News and opinion from both the left and the right, mixed together so you can break out of your filter bubble.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong called to defund and abolish police in posts made before and during her time as an elected official.
President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.
President Donald Trump's inner circle fired back at former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Ted Cruz's criticism of Iran peace efforts.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a “gargantuan task” during his visit to Delhi: defuse tensions over President Trump’s anti-India aggression and overtures to China.
In highly competitive House races that Democrats need to flip in November, the left is betting that calls for universal health care and taxing the wealthy will resonate — even among Republicans.
The academic left turned on Azar Nafisi for criticizing Iran’s regime.
My nephew's schoolmate sang at Eurovision last week. Here is what the people who booed him don't understand.
Pray for the grace to be grateful.
Coding was supposed to be a pathway to a high-paying job, but AI is pulling the rug out from young programmers.
Housing officials were told to exclude emotional support animals and tighten the definition of a service animal when granting accommodations for disabled tenants.
At Gibraltar, at the tip of Spain, British forces are ready to deploy autonomous mine-hunting equipment if a peace agreement is achieved.
In New Delhi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to explain why President Trump has pushed aggressive trade and immigration policies affecting India and Indians in the United States.
It reads like a half-drafted thesis assembled at the last second for a book the Democratic Party never finished reading all the way to the end.
What radar and jet propulsion were to World War Two, robotics and artificial intelligence will be to the next war between great powers.
Mail is private — it makes it easier to pretend that we don’t know what’s going on.
Bishop Robert Barron encourages dialogue between Catholics and the Trump administration, saying demonization of conservative immigration views is unfair.
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 new book about Stephen King’s early novels will only appeal to hardcore fans, but its very existence is a reminder of its subject’s incalculable cultural impact.
Susan Owens’s handsome new monograph reconsiders the life and career of the English landscape painter John Constable.
Worries about AI doom rarely take Darwinian evolution seriously. A new paper argues we should—but we are still further from that scenario than its authors suggest.
Sen. Thom Tillis warns Trump's decisions are "killing our chances" for Republicans to hold the Senate, escalating a feud with the president.
Population shifts to low-tax Southern states could carry major political implications, strengthening Republican-leaning states ahead of 2026 midterms.
In a fascinating new book, historian Anthony Bale vividly reconstructs the brutal, fantastical, and sometimes deeply religious experiences of medieval travellers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Our education system has been undermined in numerous ways and among them is that many students have very poor attention spans.
More than three quarters of Americans, including 55 percent of Republicans, said President Trump’s policies have increased the cost of living in their community.
The ruinous price increases that took place during the Biden-Harris administration do not get a mention.
If crypto is a vehicle for criminals to sell pieces of the U.S. to its enemies, you’d think the stewards of American interests would take a firmer line against it.
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…
‘A lot of it reads like it was written by ChatGPT because it’s so saccharin.’
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating to determine who shot the bystander, who underwent surgery, and how many bullets were fired.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The bronze ingots left over from a Robert E. Lee statue that once ignited violence will now be part of a new work of public art.
Sometime in the last decade, Hollywood stopped making films that parents would enjoy as much as their kids. With 'The Sheep Detectives,' that's changed, writes Kat Rosenfield.
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…
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting is the latest in a growing series of security threats and incidents involving President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump seems to have given up on Taiwan’s long-term future.
Former U.S. surgeon general nominee Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is now caring for U.S. service members and veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
There’s a lot to keep track of.
Ice has no consciousness. It can’t reciprocate with people in any manner whatsoever. Glaciers have no ‘agency.’
Economists and local grocers warn NYC Mayor Mamdani's plan for city-owned supermarkets could crush small businesses while sticking taxpayers with the bill.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Yale Law School professor Sarath Sanga, co-author of a new report explaining why the American public is losing trust in the country’s colleges and universities.
The release by Democrats of their party's so-called autopsy on the 2024 election is deservedly getting trashed for being late, superficial and scattershot.
Where climatists are, the ESG/stakeholder capitalism complex and those who flourish within it, will not be far behind.
After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.
President Trump has alternated between bullying the justices and cozying up to them as the court prepares to announce major decisions that will determine the fate of the key aspects of his agenda.
Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch passed away yesterday at the age of 41.
On Memorial Day, military families remember the Iran conflict’s fallen and navigate heartbreak without mothers and wives.
Two recent moves aligned the department ever more closely with President Trump’s own efforts to whitewash the events of that day.
Creating NGOs that misuse the language of human rights is an effective strategy for advancing terrorist goals.
Five years after it helped promote a nationwide social panic over ‘unmarked graves,’ the Globe & Mail admits those graves might not actually exist—while also suggesting that it doesn’t really matter anyway.
Pratt is gaining ground because he hasn't presented himself as a traditional establishment Republican. Instead, he's targeting a very specific voter.
Ten California mayors push back against Gov. Newsom's high-speed rail funding plans, opposing the use of local taxpayer money after 16 years of no track.
Politics of the Day
May 23 2026
The Maryland man was charged with human smuggling after a high-profile legal fight in which courts ruled he had been illegally deported to El Salvador.
Experts warn climate activists, anti-Israel protesters and other movements have formed an anti-American alliance now targeting U.S. AI infrastructure.
A gunman known to the U.S. Secret Service opened fire near the White House and was shot and killed by federal officers. President Trump was in the White House at the time.
More than a dozen DSA-backed candidates won, are expected to win or advanced in primaries across five states following last week's primaries as Republicans and Democrats warn of socialist momentum.
Tom Steyer proves one thing about California politics: As bad as things get, they can always get worse.
Europe’s AI regulations are already driving innovation abroad, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet warns.
Meghan McCain shared news of her brother Douglas Shepp McCain's death Sunday at 66. The eldest son of Sen. John McCain was a retired Navy pilot.
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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.