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An Early New Hampshire Poll Finds Democratic 2028 Frontrunner . . . AOC

It’s just one very early poll, but the result doesn’t seem that outlandish.

When Elites Fail

When elite institutions fail, public trust erodes — and populist skepticism grows.

The Patriarchal Mind Virus

By dismissing the importance of biological sex, Robin Dembroff earned predictable acclaim from fellow scholars. But as a work of philosophy, ‘Real Men on Top’ is unconvincing and deeply flawed.

Iran: Don't You Dare Strike Our Nuclear Facilities

Progressives Don't Have To Swear Allegiance to DSA's Crazy Ideas

I'm tired of being told that, to be a progressive, I now must swear allegiance to crazy ideas.I'm a strong Democrat, with a winning bipartisan track record. I'm rooted in progressive ideals and policies: criminal justice reform, Green New Deal, Me…

Trump Administration to Announce Deal That Could Let Saudis Enrich Nuclear Fuel

U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.

Mamdani sets internet ablaze with video explaining cave on plan to arrest Netanyahu: 'What a joke'

Zohran Mamdani admitted New York City cannot arrest Benjamin Netanyahu despite his campaign promises, drawing swift mockery from conservatives.

Trump Picks Run the Table in Arizona, Biggs To Face Hobbs

Arizona's Republican primary voters sent a clear message Tuesday: The party still belongs to Donald Trump.

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.

Trump: Bridge and Power Day Has Arrived If Iran Attacks Shipping

Democrats chip away at GOP cash lead centered on Trump

Republicans stockpiled money from big donors in national groups heading into the fall campaign season, while individual Democrats have drawn on stronger voter enthusiasm.

On the Brink Again

A collapsed ceasefire has pushed America and Iran back towards full-scale war over the Strait of Hormuz. Now Trump must decide whether to finish the job or give Tehran one more chance.

Mamdani says New York doesn’t have authority to arrest Netanyahu, urges feds to act

The mayor had said the city might enforce a warrant against the Israeli leader, drawing Democratic criticism. On Tuesday, he urged the U.S. government to do so.

The Legal Academy and Race Discrimination

Brian Fitzpatrick has a very telling anecdote in his defense of Louisiana v. Callais (2026) at SCOTUSBlog.

ICE Detention Centers Cause Lasting Damage. Shut Them

ICE detention camps have a haunting parallel to Japanese American internment camps of WWII, the long-term effects of which were devastating.

DSA's Favorite Podcaster Leaning Into 9/11 and North Korea Support

6,600 Noncitizens Found on NJ Voter Rolls

The things Democrats insist never happen are happening again: noncitizens are getting onto the voter rolls - and voting.

Sophie Cunningham: Pointers on How to Be a Boss

Man Charged in Incendiary Attack on Federal Building in Manhattan

Andrew Arrabaca faces up to 40 years in prison. The FBI says he has admitted carrying out the attack, which is dramatically depicted in the complaint.

South Carolina and Nevada Fight to Kick Off Democrats’ 2028 Presidential Calendar

The calendar order could be hugely important to the 2028 presidential primary race. Democratic insiders will try to sketch out a schedule this week, and rival states are sniping at one another.

The Academic World Is Like Medieval Feudalism

We have created a very expensive and largely counterproductive academic feudalism.

Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families

The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

The Tobacco Wars

How Australia's war on tobacco backfired.

Gary Stevenson Is Wrong About Wealth Inequality

Gary Stevenson says Britain's wealth inequality is spiralling out of control. The data says otherwise—and Channel 4 never thought to check.

I Chaired Canada's Human Rights Tribunal. Here's What I Saw.

During my time chairing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I sometimes felt like the agent of a state-funded extortion ring.

They Call It 'Labour,' But the Entire Cabinet Has Barely Had a Job Outside NGOs or Government

Dems Completely Blind to DSA's Brazen Party Coup

Communists are taking over the Democratic Party, openly and swiftly - and the Democrats are letting it happen.

About Last Night: DSA Flops in AZ As Trump Ascends

See How Houthis Put the Red Sea at Risk as an Alternative Oil Route

Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route.

LIVE RESULTS: Arizona Primaries

For the Left, the ‘Genocide’ Lie Does All the Heavy Lifting

‘It’s powerful to use the word and to democratize its power,’ wrote a leftist podcaster. Zohran Mamdani and many other progressives share this outlook.

See Which 52 Places to Go We’ve Already Visited From Warsaw to Bangkok

Now halfway through the year, we’ve made it to 11 of our picks, uncovering lesser-known spots where the American Revolution was fought, all-night parties in Poland and more.

The Latest OpenAI Model Hacked Another Company Without Being Asked

Nuns Sue New York over Forced Complicity in Assisted Suicide

Medical conscience is one of the most important liberty-related controversies in the country today. The Supreme Court is going to be very busy.

Reform Candidate to Replace Burnham as Manchester Mayor Loses Job Over Facebook Post

The Oldest Tradition in Art

Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, shot entirely on IMAX cameras, is the newest chapter in an old story: technological innovation creating new forms of art.

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.

Claire's Weekly Letter: Wars of Choice

Mamdani dodges on ‘political theater’ of empty Netanyahu arrest threat, calls for US action and NYC protests

Zohran Mamdani admits New York City lacks authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on the ICC warrant, calling on the federal government to act.

GOP erupts over 6,600 noncitizen voters found in blue state as scandal deepens: ‘Worse than anyone expected’

Republicans demand a halt to automatic voter registration through New Jersey's MVC after a software error registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote.

Zelensky’s Consolidated Rule

The Ukrainian president is increasingly dependent on ultranationalist support from within the military and the defense-tech industry.

Twenty Years Not Enough?

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s most recent comments on Afghanistan are indefensible.

Laredo’s Future Rides on Trump’s Next Trade Move

The economy of Laredo, Texas, has boomed under the president’s global tariffs. Now, his demands may threaten its success.

Republicans aren’t stopping: GOP to unleash another ‘big, beautiful bill’ with a new target

Steve Scalise confirms a fourth reconciliation bill targeting government waste and fraud, aiming to return money to taxpayers after passing 3.0.

Republicans sound alarm over far-left group's push to transform America into 'Cuban dictatorship'

The Democratic Socialists of America want to abolish the Senate and electoral college. Republican senators are firing back at the reform push.

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…

Maine Democrats Are Missing an Opportunity

The state party avoided errors Democrats made when replacing Joe Biden in 2024, but likely nominee Troy Jackson could use a better convention.

Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Canada: What to Know, and What’s Next

The president said punishing 50 percent tariffs would begin by Aug. 19, a significant escalation of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. that he started over a year ago.

The Pacific's True Rogue State

Beijing just launched a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone and called it routine. It was not.

House Republicans Have Tied the Defense Policy Bill to Trump’s SAVE Act

House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump’s voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.

Katie Porter Finds Her True Calling

California’s former congresswoman and failed gubernatorial candidate retires from politics to embrace her destiny as a scolding bookmarm.

WATCH: Tlaib tells Mamdani to 'call me' for help arresting Netanyahu as Democrats remain divided

Rashida Tlaib offered to help Zohran Mamdani arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, while Jerry Nadler says the move would violate a United Nations treaty.

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…

Democrats Bleeding Working Class Voters

Tuesday, July 21st on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP National Correspondent Susan Crabtree

Benjamin Netanyahu Is a War Criminal

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

The DSA Sweet Spot: Highly Educated, Downwardly Mobile

Education and economic security are usually correlated. But where the relationship breaks down is fertile territory for the new left.

Rubio and Chinese Diplomat Make Plans for Trump and Xi’s Washington Summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent much of a meeting with China’s foreign minister discussing the summit, but did not bring up President Trump’s claims of election interference by China.

At a Utah Campus, an Emotional Odyssey After Charlie Kirk’s Death

Since Mr. Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University, the school and its students have struggled to find a way forward.

Daniel Ortega Casts Off All Disguise

The few leftists who remember their support of the Sandinistas now try to argue that Ortega has betrayed his revolution.

New York Nuns vs. the Empire State’s Culture of Death

As New York’s assisted-suicide law goes into effect, four communities of Catholic religious sisters fight back.

Rep Cory Mills under active criminal investigation by the Department of Justice, source says

Rep. Cory Mills faces an active DOJ criminal investigation while the House Ethics Committee continues its probe into sexual misconduct and dating violence.

Democrats lure ‘politically homeless’ Gen Z toward socialism — a counterattack is taking shape

CJ Pearson says Gen Z voters are politically homeless and flirting with socialism, launching Next250 to counter the left on college campuses.

Arizona primary takeaways: Trump’s picks prevail and a House Democrat survives

Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, won the GOP nomination for governor. Among Democrats, a left-wing challenger failed to unseat Rep. Greg Stanton.

House Dems hand GOP a win on trans sports as party unity cracks

Five House Democrats broke with their party to vote with Republicans on a transgender sports amendment to the NDAA targeting military schools.

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.

They See Dead People

Following on false claims that 215 child corpses were discovered in western Canada, a First Nations chief claims that Indigenous people can communicate with departed spirits.

The Modern Mythology of AI

LLMs are incredibly useful, even astonishing. But they aren’t “thinking” about anything.

Arizona Elections: 6 Takeaways From the Trump-Dominated Primaries

Republicans nominated a former N.F.L. kicker in a top House battleground, a Trump loyalist for governor and an election denier for the state’s top election post.

Tuesday's Final Word

Omer Bartov: What Went Wrong?

A distinguished historian of the Holocaust views Israel through the wrong prism.

DOJ gives New Jersey 5 days to hand over voter data after noncitizen registration scandal

Harmeet Dhillon gave Gov. Mikie Sherrill five days to hand over voter data on 6,600 noncitizen registrations as the DOJ escalates its lawsuit.

Democrats' 1972 Re-Do

Democratic leaders worry about socialists because they fear reliving 1972 for the next two years. They have good reason to be concerned. As progressive nominees remove their less extreme members, Democrats' congressional delegation will swing furt…

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.

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, but Shutdown Fight Looms

Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.

Trump Voters Have Kids

Inside NYC's 'perfect scam': Luxury cars, dusty shelves and the EBT secret behind the counter

Fraud expert says New York City bodegas with expired food and skimming devices are secretly operating as "EBT ATMs" for organized criminals.

Mamdani: I Lied About Arresting Netanyahu. Israel's Response? Loser!

When China Gets Its Own Mythos

Preparing for an AI cyber crisis.

Latest combat deaths show risk has shifted to troops far from Iran’s borders

Trump flew to Delaware to honor soldiers killed in the Iran war, which has proved deadly for those far from the front lines.

A Crisis in the Humanities

The norms governing scholarship now often serve to protect a rigid orthodoxy on certain politically charged issues—with ideological tests substituted for proper academic standards.

After Democrats' shake-up, Collins faces toss-up against Platner replacement in must-win Senate race

Susan Collins faces a fierce challenge from progressive Troy Jackson, who backs "Medicare-for-all" and abolishing ICE, in a toss-up Maine Senate race.

CNN Political Briefing

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

Trump meets with Lebanese leader, pledges support for peace efforts with Israel

The event marked the White House’s latest attempt to broker an Israeli pullout from southern Lebanon, where Israel has been fighting Hezbollah.

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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

Mayor Mamdani Is a Total Clown

John Fetterman calls NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani a total clown, tells him to fix the homeless problem in his own city

Democrat set to replace Platner in Maine led state Senate with a temper

Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal.