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A USA Today column on the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark — who for no earthly reason is hated by sportswriters — is stridently deranged.
Jackson isn't a charismatic outsider, but he might be just the right person to get Democrats past the finish line.
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
We can protect animals from wrongful treatment without wrongfully redefining animals as legal persons ‘who’ are morally equivalent to humans.
By January 2020, Fauci had already concluded that the wet market was not the source of Covid-19.
The U.S. deal with Iran signed in June initially appeared to be a success. It didn’t take long to fall apart.
Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what, given the president’s low approval.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
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.
Democrats warn the Saudi Arabia nuclear deal could spark a Middle East arms race, while Republicans stress the need for regional partnership.
America First Legal's guide tells NYPD officers they can contact ICE directly despite New York City sanctuary city policies under Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Troy Jackson won his party's nomination by commandeering the progressive movement that fueled Graham Platner's rise. He will face off against GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November.
IRS migration data reveal over $5 billion in wealth flowing into Texas as Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Austin fuel the state's population boom.
A federal judge ruled Illinois laws providing in-state tuition and financial aid to illegal immigrants are unconstitutional, dealing a blow to JB Pritzker.
A distinguished historian of the Holocaust views Israel through the wrong prism.
Activist Rachel Moiselle on why a country with 3,000 Jews obsesses over Israel, how antizionism became a faith, and the cost of speaking out.
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.
Anthony Fauci's private diary entries reveal he called himself the most famous person in the country while documenting rising COVID-19 death tolls.
Back-to-back rulings in Massachusetts blocked TPS terminations for Ethiopia and South Sudan, sparking fierce debate over lower court authority.
Jim Jordan referred Jack Smith to the Department of Justice after his deposition allegedly omitted how he obtained congressional text messages.
The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.
The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.
After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.
'I think that his historical record is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, but I think deservedly so,' J.D. Vance says about Richard Nixon
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
How Australia's war on tobacco backfired.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Hours before addressing the White House press corps, the president endorsed using subpoenas against reporters in national security leak investigations.
State Representative Josh Turek, the Democrat running to flip Iowa’s open Senate seat, cycled with his hands at an Iowa biking event that took place between two cities nearly 60 miles apart.
Sen. Mitch McConnell's extended Senate absence complicates the SAVE America Act's path through budget reconciliation as Republicans scramble for votes.
Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former state Senate president, now faces Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race ranked a toss-up.
A federal appeals court blocked Trump's executive order on mail-in voting rules in 23 states, potentially sending the fight to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.
During my time chairing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I sometimes felt like the agent of a state-funded extortion ring.
Donald Trump ranted for more than an hour at the Friday event about the journalists and politicians who've been critical of his presidency, or have at some point disagreed with him.
The president came, he saw, he joked, he insulted and talked too long. And yet, Donald Trump's presence was the major reason why the White House Correspondents' dinner was such a smashing success....
Democrats need just six House seats to reclaim the gavel as Fox News polling shows them hitting their highest generic ballot number since 1996.
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
DOJ records reveal China's government spent nearly $80 million on influence operations targeting media, lobbying and policy in the United States.
The state produces everything you might want, with exquisite craftsmanship.
In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.
This investigation isn’t over just because Sherrill wants her preferred answer to be taken as the end of the story.
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 Grift Industrial Complex targeted Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—and got buried.
Karen Bass is in deep trouble. Her reelection bid was already shaky, thanks to lingering public outrage over the Palisades Fire.
Supporters of bombing swear they don’t want ground troops but that they are committed to the end of the regime. One may have to give way to the other.
Data on Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed show their 'working class' base is really Democrats' most educated, highest-income voters.
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.
The recent illegal immigrant voters debacle in New Jersey proves new measures to prevent voter fraud are needed.
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
Political polls drive not only coverage but also donations and voter behavior. So, it matters if they’re wrong.
‘She didn’t lay down any crazy vitriol.’
LLMs are incredibly useful, even astonishing. But they aren’t “thinking” about anything.
Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.
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…
Some schools are moving toward a hybrid model.
The Caesar Rodney statue and 22 other installations at Freedom Plaza honor common, everyday Revolutionary War heroes as part of America's 250th anniversary under President Trump.
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…
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