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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…
A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.
Some media folk have lost interest in frauds against taxpayers except as a tale of Republicans pouncing on Democratic policy failures. But there's still some actual news occurring, including in the land of 10,000 fakes.
Republican leaders have urged voters to ignore polls warning of big losses on Election Day - and for some downballot races in Florida, that message is resonating.
It’s not about American aid. It never was.
‘You can’t blame Haley Stevens for failing to keep the coalition together. It was not her job to do that.’
We treat every hour as preparation for some future payoff, but some of the best ways to spend a life accomplish nothing at all.
The son of Nicolas Sarkozy on the riots, the rise of Marine Le Pen, and why he thinks France may have to burn before it can rebuild.
‘I don’t trust them when they say it is temporary.’
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay discusses the underlying societal factors that caused his country's journalists, politicians, and academics to uncritically accept false claims that the bodies of 215 Indigenous children had been found on the grounds of a…
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.
It is not often that seven judges storm a country’s constitutional tribunal with a police escort.
James Talarico told the "Diary of a CEO" podcast he'd work with Trump on healthcare, housing and childcare despite months of attacks from the president.
If the good news for Democrats is that they lead in almost all of the tossup Senate races, the good news for Republicans is that the margins are typically small, and if the GOP vote is underestimated by the pollsters, the way it has often (but not…
Though President Trump’s name is not on the ballot, voters are weighing the effects of his agenda in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for The New York Times, describes how three crucial issues are affecting th…
Since October 2023, four-fifths of the encyclopedia’s article on Zionism has been replaced, and the historians it cites—Benny Morris among them—are misrepresented.
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The NAACP failed to block Justice Department poll monitors, but a federal judge barred armed officers and anyone with arrest power on Election Day.
Trump's approval rating in January was about 44 percent in the RealClearPolitics average: not great, but survivable. Indeed, the GOP had a decent story to tell. Economic growth was solid, unemployment and gas prices low, the Southern border sealed…
Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that states had largely succeeded in rebuffing the Trump administration’s efforts to disqualify voters, and that Democratic plaintiffs hadn’t suffered direct impacts.
This looks like a big blue wave — maybe a huge one. That’s no cause for despair just yet. But brace yourselves, because a bumpy ride might be coming.
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 trillion dollar Anthropic IPO will enrich Google and Amazon, who are ostensibly competitors. How does that make sense? It doesn't, unless Anthropic is four flailing monopolies in a trench coat.
President Donald Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu raised the idea of ending $4 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel by the end of the year.
Just 236 people have been charged with voting-fraud-related offenses by the Trump administration, despite its unsubstantiated claims that fraud is widespread.
If the administration had a more plausible theory of victory, those who argue for more airstrikes haven’t articulated it.
Monday, November 2nd on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende, and White House Correspondent Carolina Lumetta
Michigan Republican Mike Rogers' campaign touted Haley Stevens' endorsement as a breakthrough with Black and Jewish voters before Election Day.
President Trump has repeatedly reminded Americans of a losing campaign issue just as voters head to the polls. Why?
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.
Prepare for “mirages,” midnight swings and long counts. And, of course, the Needle can cut through the noise.
Midterm election voters in seven Florida counties face temporary polling location changes after heavy rainfall triggered flash flood warnings.
Recalling 2022, I’m not convinced that this election will be much of anything.
The anonymous chronicler of the Islamic State’s occupation talks to Pamela Paresky about growing up under Saddam, the 1941 Farhud, and why he believes antisemitism unites every jihadist movement.
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard University over admissions records, citing procedural deficiencies.
The Democrats had a bad weekend before the midterm elections, but for Republicans it could be too little, too late.
Election Day 2026 sees Republicans defending slim majorities as early voting shatters records with over 54 million ballots already cast nationwide.
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The president’s announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.
Inflation outpacing wages, gas prices above $4, and mortgage rates past 7% are squeezing voters even as the S&P 500 surges over 26% under Trump.
David Lewis’s classic study of Pacific wayfinding shows how Indigenous knowledge can be taken seriously—neither romanticised nor dismissed.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
An Alaska voter who considered voting for former Rep. Mary Peltola, said he "switched" and would vote for incumbent GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The Trump administration's policies are helping bring down prescription drug costs and expand access to popular medications like GLP-1s.
As recently as Saturday night, the prospect of Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race had seemed implausible.
DOJ faces an uphill battle appealing the dismissed Alaska Senate ballot lawsuit over two Dan Sullivan candidates before Election Day polls close.
Both parties will need to reckon with a rising generation consumed by cost-of-living concerns in ways that could challenge the status quo and force new compromises.
Over the past decade, former mommy blogger Rowan (née Amanda) Jetté Knox has come out as bisexual, pansexual, polyam, a ‘giant lesbo,’ a ‘non-binary queer person,’ a polyamorous ‘trans guy,’ and, as of last month, ‘two-spirited’ (and Indigenous).
The former chief of the FBI's Chicago Field Office said he was forced out after being wrongly blamed for failed prosecutions against anti-ICE protesters in the city.
The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.
Sleight of hand on the Michigan ballot could chill free speech.
Viewers will be flooded with options, including 13 straight hours of NBC footage and a continuous livestream of Steve Kornacki and his big board.
Much of the press coverage of Kagan’s interview exaggerates how much hostility she displayed toward her conservative colleagues.
Throughout American history, political combat has remained subject to legal limits. The boundary between shady and illegal activity isn't always clear, but there is a zone that, when entered, can expose political operations and operatives to accus…
The attack on refrigeration was a reminder to ponder the vulnerability of equipment bought from manufacturers based in unfriendly countries.
As the Chinese Communist Party hurtles headlong into the AI dilemma, its successes and failures will leave behind some kind of rudimentary map for the rest of us.
After an inconclusive election, Israel’s Arab parties hold the balance of power—but a renewed war with Iran may yet hand Netanyahu another chance.
Two recent films offer very different portraits of Chris Hansen, the controversial journalist behind America's hit TV show ‘To Catch a Predator.’
In a new book about the Carolingian Empire, historian James T. Palmer argues that its founder was more than just a brutal warlord. He was also ‘a savant with a large library and a taste for the obscure.’
A 9th Circuit panel briefly lifted a block on DOJ noncitizen voting investigations in California, but the full 11-judge court reversed course overnight.
It has been a nasty and disappointing midterm election campaign and whatever the result, few will be unhappy to see the end of it. The irrational and almost sociopathic hatred of President Trump even in civilized, ostensibly Republican circles is …
The picture is not pretty.
The Supreme Court considers whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with gay and transgender parents can participate in a state program.
Today’s pro-life politicians are not being pro-life because they’re afraid of the consequences. They’re being pro-life despite the consequences.
Researchers have found that bad weather can deter certain voters.