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Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.
GOP Senate candidate Michele Tafoya targets Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison over an alleged $9 billion fraud scandal in her Minnesota Senate bid.
One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.
After the failure of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the United States remains at war with Iran and Trump’s priority is to liberate the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.
Decolonisation theory operates as a rigid, Manichaean ideology that neatly divides the world into evil perpetrators and innocent victims.
How a brilliant mind fell for bad history and worse people.
Leah Gazan’s use of the absurd term ‘MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+’ to describe female Indigenous homicide victims is a case study in progressive linguistic self-sabotage.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact going into effect is suddenly plausible.
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.
Dr. Cory Franklin is not anti-vax, but he thinks health bureaucracies owe Americans (and Canadians) the truth about who is really getting sick. I agree.
The Hungarian leader faces an energized opposition—and questions about whether he would accept defeat.
An open governor's seat in deep-red Iowa is drawing increased scrutiny as Democrats look to test GOP dominance in a state that has shifted decisively to the right.
The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.
House Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee want to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for skipping an April 14 deposition regarding her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, but many Republicans are not on bo…
The Trump administration launched a new system to refund $166 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the levies as unlawful this year.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against the Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick following the publication of an article on Friday alleging the director had a drinking problem that could pose a threat to national security.
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
Bob Brooks, a firefighter who appeals to the White working class, engaged with right-wing content. His endorsers in the Pennsylvania House race stand by him.
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
A president who relishes attacking the news media is set to break his boycott of an event celebrating the news media. What could go wrong?
In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.
His attack on progressivism last week was the last straw
If liberals wish to forge an alliance of convenience with a socialist and apologist for jihadist violence, they will be betraying the very values they profess to uphold.
New York Times staff members shared why they regard the 1976 film as one of the best movies about their profession.
Republicans report a record $47.1 million first quarter haul, with the NRCC saying it outraised Democrats for five straight quarters before midterms.
What happens when human manipulation arrives at its Claude Mythos moment?
He was one of five University of Buffalo faculty members fired for not signing loyalty oaths. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.
Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…
Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with L.G.B.T.Q. children or parents sued to participate in a state-funded program.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The transatlantic slave trade was a monstrous crime against humanity. Yet it represented just one example of an ancient evil that spanned many civilisations.
President Donald Trump on Monday said expiration of the ceasefire with Iran will mean "lots of bombs start going off." In a phone interview with PBS News, Trump made clear that the U.S. is prepared to escalate if Tehran fails to come to terms on i…
Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.
President Donald Trump on Monday rejected his energy secretary's projection a day earlier that U.S. gas prices may not fall below $3 per gallon until next year, arguing instead that prices will drop sooner if the conflict with Iran is resolved.
Like the old Wild West, the Moon offers the prospect of resources to exploit and land to settle. Artemis II's successful mission is just the beginning.
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.
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…
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
House Republicans press FBI, Department of Energy, NASA and Pentagon for answers after reports of vanished individuals linked to sensitive nuclear and aerospace programs.
The president is on a losing streak, and even some of his aides are dismayed by his choices.
She was, after all, trained to lie by the CIA.
In Iran, Donald Trump is showing us what a populist war looks like.
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…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Two waves of addiction were prescribed by doctors and egged on by pharmaceutical marketing - orchestrated by the Sackler family - that insisted it was safe and a great idea.
Michigan and the Trump DOJ clash over a demand for 865,000 ballots from Wayne County, with state officials calling the request baseless and political.
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Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.
Trump's war with Iran is not popular - and that's no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy.The Strait of Hormuz remains dangerous. Oil markets are volatile. The risk of escalation has not disappeared.…
The United States struck a vessel that was participating in "narco-trafficking operations," killing three men in the attack, according to SOUTHCOM.
The president is directing federal agencies to boost research into the drugs and support clinical trials, moves championed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The latest attack raised the death toll to at least 180 in the campaign by the United States against people it accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students by not disclosing name or pronoun changes to parents …
The new film 'Project Hail Mary' based on Andy Weir's bestselling novel, celebrates scientific problem-solving on a cosmic scale. There are striking parallels with David Deutsch's radical optimism.
The vice president is again center stage, after abruptly leaving the first round of high-level Iranian peace talks without an agreement.
DOJ official Harmeet K. Dhillon wrote that she is seeking ballots to investigate election law compliance. Democratic state officials call the request baseless.
A selection of essays and interviews in Quillette examining how and why Iran and the West are at war, and what is likely to happen next.
A simmering rift between War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll spilled into public view this week after Driscoll openly praised the Army's former top general, Randy George, whose abrupt dismissal has drawn scrutiny...
Rep. John McGuire, R-Va., warned Monday on Newsmax's "Wake Up America" that Democrats' push to redraw Virginia's congressional map amounts to an "illegal, unconstitutional power grab" that would fundamentally alter representation in the commonwealth.
The Times says a boom of older mothers is coming to reverse low fertility, but the math is against them.
First lady Melania Trump will attend this Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, The Hill reported on Monday.
After the State Department overhauled the process for choosing an artist for the Venice Biennale, it gave control to a woman who previously owned a pet food store.
“I think we’re going to see Theodore Roosevelt inducted,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event on Thursday.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that Israel did not convince him to attack Iran, despite claims by critics."Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN…
The plan dramatically reworks entire sections of the state, slicing up deep blue districts in the Washington, DC, suburbs and around Richmond, and creates a new district running along the Blue Ridge Mountains that connects liberal cities.
Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.
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 Supreme Court agreed to hear a Catholic parish's case after Colorado barred its school from a state program funding families' preschool choices.
The MAHA movement gives Republicans a chance to win suburban moms in 2026 midterms by focusing on food quality, screen time and health transparency.
Rep. Haley Stevens was booed by pro-Palestinian activists during a speech at Michigan Democrats' spring convention amid a heated Senate primary battle.
The trend is fueled by their status as political celebrities in a deeply divided country.
Many GOP states are enacting soda and candy bans for food stamp purchases amid MAHA’s healthy food efforts. Some retailers and SNAP users find the new rules complicated.
Despite drop, vice president's favorability remains rock-solid with base GOP voters.
Is the president’s son-in-law carrying out the public’s business or pursuing his own private interests?
Acting attorney general Todd Blanche has moved quickly to put his stamp on the department, but other Trump loyalists also appear to be vying for leading roles.
Mr. Patel sued the publication for defamation, asking for $250 million in damages. A spokeswoman for The Atlantic called the suit “meritless.”
A shocking number of the president’s supporters have turned against him.
Key Points and Summary: Hoover Institution Fellow Eyck Freymann, who also serves as a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College's China Maritime Studies Institute, has published a new book titled Defending Taiwan warning that the …
U.S. President Donald Trump slapped down the notion that Israel pushed him into waging the Iran war, asserting that the outcome "in Iran will be amazing"
Democratic candidate Sarah Trone Garriott faced criticism after a resurfaced video showed her recounting a role in a satanist couple's church wedding.
How elderly Americans amassed disproportionate wealth and power
Liberal justices stalled the release of the Dobbs ruling for weeks, putting the justices' lives at increased risk, a new report reveals.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's "strengths" from its tight relationship with the United States have become "weaknesses."
Why reactionaries are taking over the world
Former AG Eric Holder defends Democrats' Virginia redistricting push, accusing GOP of stealing seats in Texas and Missouri ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is mourning the loss of his daughter, Madison, 36, who passed away following a decades-long health battle, ABC affiliate WJLA reported on Monday.
The president has publicly highlighted his ballroom project on roughly a third of the days this year.
Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show.
Iran cannot be trusted, and the U.S. is "going to have to force their hand," Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Monday.
Orbán’s defeat should scare the hell out of populist authoritarians.
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