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Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.
Two Israeli journalists, Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot­, conduct an unsparing analysis of the failures that led to Hamas's atrocities.
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.
For most of this year, President Trump has proclaimed that street crime in Washington D.C. is virtually nonexistent. He assigns credit for this development, too - to himself for deployment National Guard on the streets of the nation's capital afte…
The most consequential weakness of philosopher and journalist Kathleen Stock’s new polemic against assisted dying is its failure to engage with the empirical record.
Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say
Journalists should resolve to treat their Indigenous sources as real-life human beings—as opposed to mystic savants who channel sacred and unfalsifiable ‘knowings’
This case shows how quickly tragedy becomes raw material for those who seek to exploit it.
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.
Trump says he instructed acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin shrinking the office, calling it unnecessary and too big with holdovers from past terms.
This important Lozier study demonstrates that stopping telehealth abortions should remain a top priority for pro-lifers.
Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate, was recruited by Washington’s coziest insider progressive networking politicos.
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.
Republican candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux says Californians are tired of one-party rule as she challenges Rep. Dave Min in the 47th District.
Jewish testimonies before Australia's Royal Commission paint a portrait of a culture already transformed—one in which Jewishness has become a professional and social liability
It’s a strange race to jettison moral standards for.
The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.
The normalizing of suicide will have profound ramifications beyond the early demise of terminally ill people.
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Supporters brush off negative stories about the Democratic Senate candidate and rebut suggestions that he is the wrong person to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The utilitarian bioethicist contends that being human is irrelevant to determining moral value. What counts are capacities and the ability to suffer.
After all, the fewer births, the fewer students in the future.
A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion.
Cmdr. Job Price’s death was ruled a suicide. But irregularities raised suspicions among his loved ones and others.
Latest California governor primary results as Democrats Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra and Republicans Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton vie for nominations to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday says his state leads the nation in Medicaid fraud convictions, citing aggressive prosecution and collaboration with partners.
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A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself.
In an excerpt from his new book, the vice president reflects on how the death of the young conservative activist influenced his family to embrace a new life
The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office said it has launched an investigation into election fraud in California's elections.
The Pentagon says he is covering his family’s travel expenses, but bringing them along could strain his security team during a time of increased threats, officials warned.
President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former Rep. Stephen Buyer, absolving his 2023 insider trading conviction that prompted a 22-month prison sentence.
Sriram Krishnan, who has been central to the administration’s AI efforts, will probably continue to play an active role in its approach to the technology.
President Trump was in Wisconsin to reassure farmers who have been stung by his tariff policies and rising fuel prices from the war in Iran.
What happened during the 18-hour vote-a-rama on the immigration enforcement package?
Trump tells Wall Street Journal he gave Bill Pulte the green light to fire intelligence community officials and reduce the size of 18 agencies.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The West has a limited window of opportunity to persuade the Kremlin that victory in Ukraine is unattainable.
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for Steve Buyer, a former Indiana Republican congressman who was convicted of insider trading in 2023.
The party risks betraying its own values if it won't denounce the embattled Maine Senate candidate.
Rep. Brad Schneider said Senate candidate Graham Platner's denial of knowing his tattoo's Nazi origins is not credible, joining Democratic criticism.
It seems the people squawking the loudest about "following the science" were not exactly following it.
Where are these kids’ parents?
The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.
Haaland could make history as the first female Native American governor if she’s elected.
The AP wants readers to see themselves in Scott Pelley. That’s a harder sell than it sounds.
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…
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her new book, ‘Do Not Go Gentle’—in which she argues that governments should be denied any institutional role in facilitating the death of their citizens.
Until recently, American politics operated on a simple premise: Aspiring politicians must suck up to party bosses, run for local office, earn supporters, master policy details and only then earn a shot at higher office.
The re-emergence of the former first family has been fraught for some Democrats who just want to move on.
Never Neverland, Andrew Hammel — The new Michael Jackson biopic and the campaign to whitewash the King of Pop’s reputation. Also New * What Is the Euro-Med...
Sen. Josh Hawley criticizes four Republicans who voted with Democrats to block the SAVE Act voter ID amendment in the Senate reconciliation package.
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.
The 2024 DNC autopsy reveals a party unable to process its past, or suggest a future.
It is the administration’s latest effort to force out law enforcement personnel it accuses of “weaponizing” the government against President Trump and his supporters.
Pope Leo gets AI’s humanity question right but its economics wrong.
Rep. Ro Khanna calls Graham Platner's past relationships "toxic and volatile" but says the Senate candidate is taking accountability for his actions.
Trump announces TrumpRx.gov expansion to over 800 discounted prescription drugs, claiming the program has saved Americans over $400 million.
The state will now require all graduates of its public universities to complete a survey course in American history and a survey course in American civics.
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 Texas attorney general has mounted an all-out effort to prove Democratic Hispanic groups have been corrupting elections. Now he could be the beneficiary of his own attacks.
Trump's striking progress on the U.S.-Mexico border wall is attracting less opposition because of Biden's catastrophic record.
Democrat Graham Platner calls allegations against him "politically motivated" as he rallies supporters in Bar Harbor amid multiple controversies.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani needs to make some big changes before moving forward with the City Council's well-intentioned but flawed effort to steer more distressed housing into the hands of nonprofit building managers. The Community Opportunity to Purch…
The jury leaned heavily toward acquittal.
What is consciousness for?
Maine voters are split on whether explosive allegations against Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner will affect their vote in Tuesday's primary.
The party may reclaim the US House and even Senate, but primary candidates are far from united on how to move forward
ShotSpotter gunshot detection is being dropped by some cities despite claims it helps police respond faster and save lives in high-crime areas.
DHS commissary data shows revenue tripled at Delaney Hall during the reported hunger strike period, undercutting Democrats' claims of dire conditions.
The Democrat from Georgia on what he sees as the moral issues of our time.
Besides higher fertilizer and fuel prices, the president also talked at length about D.C.’s fountains and the Reflecting Pool.
Love them or hate them, lists are now firmly established—along with cats and porn—among the apex predators of the modern internet.
Four years into the full-scale invasion, Ukraine bears little resemblance to the country Russia expected to defeat in a matter of days.
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
The state is an outlier in taking days to count most votes, but supporters of the system say it is designed to enfranchise more people while protecting against fraud.
Author Quinn Slobodian has won acclaim for his attempt to link the famed Austrian economist to right-wing extremists. But his arguments collapse under scrutiny.
The Maine race is considered crucial to Democrats’ hopes of flipping the Senate, but Platner’s web of controversies is overshadowing other issues.