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Anthropologist Robert Lynch on going from Wall Street to addiction to substitute teaching, why apes laugh, and why comedy needs risk.
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, on her appeal to MAGA voters and her refusal to engage in the “culture wars.”
‘The Hunterian takes the view that the Lady Shep-En-Hor deserves privacy in death.’
Federal courts extended Second Amendment protections to switchblade knives and body armor, fueling optimism ahead of the Supreme Court's AR-15 case.
A deleted 2013 Father's Day post by Ilhan Omar referred to her father as "Nur Said," a name similar to her ex-husband's, raising new questions.
The people anticipate anarchy.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Eduardo Bolsonaro says Brazil would join Trump's Shield of the Americas anti-cartel coalition if brother Flávio Bolsonaro wins the Oct. 25 runoff.
Practical help with end-of-life decisions, guided by Catholic teaching.
A machine is not the moral equivalent of a human being.
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.
Susan Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine's senate race, but voters in Bangor say her three decades of familiarity may be impossible to beat.
Trump is keeping his hopes up as he nears the end of his campaign tour.
More than 70 percent of Big Five publishing staff are women, most of them from elite universities.
An open letter to young men and women from an exasperated mother.
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…
With moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.
The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.
From the riots of 2005 to the scenes of urban guerrilla warfare on 17 and 18 October, violence in French cities has grown increasingly intense. And the authorities are struggling to respond.
Some Muslim voters who backed Mr. Trump in 2024 say they believe he pledged his support when it was politically convenient, only to alienate and scapegoat them once he won the election.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed.
President Donald Trump's trade showdown with Canada targets dairy, lumber and market access, reviving decades-old tensions between allied economies.
Self-knowledge is cheap and satisfying, but changing what we do takes years of tedious practice.
The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”
Waltz blasted the Financial Times on X over the headline and article, calling them “garbage.”
Nathan Cofnas: what was done and what was owed.
Barack Obama compared Trump's White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein at a Cleveland rally for Ohio Democrats.
Recent spots by Abdul El-Sayed and Vivek Ramaswamy show a choice between service and cruelty
President Donald Trump's administration develops testosterone screening for troops as an HHS official warns 77% of young Americans can't serve.
Virginia Democrats who called allegations and investigations into Trump justified now stress the presumption of innocence after one of their own faces federal charges.
A once-fringe position in the Democratic Party has become mainstream.
A timely demographic story we’ve never been able to tell before.
France’s protesters are rioting against austerity that doesn’t exist. Macron might as well give them the real thing.
Brace yourself. The Democrats are coming.
With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.
The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.
If the fraud allegations are proved, public office should offer no protection from denaturalization.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Amy Hamm about Steven Galloway’s legal campaign against the University of British Columbia scholars who promoted baseless allegations that he was a rapist.
The closer we get to the midterm elections, the clearer it has become that Donald Trump has decisively failed to convince anything like a majority of Americans that he's doing a good job.
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.
President Macron has rightly condemned the horrific attack in Trappes, but the way in which he did so was far from reassuring.
In the final sprint to the midterms, Speaker Mike Johnson went to President Donald Trump with a crucial ask, according to a person familiar with the exchange. Johnson's message: Could Trump spare more cash to help House Republicans in this tough p…
A look back at the cinema of Stanley Kubrick on the eve of a massive new Criterion retrospective.
The ad comes as the race between Jackson and Collins remains razor-tight.
Neil Bush revealed he voted for Democrat James Talarico over Ken Paxton, citing deep concerns about Trump's influence on the Republican Party.
In the past four months, Vice President JD Vance has traveled to at least 12 states for 17 campaign visits. In the past month alone, he sat for a town hall in Michigan, stumped for candidates in Alaska, and sprinkled in official events connected t…
Abdul El-Sayed rallies with Barack Obama in Michigan, but undecided Black voters in Detroit say the endorsement hasn't swayed their decision.
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What comes through the most in the new documentary about Norm Macdonald is the man himself.
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I honestly don’t know how we undo the depths of the darkness of American politics today.
Heidi Heino says she stress-tested Minnesota's inspector general law against Feeding Our Future and found critical gaps in fraud prevention safeguards.
‘Her stupidity is one thing, but she’s a symbol of a much deeper problem.’
In the age of the smartphone, people ‘read’ more than ever before. But the reading of books, newspapers, and other long-form content has fallen dramatically—with detrimental effects for society.
Is there a way of bridging this divide?
Conflict between Michigan’s Black and Arab communities could get in the way of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s pitch in the critical Senate race.
The comments were his first since the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds.
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…
The president voted at a polling station in Palm Beach County, Fla.
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Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink terms of service by using the civilian system for deadly drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed.
A popular Republican and an unpopular status quo could make Minnesota the surprise of November.
Prosecutors allege the pair requested frequent briefings from the Hunter Biden case team. After The Post broke the story about the laptop in October 2020, they convened multiple meetings to handle the fallout, even writing talking points for FBI D…
In a new book chronicling the lives of ancient figures, historian Guy de la Bédoyère describes the audacious power grab that almost unseated Rome’s second emperor.