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Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut responded to a letter issued by U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz, declaring, "I will not be intimidated."
As US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello was sent to help return the country to civilian rule. Sudanese democrats say his choices empowered the very networks that buried it.
We treat every hour as preparation for some future payoff, but some of the best ways to spend a life accomplish nothing at all.
Nothing short of being at the precipice, on the sharp edge between the world as it was and the world as it will be, ever seems able to describe the present in terms that adequately capture it.
Judge Posner pushed the boundaries of judging. When he stayed within them, his brilliance had few peers.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
It is safe to say that the Russian casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion are somewhere in the ballpark of 1.6 million.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reportedly preparing to disband the NYPD's Strategic Response Group after months of failing to fulfill his promise to do so.
Once again, the French novelist is being investigated for his opinions (and predictions) about Islam.
President Trump on Thursday authorized a crack down on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia's advanced AI chips to China for the third time this year - even consulting Elon Musk before giving the go-ahead.
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…
The country’s largest prediction market says it ended its contract with the president’s eldest son after his investment firm took a larger stake in its prime competitor.
The president suggested Thursday that he was dialing back diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran and ending a dealmaking effort by the vice president.
The rosé states show the GOP’s political brand is in tatters. The ballot initiatives show center-right ideas are still viable.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The political fallout of the Nvidia news could be another gift to Xi Jinping.
Most project reviews under this archaic law are ridiculous wastes of time and money.
The Democrat Scott Colom’s stunning Senate upset punctuated a dismal midterm showing for the G.O.P. in a region they had dominated for years.
Board starts search for company's next leader after Huang resigns in wake of two extramarital affairs
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 Trump says JD Vance will target alleged corruption in Minnesota, California and Illinois, claiming billions are stolen monthly from government programs.
Video elicited furious backlash from critics incredulous that a defense secretary would behave disrespectfully at one of the nation’s most sacred memorials.
President Donald Trump floated a deal for long-term immigrants, but Senate Republicans drew a hard line, insisting amnesty is completely off the table.
See the latest Maine 2nd Congressional District election results as Paul LePage (R) and Matthew Dunlap (D) compete for the seat held by Rep. Jared Golden (D).
With the size of the Democrats' House majority comes incredible pressure, a Connecticut congressman-elect says.
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A new documentary about volunteer medics in Gaza has been made to elicit an emotive reaction from decided progressives, and to reinforce their existing biases.
Plus: Faith in democracy and Trump’s power in the GOP.
The prosecutor, who faces arrest in Mexico after allowing C.I.A. officers into Chihuahua state, is under the protection of the U.S. government, according to U.S. and Mexican officials.
Trump has implicitly endorsed the criticisms of his vice president and his handling of diplomacy with Iran.
Wednesday, November 11th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RealClearPolitics contributor and Marine veteran, John Waters
Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign had sought a list of absentee voters whose ballots were rejected in Alaska’s tight Senate race.
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…
Letters sent by two key House committees tell companies and officials not to destroy documents.
The United Nations reconfirmed Iran to a key committee with 144 votes, drawing fierce opposition from Canada, Australia and U.S. lawmakers.
Lawmakers must dodge rulings on immunity, standing and “valid legislative purpose.”
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.
Last week I interviewed a president who is at a post-midterms crossroads. His party may be defeated, but he still has decisions to make that will determine his legacy.
Chuck Schumer faces a fracturing caucus as Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin and four newly elected senators reject his bid for Democratic leader.
Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher wins the Kansas governor's race over Trump-backed Republican Ty Masterson, keeping the governor's mansion in Democratic hands.
Ancient problems.
In a 2028 race, Chris Christie is a chump, a palooka — not just yesterday’s news but last decade’s forgotten footnote.
Most Democrats abhor the health secretary’s stance on vaccines, but some see an opportunity to win voters from his MAHA movement by joining with him on food and environmental issues.
There’s too much Republican defeatism.
Mississippi and other states have created new uncertainty about what, exactly, a red state is.
Top House Democrats are calling for an investigation into Howard Lutnick over his alleged role in the NVIDIA Jensen Huang Chinese spy scandal.
Black voters under 30 outpaced young white voters for the first time since 2012, contributing to a statewide sweep by Democrats.
Democratic Rep. Lou Correa, one of the House members who did not vote Tuesday on the Hegseth impeachment issue, underwent open-heart surgery that day.
Democratic gains were expected, but surveys almost uniformly underestimated how well the left would do. Many pollsters seem to have made similar mistakes.
Scott Colom’s win in Mississippi is just one of several that have been hard for Democrats to process.
How Technology Is-and Isn't-Changing the Global Economy
War Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal to the soldier who reprimanded his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Democrats want to impeach Pete Hegseth to satisfy their base, turning a constitutional safeguard into a partisan spectacle.
'Holding a rushed election ignores the message our voters sent,' Sen. Ron Johnson said of Thune's hasty installment as leader.
Can Democrats keep a lid on their maximalist activist class?
The former deputy mayor of Jerusalem on her family’s Sephardi history, 7 October, and why she wants Jewish students to study in Israel.
Moderate Democrats and progressives have long feuded over who should drive their party’s economic agenda. But many newly elected members say they share the same big goals.
Schoolchildren will learn about Donald Trump more than a hundred years from now, but his successor will likely be a footnote and historical nobody.
The testimony of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was seldom examined with the scrutiny that the gravity of her allegations deserved.
The making of John Boorman's misbegotten sequel to ‘The Exorcist’ and our fascination with creative failure.
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At THP, our final generic ballot had Democrats up 13 points among likely voters, 54 to 41, after earlier readings of 11, 9, and 12 points. Although votes in various House races are still being counted, that 13-point number essentially matches the …
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Connecticut) said that the agency has expanded covert action and needed more supervision as such.
Legislation addressing the retirement pay of veterans with combat-related disabilities is making its way through Congress, but could collapse amid a funding clash.
Bloated by corporate cash, let down by a rotten political system and a perversion of direct democracy, what's the way back for a once-golden state?
Democrats say Howard Lutnick, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan and Marco Rubio could face impeachment efforts and congressional hearings in January.
Two new books detail the workings of cults—from nineteenth-century Prussian heretics to the ‘rationalist’ Zizians of California
Lawmakers are asking his fundraiser Meredith O’Rourke to explain the terms of donors’ gifts to Trump’s ballroom and other pet projects.
The morning after Republicans suffered the most devastating midterm loss in recent memory, Vice President JD Vance posted his response to the election results on X. Vance's poignant diagnosis has garnered over 72 million views and widespread suppo…
The vice president is publicly committed to the Iran war being a failure. Of course he can’t continue to be responsible for how to end it.
For 10 months I said Scott Colom could win. Those who made it happen believed it long before that.
Sam Wasson’s new Capra biography is a welcome corrective, but it goes too easy on the director and misreads his decline.
New House members, who will be sworn in on Jan. 3, stepped off their buses bright and early this morning to climb the House steps and pose for their class photo.
On this full episode of LARRY with Larry O'Connor, Ilhan Omar says she's gotten most of her seized devices back and wants her old seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the one Republicans stripped her of in 2023, even as Tom Homan calls the…
Jim Jordan won the House GOP minority leader race over Steve Scalise by a 106-73 margin, and Republicans are rallying behind his combative style.
We are at our best when we identify with voters personally and take their side. And voters don't want to be scolded.
President Donald Trump blended two of his frequent topics, immigration and tariffs.
It was the third Latin Grammy for Bobby Pulido, who defeated Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz last week.
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s sprawling 125-year history of the Middle East is flawed and overambitious but filled with eye-catching detail.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly cultivated brand took a hit during an encounter with an Army sentinel at Arlington Cemetery.