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California Gov. Gavin Newsom alleged President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
Hava Mendelle — army veteran, nurse, and co-founder of Minority Impact — speaks with Zoe Sankey about antisemitism in Australia, the red-green alliance, October 7th, and why she left the activist left behind.
Representative Barry Moore, an early backer of the president during his first campaign, faces Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL tapping into the excitement for outsiders.
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The South Lawn event was meant to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary and the president's 80th birthday.
Platner ‘is not what you’re intrinsically like if you’re working class. It’s not what you’re intrinsically like if you’re a veteran or if you saw action in combat.’
Democrats are approaching what could be their most wide-open presidential primary in decades, but I'd venture a confident prediction today: one of the two Georgia senators will be on the party's ticket in 2028.
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A Gallup poll finds 42% of young men now say religion is very important in their lives, the highest in a quarter century and up 14% since 2023.
President Trump's first year and a half of his second term has been nothing if not controversial. After winning decisively in 2024, he has seen his popularity drop sharply.
The emerging agreement ends a costly war but leaves Iran’s leadership intact and its nuclear future still subject to negotiation.
FBI agents reportedly raided Ohio Organizing Collaborative headquarters as part of a federal fraud investigation into the liberal voter mobilization group.
The #CancelColbert saga in 2014 established the paradigm for countless hashtag controversies that followed.
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The Justice Department in April agreed to pay Mr. Page, a former adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, $1.25 million to settle other claims.
Whether you love or hate Leo Strauss, his ideas are shaping the future of the Right.
Talking to Noah about his sesquipedalianism, left-wing violence, using his book as a refutational reference, and if he’s Ben Shapiro’s older brother.
President Trump is giving peace a chance in the Persian Gulf, and for Iran's leadership this is literally a matter of life or death. If Iran had continued to fight, one of two things would have happened. Either the war would have resumed its origi…
Ramesh Ponnuru on where ‘freedom conservatives’ and ‘national conservatives’ can, and can’t, find common ground. Plus, a rare treat: new fiction by Cynthia Ozick.
The UFC extravaganza at the White House was not a celebration of a sport, it was a celebration of slop. We have always been a violent country, but have we always been such a shameless one?
If Democrats won't ensure accountability, Americans should look to the example of Argentina's escraches
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Hillary Clinton's criticism of Trump's White House UFC event sparked conservative backlash invoking Bill Clinton scandals and alleged White House damage.
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.
From the athletes to the Octagon Girls, the Freedom 250 Flag Day event was a fashion show in red, white and blue.
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…
ICE arrested an alleged leader of two foreign terrorist organizations in North Carolina after a vehicle pursuit and crash as he allegedly fled to Mexico.
Don't break out the ticker tape just yet.
When enough voters feel more pain from deficit increases than from deficit reduction, more politicians will try to stop the deficit from increasing.
Comedian Shane Gillis criticized UFC fighter Josh Hokit's Michelle Obama joke at the White House UFC event, telling reporters he "didn't like" the comment.
U.S. and Iranian officials said the deal included a 60-day cease-fire to pave the way for negotiations toward a final peace agreement and talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
While the president says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and provide economic relief, the country’s nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.
There is no obvious justification in American law for the use of lethal military force against an indicted drug trafficker.
You can count me out of the envy and resentment.
The pace of the recovery will depend on how confident companies are that the deal between the United States and Iran will hold and be extended.
One's a narcissist, the other's a socialist, but there's room for all in this improbable coming together.
The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.
When the appetite for moral reform becomes an appetite for destruction.
Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.
Celebrities including Bette Midler and Robert De Niro faced widespread online mockery for their anti-Trump concert meant to counter-program his UFC event.
Trump administration maintains roughly 50,000 troops in the Middle East during 60-day Iran negotiation period despite signing new agreement with Iran.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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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.
Iona Italia talks to lawyer and historian Adam Wakeling about the enduring importance of Enlightenment values and how to defend them today.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
FISA Section 702 expired amid heightened terrorism fears, World Cup security concerns, and political disputes over Bill Pulte's role as acting DNI.
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Platner’s backers in Maine say with Trump in office and Senate control on the line, the bar is low and the stakes are high: “Purity politics don’t get us anywhere.”
The decline of patriotic sentiments on the left should be seen as a problem, not just an opportunity for Republicans to make hay.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The Supreme Court this morning granted certiorari to hear Genalo v. Black.
British author Josh Ireland’s new book about the murder of Leon Trotsky tells the gripping story of a rivalry between two very different men.
The Democrats promised to focus on affordability in November-for two days.
There’s been win after win for the nation’s most ardent gun rights groups, but backers of tighter limits say the push could endanger the public.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s unprecedented tenure as Israeli prime minister may be about to end.
In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and national parks officials, several Democrats and a Senate independent said that members of the administration could face fines and even criminal prosecution.
The next UN leader will take office at a time when the international body is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of purpose.
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…
British liberals exclude reactionary cranks like Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur because they don’t have the stomach for a fight.
Jim Acosta live-streamed for nearly 11 hours awaiting the removal of Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, then compared it to the Berlin Wall falling.
How I read a confidential memo on live television—and what it reveals about ideological bias.
The Democrats' disquieting quest for power at the cost of our democratic principles cannot credibly be denied or rebutted by inapt whataboutisms.
The nonprofit, established by Congress a decade ago and separate from President Trump’s Freedom 250, will bring Smashing Pumpkins and other acts to Los Angeles on July 4.
Deal of SortsIt's a deal to negotiate a deal with a terrorist regime that suppresses its own people and seeks to dominate against little and big satan. The President pulled back from historic and impressive military superiority once the Iranians c…
Republicans had accused Democrats of attempting to confuse voters by boosting a candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator.
Haitian national sentenced for $58 million health care fraud conspiracy exploiting the 340B Drug Pricing Program, prompting congressional calls for reform.
Supreme Court declined to revive Carter Page's lawsuit against ex-FBI Director James Comey over alleged unlawful surveillance in the Russia probe.
President Trump has long been at odds with European leaders over trade, Ukraine and NATO, but he has lashed out in recent weeks over their refusal to support the U.S. war with Iran.
On Friday evening, President Donald Trump announced that US forces had killed the head of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, in an air strike. In doing so, one of the hemisphere's more notorious crime bosses wa…
The Knicks had luck, but they also made plenty of their own. It was beautiful to watch.
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A reflection on the Stars and Stripes.
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Daniel Cormier says viral screenshots showing alleged messages with Eric Trump about rigged UFC fights are fake, claiming he was hacked online.
Democratic heads exploded last week. It could have been for any of the typical reasons. A black teen who cruelly stabbed a white kid was convicted of murder. Congress passed the Secure America Act, providing an additional $70 billion in funding fo…
Father Time remains undefeated, and the signs of age are there in Trump’s presidency.
David Reich and the politics of recent human evolution.