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New evidence suggests industrial civilisation interrupted the return of continent-sized glaciers. This is a very good thing.
U.S. intelligence agencies believe a woman who had an affair with Jensen Huang was a Chinese asset. But there is much more that they are still assessing about her role.
Josh Shapiro, Elissa Slotkin, Cory Booker and Ruben Gallego tested 2028 messaging at a Denver conference as Chris Van Hollen bowed out early.
The president plans to also discuss the war against Iran, but is not expected to bring up Russia’s war in Ukraine or the scandal that has engulfed Jensen Huang.
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…
‘When we want to honor and make something sacred, we build traditions around it that protect it.’
After a nationwide ground stop, several governors and the former secretary of transportation were among those stranded in a Denver hotel bar.
In 343 counties dubbed evangelical hubs, turnout was 66 percent of what it was in 2024, according to a new analysis.
The company has endured a tough couple of years.
The Trump administration’s attorneys have objected to a special master reviewing their conduct in the case.
Rep. Randy Fine compared JD Vance's post-midterm remarks on the Iran war to 1932 Germany, vowing he will not support a 2028 presidential bid.
Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido and Texas Democrats push 2028 candidates to prioritize immigration reform after flipping Republican-leaning districts.
Nobody predicted the stunning sweep and depth of Democratic gains in last week's midterm elections. More than a wave, it was an avalanche that revealed new contours in America's political geography.
The House Democratic campaign arm is looking into an allegation against Representative-elect Brian Poindexter of Ohio. His campaign says he “gave what he thought was an innocuous compliment to a volunteer.”
The testimony of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was seldom examined with the scrutiny that the gravity of her allegations deserved.
CNN reports that people close to Vance say he ‘has given serious consideration to not running for president in 2028.’
The new White House chief of staff understands how ordinary menswear can lend familiarity — and legitimacy — to an uncompromising worldview.
Ed Markey says the filibuster must be "on the table" as Democrats take the Senate, while Andy Kim warns the move could be a "double-edged sword."
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s sprawling 125-year history of the Middle East is flawed and overambitious but filled with eye-catching detail.
The making of John Boorman's misbegotten sequel to ‘The Exorcist’ and our fascination with creative failure.
When one fails and still blames one's predecessor, one has exhibited dishonesty. The real issue in the blame game is honesty. Let's hope Democrats keep this in mind when they stop celebrating their extraordinary electoral romp and get down to the …
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…
Colleges should try to reduce gambling, but they are moving in the wrong direction.
The scandal connects to voter concerns over AI, data centers, China and corruption.
Schoolchildren will learn about Donald Trump more than a hundred years from now, but his successor will likely be a footnote and historical nobody.
There’s no escaping how large a factor the tariffs were in Republicans’ downfall.
Sam Wasson’s new Capra biography is a welcome corrective, but it goes too easy on the director and misreads his decline.
Win or lose, the contest for Democratic leader, far from undermining Democratic unity, will define unity around the right set of issues.
Paul Mitchell, architect of California's Prop 50, claims Democrats should establish national standards to end partisan gerrymandering for good.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s aging air traffic control infrastructure has had several disruptive failures in recent months, as officials have sought to make upgrades.
Nothing short of being at the precipice, on the sharp edge between the world as it was and the world as it will be, ever seems able to describe the present in terms that adequately capture it.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito outlined three principles he says Americans must always prioritize amid the 2026 midterms and the Iran War.
The lawmaker set to lead the House Budget Committee outlined Democrats’ options for forcing a negotiation with President Trump on an economic package to bring down living costs.
Tom Emmer says House Republicans will use committee hearings and floor votes to hold Democrats accountable as the GOP shifts to minority status.
On Tuesday afternoon, one week after Republicans lost at least seven Senate seats and both chambers of Congress, Senate Republicans handed John Thune (R-SD) two more years as their leader. No one ran against him. No ballot was counted; he and his …
Controversial Florida congressman says Democrats will choose to pursue persecution over policy but also signals a willingness to compromise, given the right conditions.
Join the Quillette team for one last summer night above the harbour.
Nvidia affair hit as the new chief of staff was deeply engaged in a reorganization of the White House staff and new policies toward Venezuela and trade.
Your weekly guide to the biggest news in the 2028 presidential race.
What does this mean for Taiwan? We will likely find out soon enough.
He may have disrupted his relationship with Trump, or at least created public speculation about it.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
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.
President Trump’s show of support for Jensen Huang as he was under fire was a remarkable moment in a relationship that barely existed two years ago. Our White House correspondent Maggie Haberman explains how Mr. Trump came to see Mr. Huang as a mo…
Lobbying spending on tariff-related filings surged 337% in 2026 as businesses scrambled to navigate trade shifts, Advancing American Freedom found.
The justice's recent assessment of her colleagues' impact on American politics hasn't aged well.
Hakeem Jeffries’ legislative wish list suggests the new majority wants to please everyone, which typically pleases no one.
Progressives should be careful not to get comfortable. There is work to be done
It’s the first of many fights over Israel that do not interest most Americans, but are nevertheless set to tear the Democratic Party apart.
The series exemplifies progressives' fondness for understanding crime in a way that augments their self-approval.
Thomas Massie says he's offering Republicans a "life boat from MAGA" as he prepares to push a new Iran War Powers resolution to the House floor.
Right now, thousands of diplomats, bureaucrats, and campaigners are meeting in TA¼rkiye yet again for the 31st United Nations climate summit.
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A new documentary about volunteer medics in Gaza has been made to elicit an emotive reaction from decided progressives, and to reinforce their existing biases.
The Democratic senator from Maryland launched a website and will hit the Sunday shows.
The F.A.A. called a rare halt on flights nationwide, but the president stayed away from cameras and issued social media posts on the entertainment industry and California’s Democratic governor.
The postponement appeared to acknowledge states might need more time to smoothly implement the change.
Rep.-elect Ryan Elijah, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital he wants to crack down on fraud and congressional insider trading after his midterm victory.
Attendees leaving the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention on Friday said they heard something more than a pep talk for Republicans after their midterm losses.
William Scharf's letter warns Democrats that abusive subpoenas could cross into criminality, but Rep. Robert Garcia says Trump has something to hide.
The Trump administration has quietly been laying the groundwork for an aggressive all-out effort to thwart newly empowered Democrats’ attempts at oversight.
Two new books detail the workings of cults—from nineteenth-century Prussian heretics to the ‘rationalist’ Zizians of California
Justice Sam Alito is warning about potential efforts by a soon-to-be Democrat-run Congress to undermine the judiciary's 'independence.'
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Kreiss-Tomkins, 37, defeated three Republicans, including President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate.
The Maryland Democrat said he believes there is a broad desire for change among Senate Democrats.
The president’s efforts to remake Washington also face significant Republican opposition.
One issue where the left and libertarians have long found common ground is marijuana legalization. From Ron Paul to Bernie Sanders, there's been a shared recognition that America needs to move beyond War on Drugs policies of the past. Marijuana sh…
The federal government had planned to require poor adults to prove they were working or lose insurance coverage starting Jan. 1. Now, it will let states wait until July.
Can anyone maintain with a straight face that during this period, Republicans have become more fiscally responsible or more intent on fighting the spread of vice?
The request to extend a high-profile warrantless surveillance law would add a thorny issue during waning Republican control.
Granting rights to nature would mire and suffocate economies in tar pit-like bureaucratic goo.
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.
The archbishop of New York joins nuns fighting for religious liberty.
President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping next week near the end of his Asia trip, the White House said Friday.
Following Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia after a stunning sex scandal, it's reasonable to think the U.S. artificial intelligence industry is in trouble. Nvidia's chips have been vital to A.I.'s ascendance; the company has directly invested…