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The Trump administration’s scientific illiteracy about rates of autism is going to have catastrophic results.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.
When people tell you who they are, believe them.
"Article III Project" founder Mike Davis explained the Supreme Court decision on President Trump's executive order directing the Postal Service to make sure they are not sending mail-in ballots to non-citizens, with Steve Bannon on his "War Room" …
Many American students are lured into graduate degree programs with the notion that more education always pays off.
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.
Watching Gillo Pontecorvo’s film six decades after its release permits a nuanced understanding of the events that it portrays, which was unavailable when it first came out.
Dan Koh, who ran with the endorsement of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr., topped a crowded field to secure the nomination in the safely Democratic Sixth Congressional District.
Mr. Biden will join three other living presidents at the event. President Trump has decided to skip the ceremony and is expected to appear at the Pentagon on the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play
If this was an intentional maneuver, then it was a satisfyingly catty one with a nice bit of historical symmetry.
The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Benjamin Ryan about his journalistic adventures reporting on AIDS, monkeypox, gender activism, and the Jason Arday saga.
The Trump administration’s deal with a private oil company to increase oil production in the South American country could take many years to come to fruition.
Dan Koh, backed by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, won a crowded Democratic primary for the House seat Seth Moulton is vacating in Massachusetts.
A thrash-metal classic turns forty.
Iran, Ukraine and Venezuela top the list.
Despite what President Trump said, violent crime rates in Chicago are down considerably from their post-Covid peak.
Ayanna Pressley faces no challengers in the Massachusetts 7th district, but controversies over her husband's federal contract and finances loom large.
Jake Auchincloss advanced against progressive challenger Jason Poulos, who campaigned on Medicare-for-all and ending U.S. military aid to Israel.
Those worried about the quality of an AI chatbot’s answers should avoid a Brussels-approved ChatGPT, as should those concerned about privacy.
The oldest senator in Massachusetts history used a progressive message to beat Representative Seth Moulton, 47, defying calls for generational change.
The DOJ lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools alleges "secret" gender transition plans locked parents out, violating FERPA and PPRA.
From 171 million X posts to simulated swing-state voters, Chinese institutions are mapping the American electorate in startling detail.
The people being trained to work 80 hours a week at a Big Law Firm cannot be expected to manage a couple hours of orientation events without palliative care.
(The Center Square) - A majority of American voters agree that student loan debt is too risky, with many graduates struggling to find good-paying jobs, according to a new poll.
The knowledge and infrastructure needed to engineer a pandemic pathogen, once confined to a handful of elite military and civilian research institutions, are quietly becoming more accessible.
The American strikes were in response to attempted attacks by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. service members in the Middle East, military officials at Central Command said.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Ed Markey defeated Seth Moulton's generational change campaign by leaning into progressive credentials and taking a bold stance on transgender rights in sports.
The president is right about their economic and national security importance.
The vice president called Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed “very, very evil” and told him to stop talking about Vance’s wife.
Several House Republicans joined Democrats to censure Chuck Edwards after an ethics probe found he created a hostile work environment for staffers.
There was no 'genocide' in Gaza. In fact, Israel went out of its way to deliver aid and to ensure the safety of Gazans.
We should worry about the perverse incentives created by elevating a self-killer and punishing his enemies.
There is no civilizational imperative that is advanced by the oppression (or worse) of its Jewish people.
The historic political failures of the GOP have even created openings in reliably red states.
The loss of film and TV production to other countries ‘is hurting California very badly,’ the president said.
The jurors have spent four days discussing the mental state of Clancy, who has admitted killing her children. The judge told them to keep working to reach a verdict.
Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain and special operations veteran, has led the Department of the Navy for four months as President Trump now seeks Senate confirmation.
In a globalized energy market, it functions mostly as a political gimmick.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is trying to call attention to Trump's latest tariffs on Canada.
Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms.
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Who will bear the costs of a global trade adjustment?
In the United States, building a data center now polls roughly as well as abolishing the police. If current trends continue, server warehouses may soon be less popular with Americans than pizza topped with pineapple and shattered glass.
To be naked is to give up obsessive self-presentation and take off the mask.
Democratic state Rep. James Talarico is locked in a tight race with the Republican nominee.
James Fischback was forcibly removed from a Miami-Dade commissioners meeting after protesting the county's raised investment limit in Israel bonds.
Treat a warming planet as an engineering problem rather than a moral failing, and it starts to look solvable.
Rep. Chuck Edwards was censured by his colleagues in the House over his conduct with female staffers.
Mike Minogue won 70% at the Massachusetts GOP convention and defeated former MBTA executive Brian Shortsleeve to take on Gov. Maura Healey.
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Stephen Lynch defeated progressive challenger Patrick Roath in the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Democratic primary despite clashes over ICE.
National Trust for Historic Preservation member Alison K. Hoagland hasn’t been personally harmed in any way; she just doesn’t like the way the place looks.
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark advanced past two left-wing challengers who made Gaza and AIPAC money central issues in the Democratic primary.
A new exhibition curated by Lars von Trier provides a fascinating look at who and what has influenced one of the world’s most prodigiously gifted and provocative filmmakers.
As of Tuesday, the 30-year-old navigation tool was Apple’s No. 1 free app after the company rebuffed an executive order renaming the Great Lake.
The Chinese Communist Party cannot and will not accept that its time in the sun has passed. But the public knows.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.
Here is a breakdown of the biggest legal battles set to be argued before the Supreme Court during its 2026-2027 term.
Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
An anonymous federal official warns that a rushed USPS portal tied to Trump’s mail-voting order could reject large batches of ballots before the midterms.
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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…
Richard Neal defeated progressive challenger Jeromie Whalen in the Massachusetts 1st Congressional District primary, but the seniority debate rages on.
Tyler James Robinson, the 23-year-old accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
Thomas W. Pauken II developed sources with access to sensitive information in the U.S. and was told his reports were being sent directly to China’s president, according to court records.
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.
A U.S.-based Australian Rules Football league allows trans-identified men to play on women’s teams. When one turned out to be a convicted sex criminal, no one wanted to talk about it.
The Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and former Virginia political candidate has been leading the service on an acting basis.
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.
In the first such lawsuit, the Trump administration accused the district of hiding students’ gender transition from their parents against federal law.
Where next with this darkness?
Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s top military adviser, appeared to renounce the possibility of the military interfering in the 2026 midterms.
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…
‘It’s always the case, isn’t it, that the people who cannot see the link between virtue and hard work and success were not the ones that were virtuous or did the hard work.’
Paxton’s vulnerabilities, particularly in a year of epic backlash, were simply too risky to cashier a respected incumbent.