Water to Heat British Homes

Gad Saad on the Suicidal Empathy Problem

Gad Saad, evolutionary behavioral scientist and author of "Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind" speaks with David DesRosiers on this week's edition of "Get Real."

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

Irish Identity and Palestine

It now seems like every week there is a big controversy in Ireland related to the Palestinian cause.

AfD's Rise Isn't Just About East Germany

The Alternative fur Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.

California Supreme Court rules sheriff must return seized ballots

The court ruled unanimously in two cases stemming from a vote last year on a ballot measure.

A Bipartisan Deal on Fraud Prevention, if Congress Wants It

If they combined proposals, the parties could go after welfare fraud and tax cheats in one go.

In 90 Seconds You Can Watch the 'Russian Disinformation' Excuse for Speech Controls Collapse

How every senator voted on the Iran war powers resolution

The Senate failed to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran in a 49-50 vote.

'My Daughter Is Not Worth More Than Any Other Child'

El-Sayed Holds a Narrow Lead Over Rogers in New Michigan Senate Polls: 7 Takeaways

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed holds a modest lead over Mike Rogers in part because of a strong advantage with younger voters, according to a New York Times/Siena poll.

Australia Is Sick: Misha Saul on What Went Wrong

Investor Misha Saul joins Claire Lehmann to discuss Australia’s declining productivity, immigration policy, and the political choices shaping the country’s future.

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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.

Real Life Thriller: 'Paging Hezbollah' Is a Riveting Inside Tour of the Historic 2024 Operation