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Elissa Slotkin doubled down on her threats to prosecute GOP staffers and scare young conservatives away from serving in the Trump admin.
Progressive activists released a video of three men making the allegations about the South Carolina Republican, who died in July. The New York Times has not confirmed their claims.
The government’s investment portfolio in private companies keeps growing apace.
A look back at the cinema of Stanley Kubrick on the eve of a massive new Criterion retrospective.
The central question at this point in the 2026 midterm congressional election is not whether the voters will swing against the Republicans, but by how much. Large swings can result in wave elections. The recent midterms considered to be waves (199…
The most parsimonious explanation for Carlson’s political project in recent years is that he has developed a hatred of Western liberal democracy.
Trump got behind a much-criticized spot in the Ohio governor’s race.
An open letter to young men and women from an exasperated mother.
The details of the inquiry remain unclear, but it is one of the rare instances in which a Trump ally or appointee has been investigated for potential wrongdoing during the president’s second term.
Musk isn’t a military strategist or a seasoned diplomat. His genius lies elsewhere.
Two Minnesota federal judges who criticized Trump's Operation Metro Surge in a report published by the New York Times now face DOJ recusal motions tied to their immigration cases.
To get money from any government entity is bound to corrupt the recipient, who will start thinking mainly about how to continue and increase the flow.
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 Justice Department is probing Corey Lewandowski after a criminal referral from Homeland Security investigators, according to a source.
In an interview, El-Sayed talks about the state of the Michigan Senate race, his recent battles with JD Vance, his big moment with a GOP plant-and how it all reflects his theory of MAGA politics.
Plus: The justices’ book deals mean the court can’t rule on cases involving a media conglomerate.
The call from the president about the Starshield network came after officials in Ukraine reported that they found new limits on the use of military drones in their war against Russia.
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.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The minority leader plans to kick off campaigning in a Hudson Valley, New York, district that is one of the most competitive in the country.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Amy Hamm about Steven Galloway’s legal campaign against the University of British Columbia scholars who promoted baseless allegations that he was a rapist.
Why would citizens defend governments that abuse them?
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton clashed over Trump, transgender athletes and AI in a heated Kansas Senate debate on Wednesday.
Democrats have polling leads in most battleground Senate races, according to RealClearPolitics averages. Does that make them the favorites to win the majority? That depends more on the level of their support than on how much they're ahead.
I honestly don’t know how we undo the depths of the darkness of American politics today.
Elena Kagan argued the Supreme Court's gerrymandering and campaign finance rulings are destabilizing democracy and driving political polarization.
It looks like whatever started out there about students has been highjacked by the left and the red-green alliance to generate uncontrolled looting, destruction of public property and houses of worship. The write up by the WSJ front page on what's…
The Supreme Court allowed New Hampshire to reject student IDs at the polls ahead of midterm elections, warning of voter confusion too close to an election.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
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.
Anthropologist Robert Lynch on going from Wall Street to addiction to substitute teaching, why apes laugh, and why comedy needs risk.
‘Seminole Wind’ reflects a conservative disposition about how to steward the earth and her resources that doesn’t fit neatly into left or right.
Paul Martino sees Bucks County's political battles and documentary backlash as evidence of the Left's intolerance toward conservatives.
The Justice Department sought to jump-start a lawsuit aimed at compelling the state to not count as many as 20,000 mail ballots it claims were sent to noncitizens.
For the sake of fairness and fiscal propriety, cap Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments at average wage growth.
How a LinkedIn spat over the “glass cliff” cost McKinsey partner Chris Bradley his leadership role, and became the centrepiece of a book launch.
Video captures New Jersey Republican Mayor Matthew Bianchini lunging at a resident during a Pemberton Township council meeting before being restrained.
Attorney General Todd Blanche refused to rule out Department of Justice intervention in midterm election certification, citing hypothetical "doomsday" scenarios.
The Albanese government's proposed Digital Duty of Care laws would give regulators sweeping powers over online content, threatening free speech in Australia and setting a dangerous precedent for internet regulation worldwide.
The high court has just accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The People's Forum and BreakThrough News rejected House Ways and Means Committee demands, accusing Jason Smith's probe of violating First Amendment rights.
Self-knowledge is cheap and satisfying, but changing what we do takes years of tedious practice.
In a new book chronicling the lives of ancient figures, historian Guy de la Bédoyère describes the audacious power grab that almost unseated Rome’s second emperor.
The Transport Workers Union threatened federal court action after the New York City Council voted 40-7 to ban horse-drawn carriages by June 2028.
Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are deadlocked at 49% in the Maine Senate race as Trump's job approval sits 25 points underwater in the state.
France’s protesters are rioting against austerity that doesn’t exist. Macron might as well give them the real thing.
Our system of fixed-term, single-member districts, and elections where the leading vote-getter wins, produces stability, and legitimacy.
Barack Obama is like a firefighter parachuted in by the Democratic Party at times of crisis to put out fires.
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…
If Prop 40 even comes close to passing, it is not only California’s billionaires (or those hoping to be billionaires) who should move away from the state.
The justices had been asked to weigh in on a New Hampshire directive that prevented election officials from considering student IDs to prove a voter’s identity.
An Irish organization’s ad took the notion of consent to the point of self-parody.
A Scottish museum’s removal of its mummy exhibition for lack of ‘consent’ severs a vivid link to people living thousands of years ago.
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President Donald Trump's Clemson rally revealed GOP fractures over the Iran war, funding and immigration as one student eyes crossing party lines.
Perhaps not all ‘underdog causes’ are created equal.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Hotel de Ville, the city hall of Limoges in central France, was built by architect Charles-Alfred Leclerc in 1883. A historically protected building of Limousin granite and Poitou limestone, adorned by statues symbolizing the historical industries…
Pete Hegseth's video showcases missile launches and production lines as the Trump administration's "Arsenal of Freedom" campaign targets Pentagon red tape.
Senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.
Mumbo-jumbo to dodge the issue, which is restrictions on Starshield military capabilities, not Ukrainians’ use of Starlink commercial services.
They have the ideological advantage, but the key to beating the competition is offering a better product
In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.
The transfer came day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.
Republicans are facing the same headwinds in Maine as elsewhere. But it is never easy to defeat an incumbent.
Calley Means, who helped unite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Trump, pushed food reforms but grew frustrated with stalled progress on the MAHA agenda.
Rest in Peace, Jeffrey Archer—politician, novelist, and reviled human being.