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Trump's approval rating plummets to new low ahead of critical midterms: 'More work to do'

President Donald Trump's approval rating hits 33% in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, and 80% of respondents expect the Iran war to go on indefinitely.

Senate Health Panel Chairman Voices Strong Reservations About F.D.A. Nominee

Senator Bill Cassidy said Dr. Heidi Overton’s role in President Trump’s executive order on vaccines last week was “almost disqualifying.”

Trump threatens 'unprecedented' economic consequences for any nation aiding Iran

Trump declared "economic warfare" against Iran, warning that any nation or business providing a financial lifeline to the regime will face severe, unprecedented sanctions.

Trump to Appear on Radio With Michael Cohen, His Onetime Nemesis

The call is the latest sign of a rapprochement between President Trump and his former fixer, who served as the star witness against his former boss in New York State Court.

Trump shows off his new helipad, brags about construction projects

For a brief period Wednesday, the president set aside more troubling issues to revel in his role as White House redeveloper.

Alina Habba shuts down speculation she could replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary

Alina Habba publicly dismissed speculation she would replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, shifting Kalshi odds dramatically.

Institutional Failures in the Garden of Great Intellects

The Cofnas and Arday controversies show that on matters of race, administrators at Cambridge have failed to conduct deliberate checks, failed in probity, and failed in their tolerance for unsettled science.

Florida Democrats Just Made the GOP’s Case for Them

The Democratic Socialists of America scored their biggest victory last night. But it’s also likely to be their most pyrrhic victory.

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

Prosecutors claim Comey posted ‘86 47’ seashell photo to boost book sales

The Justice Department argues the former FBI director intentionally threatened the life of President Donald Trump in part to increase his book sales and says its prosecution of him is not vindictive.

Three more Trump-endorsed candidates lose their primaries

So far, 10 candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump have lost their 2026 Republican primary races, nearly tying Trump's worst year in 2022.

New Yorker Gives Mahmoud Khalil the Rolling Stone Tongue Bath

Darline Graham Didn’t Do the Homework

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an embarrassingly blasé display as the one South Carolina Senator Darline Graham turned in on Monday night.

Light Bulbs Just Went on in Britain Why They Can't Afford to Stop the Boats From France

Missouri judge hands Trump, GOP major redistricting win ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump scored a major redistricting win as a Missouri judge ruled the GOP-backed map splitting Kansas City cannot face a referendum.

Why Australia Gave Up on Getting Richer

McKinsey's Chris Bradley on why Australia stopped investing—and why he believes the poorest country in the world could live as well as Switzerland does today by 2100.

Propriety Politics

‘I think this is a totally disgusting tactic by Ossoff, but most Republicans don’t have a lot of credibility to complain about propriety anymore.’

Among Republicans, Anti-Zionism Remains Very Online

Florida primaries are yet another example of how the anti-Israel fever that has swept through the Democratic Party remains a very online phenomenon in the GOP.

Trump joins leaders of crypto companies in push for industry-backed bill

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Congress to pass legislation that could lend greater legitimacy to the fast-growing industry — which includes the Trump family business.

Trump says he expects to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un later this year

In an impromptu White House meeting with reporters, the president touted his relationship with Kim and said North Korea has “57 very powerful nuclear weapons.”

Together Alone

American individualism and the western, from Fred Zinnemann and John Ford to Larry McMurtry and Taylor Sheridan.

Even Claude in Dark About Amodei's Wife--and Her Influence

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited AI leaders to a meeting in New Delhi earlier this year, security protocols allowed each executive to bring one additional person with them. Most brought colleagues, but Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei br…

Gen Z Is Souring on GOP, Here's How Dems Can Capitalize

What it would take to win back the zoomers.

Former Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty in Covid Records Scheme

Dr. David Morens, former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and once an associate to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in relation to efforts to evade Freedom of…

Creeping Annexation

Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.

Democrats are moving past the resistance. They want a new kind of fighter.

Prominent Democrats from President Donald Trump’s first-term battles are losing in primaries, a signal their party wants something else as it looks to 2028.

Trump’s Iran Strategy May Actually Be Working

Trump’s inconstancy may yet steal defeat from the jaws of victory. But for the first time in months, something like victory for the U.S. is again within sight.

Hey, Xavier, I Know You Are Stupid...but Did You Conspire to Hide Fauci's Diary?

Elon Musk posted, and she lost her job. Now, she seeks to clear her name.

A judge found that Mary Comans unlawfully lost her job at FEMA amid cuts by the U.S. DOGE Service.

Progressives Really Struggling With the Idea the Right Got This Right

Chinese national in blue state charged with illegally voting in federal election under another man's name: DOJ

Yupeng Sun allegedly registered another Chinese national to vote in the 2024 presidential election in Massachusetts, then reported the victim to immigration authorities.

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

Hollywood Pitch Meeting: How I Can Restore 'Justice'

DeSantis suggests ally appointed to Palm Beach post could face death penalty over child sex abuse charges

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says former ally Michael Caruso faces a "world of hurt" after child sex abuse charges, noting the state's death penalty law.

Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.

J.K. Rowling vs. Amnesty

Is this the reckoning that human-rights NGOs have long avoided?

Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say

President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.

Terry Moran on How ABC's Left-Wing Propaganda Works

Once a proud news organization, ABC News has morphed into little more than a left-wing propaganda outlet, MSABC.

Public Schools Must Empower the Common Citizen

Public education must empower the common citizen.

The Lapsed Atheist: Charles Murray Makes the Case for God

‘Casual agnostic’ Charles Murray discusses the evidence that forced him to reconsider God, the soul, and Christianity.

The Origins of Our $40 Trillion National Debt

If not for largely bipartisan tax cuts, recession responses, and spending increases over the past 25 years, the debt would be paid off by now.

NYTimes: US Navy Is Getting Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children

The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administration is protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors.

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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.

Like Odysseus. But Real

Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.

One monthly bill Americans can’t avoid is quietly surging thanks to emerging industry: data

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas research estimates AI data centers could push electricity generation costs 20% to 30% higher by 2028 than without them.

What happens next to Alex Vindman’s multimillion-dollar war chest?

The Senate candidate raised more than $16 million before the Florida primary and probably will still have significant funds once outstanding balances are settled.

Florida Leads the Way on Higher Ed and Workforce Development

Let’s stop luring young people into dubious college degrees. Use community colleges to offer them needed skills.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

Claire's Weekly Letter: What We Take on Trust

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

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…

Sued for Saving a Life

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

Anthropic CEO's Wife Courted Epstein To Invest in Porn Site

Cami Clark, the secretive wife of Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei, maintains a minimal public profile while serving as a key adviser to the AI leader. Scrutiny of Clark's history has revealed she sought investment in her

What Is Canada For?

Might Canada’s fate foreshadow that of other advanced but dependent democracies, clinging to old ideals of cooperation and diplomacy as they’re rolled under the treads of China’s or America’s naked self-interest?

‘Economic Vandalism’: Geoff Wilson on Labor’s War on Australian Aspiration

Fund manager Geoff Wilson tells Claire Lehmann that Labor’s new capital gains tax will drive Australian capital out of growth companies and into franked dividends—and push a generation of founders offshore.

How FBI Misclassified Info To Hide Biden Crimes

Documents obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley indicate FBI agents misclassified information to conceal evidence of Biden-family corruption.

Show Us the Prompts

How AI prose exploits the charity that makes reading possible.

New Poll: Guess Who Wants Males to Play in Women's Sports?

Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramatically escalate the war with Iran.

'Yikes': Critics Flabbergasted by Darline Graham's Debate Flub

A basic question about national security turned into a viral moment for the South Carolina senator... and not in a good way.

Ties to data centers could cost Ohio Sen. Jon Husted his seat, memo warns

A GOP memo obtained by The Post urges the tech industry to take action to improve the image of the controversial facilities.

China’s Industrial Food Revolution

Calling meat murder only makes sense in a world where you’d call quietly dwelling in a room a ‘hostile occupation.’

‘The Necessary Conversation’ Puts Family Political Arguments On Full Display

“The Necessary Conversation,” a podcast and YouTube show, is a very public example of the political disputes families are having all across the country.

The DSA Strategy To Build Power

The democratic socialist organization is building something much bigger than an email list.

Cambridge and the Stigmatisation of Intelligence Research

Nathan Cofnas joins a historical line of academics demonised for delivering unwelcome or upsetting news about group differences.

Blame (Mostly) Democrats for High Prices

While Biden policies are responsible for runaway inflation, the Trump admin has still has work to do to get costs back under control.

Zelensky’s First Serious Political Challenger

Ukraine’s very dependence on its Western sponsors likely means elections won’t happen without some foreign support for them.

Margins of Error

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.

Sailing Away from Deterring China

There will be no U.S. aircraft carriers in the Pacific theater right now, at a time when China is showing its arm to the Philippines and Taiwan.

El-Sayed's agenda puts ‘permanently’ changed America on the line in Michigan Senate race, GOP firebrand warns

Tudor Dixon says Abdul El-Sayed's opposition to Sharia law bans and campaign with Hasan Piker show he wants to "permanently change America."

U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected

The landmark number was reached in part because of lost revenue from invalidated tariffs.

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

The Fight for Election Integrity State-by-State

Amidst mass immigration and weak voting laws, the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIF) is fighting effectively at the state level to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote in U.S. elections. Led by longtime ballot-initiative advocate Paul Jacob, LIF has succ…

Sen. Ossoff Is the Democrats' Best Midterm Weapon

Since their 2024 election defeat, Democrats have been desperate for a leader who can help turn the party's fortunes around. Identifying such a leader has been no easy task. However, one figure is emerging as a strong contender to bridge these fact…

Trump, Who Has Amassed Enormous Wealth in Crypto, Hosts Industry Leaders

President Trump called on Congress to pass a major cryptocurrency bill that would tilt regulation in the industry’s favor.

Darline Graham’s ‘oops’ moment and the pitfalls of acknowledging ignorance

Like the senator from South Carolina, candidates have admitted to not knowing things before. Doing so rarely ends well for them.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

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…

EV Salesman of the Year

Judge Is Asked to Block Inscription of Trump’s Name on Kennedy Center

The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” to the building.

North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

Top Dem group reveals new congressional targets in bid to flip House: 'Proven fighters'

The DCCC adds five new races to its Red to Blue list, bringing the program total to 37 as Democrats try to retake the House of Representatives.

What it means that Democrats are winning special elections in Trump country

The latest victory came in a state House race near Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump survived an attempt on his life in 2024 and won big.

Don’t Fall for Fake Polls

We are swimming in a sea of lies now — more than ever before.

More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries

A series of recent losses has eroded the president’s winning record, raising new questions about his hold over the party’s voters.

Ex-counterterrorism chief advocates for Trump to 'walk away from' Iran war, yank troops out of Middle East

Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is advocating for President Donald Trump to get the U.S. out of the Iran war and remove U.S. troops from the Middle East.

El-Sayed reveals he would go ‘step further’ than Sanders on socialist plan for major US industry

Abdul El-Sayed says he wants to go beyond Bernie Sanders' public ownership model for a major American industry, calling for "some system of public control."

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

Prosecutors: Tyler Robinson Should Face Death Penalty

Clarence Thomas chokes up as he reveals promise he made after grandparents’ sudden deaths

Clarence Thomas choked up recalling a promise he made after his grandparents' deaths and Thomas Sowell's influence on his thinking about self-reliance.

Wednesday's Final Word

Highlights From the Candace Owens vs Andrew Wilson Debate

No, the Media Isn’t Responsible for Jason Arday’s Suicide

The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.