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Bernie Sanders Visits Florida to Campaign With Angie Nixon

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has made a point of investing in Republican-leaning states. He rallied in Tampa for Ms. Nixon, the underdog Democratic nominee for Florida Senate.

Are We Winning the Culture War?

‘The central insight of conservatism is that you’re fighting this twilight struggle to impose a kind of speed limit on societal change that is sustainable.’

Josh Frydenberg on Bondi, Antisemitism and A Grateful Son

Former Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tells Claire Lehmann why he believes Bondi was preventable, and what Australia needs on antisemitism, tax and economic reform

The nine key races that will decide who controls the Senate, and where they stand

Democrats eye multiple paths to flip the Senate majority as six toss-up races across Alaska, Iowa, Maine, Ohio and Texas shape Election Day.

Liberal-city resident hesitates when pressed on beliefs: 'I hadn't really thought about socialism that way'

Fox News Digital hit the streets of Portland, Maine, where residents offered sharply divided views on socialism, wealth inequality and capitalism.

Claire’s Weekly Letter: Bad History, Bad Law, Buried Truths

Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Has Broken My Brain

"You Can See Everything" will have you questioning everything.

Pro-Israel leader warns Democrats failing to condemn ‘vicious Jew haters’ in Congress

Democratic Sen.-nominee Abdul El-Sayed's refusal to call Iran a bigger threat than Israel at a Michigan Senate debate alarmed ZOA's Morton Klein.

Trump says Netanyahu needs to be re-elected, or else US will have to 'finish the job’ against Iran alone

Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu a "great warrior" and urged Israeli voters to back Likud in the Oct. 27 Knesset elections amid the war on Iran.

Washington Post Editorial Board: The 'Childish' Lies of Medicare for All

Deport Rep. Omar? Feds Are Closing In

Is Ms. Omar a naturalized citizen and therefore eligible to hold public office? Did she commit immigration fraud to obtain her status? Are she and her family profiting off her public position?

House panel warns Singham-linked nonprofits: Comply with subpoenas or face Congress

Neville Roy Singham and 20 others face potential depositions as the House Ways and Means Committee escalates its probe into nonprofit foreign funding.

Trump tries different approach with Russia to bring Americans relief amid ongoing war with Ukraine

Trump's Russian diesel deal faces bipartisan pushback as analysts question whether easing sanctions on Vladimir Putin will lower prices or aid peace.

These Under-the-radar Small Towns Are Some of America’s Best-kept Secrets

Across Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Republican Coalition

Farmers and ranchers have supported President Trump for a decade. But the war in Iran, tariffs and other administration policies have soured some on the G.O.P.

Mamdani praised over move to dismantle controversial NYC industry — but insiders say there’s more to the story

Horse carriage drivers say Zohran Mamdani's ban threatens their livelihoods, family legacies, and nearly $400,000 medallion investments in New York City.

Mamdani Gets Lesson From DSA About Leftist Loyalties

As noisy elements of Mayor Mamdani's socialist rabble accuse him of insufficiently hating the police and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Hizzoner suddenly finds himself in a very strange position.a€¦

Australia’s Coming Censorship Machine

The Albanese government's proposed Digital Duty of Care laws would give regulators sweeping powers over online content, threatening free speech in Australia and setting a dangerous precedent for internet regulation worldwide.

Slotkin wants GOP prosecutions to deter young people from Trump administration jobs

Elissa Slotkin said she wants young people to fear legal problems before joining the Trump administration, sparking fierce online backlash..

Big Labor Flexes Its Muscles in a Small State

On the question of public-sector collective bargaining, FDR has been proven right.

Defending Dynamic Markets

Domestic production costs aren’t fixed. Tariffs can spur investment, competition, and falling prices.

Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course

The plan to begin work transforming the course in four weeks injected fresh urgency into a federal lawsuit opposing changes to East Potomac Golf Links.

Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election

The president praised the embattled prime minister for his endurance, saying any other candidate would be the “wrong Leader.”

Not 'Those' Socialists!

Are there any leftists willing to condemn totalitarians? Paul Mason's new book shows there is at least one. Offering a selective, but not irresponsible, history of Communist and revolutionary ideas, Reds pleads with the author's fellow socialists …

Flying Cars, and Those Who Hate Them

Office of Refugee Resettlement Pushes Back on Reports of Children Facing Court Without Lawyers

Officials say they are cleaning up a mess left over from the Biden administration that has been unconscionably and unaccountably hurting children.

This robot dog was made to save soldiers' lives as US races into new era of autonomous warfare

Ondas CEO Eric Brock says the real challenge isn't building autonomous drones and counter-drone weapons but manufacturing them at massive scale.

Did Nathan Fielder Get Too Close to Elizabeth Holmes?

The existence of Fielder's documentary was an extraordinarily well-kept secret until just last month, when the deeply unsettling trailer was released.

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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

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.

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.

Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for Now

Temporary Protected Status for the two countries was set to expire on Monday. The Trump administration said an announcement would be made “at the appropriate time.”

Anti-Catholic Social Panics, Then and Now

Two centuries before the claimed discovery of non-existent ‘unmarked graves’ in British Columbia, a wave of bestselling ‘convent exposés’ purported to detail mass rape and child murder among priests and nuns.

Trump Betrays Lindsey Graham; Will Rally with Darline Wednesday

Trump waived implementation of a sanctions bill named after the late Lindsey Graham. What is Senator Darline Graham supposed to say about this?

The Real Reason MAGA Fears Rep. Omar

Trump is reviving his Obama-era birther conspiracy, this time targeting the Minnesota Democrat

Obama Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar Amid Trump Administration Inquiry

Federal agents searched Ms. Omar’s Washington home last week and issued subpoenas to some family members in search of evidence of fraud in immigration paperwork.

Mystery, Wainwright: Explosion(s), Mass Casualty Event on Canadian Base, Govt Clams Up UPDATE

Are ICE Officers Really Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’?

The homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has repeatedly said ICE agents are pursuing “the worst of the worst” criminals. But as Hamed Aleaziz, a reporter for The New York Times, explains, data shows that arrests of people with no crimina…

4 Takeaways From a Voting-Focused ‘No Kings’ Day

Saturday’s gatherings were more subdued than some past events, and many prominent Democrats skipped them.

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.

A Dishonest (and Dangerous) Nobel Laureate

Navi Pillay’s appalling treatment of Hamas’s sexual violence provides ample reason to deny her any prestigious honours. But she is also dangerous to the very international legal system that she pretends to uphold.

2028 Presidential ‘Shadow Primary’ Descends on the Midterm Elections

The schedule is especially packed in New Hampshire, an early presidential nominating state where there is a competitive Senate race Democrats are flocking to this month.

Graham Breaks With Trump Over Russia Sanctions Law Her Brother Championed

Senator Darline Graham, appointed to fill the Senate seat of her late brother, Lindsey, gently disagreed with the president’s decision to exempt Russia from the sanctions legislation.

Sunday Smiles

Cars, Cars, Cars, Cars

Chinese new-car sales have risen steadily over the last few years, reaching 30 million last year, but that number is falling as the Chinese economy goes through tough times.

Obama backs Ilhan Omar amid probe, accuses Trump admin of 'appalling' targeting in lengthy statement

Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of politically targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, alleging efforts to strip her citizenship and deport her.

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…

Medical Journal Promotes Ideological Redefinition of ‘Infertility’

Infertility is a biological condition.

France Is The Future Of The Progressive Project

In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies

As he stumps for midterm candidates, the president has been especially eager to talk about the physical appearance of some men.

Will Rural Voters Sit Out the Midterms?

Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent, travels to a cattle auction in Calhan, Colo., to see if economic anxieties are affecting the loyalty of rural voters to the Republican Party.

Anatomy of a Book Promotion

How a LinkedIn spat over the “glass cliff” cost McKinsey partner Chris Bradley his leadership role, and became the centrepiece of a book launch.

On the Origin of Straw Men

Tariffs don’t eliminate competition, and markets don’t stop adapting when governments intervene.

Is Rep. Ilhan Omar a U.S. citizen?

Our Medical Schools Aren’t Serving the Public Interest

The big problem is that we are not graduating enough doctors.

Becoming a lawyer could get cheaper and faster under looming Trump admin shakeup

As the Trump admin weighs stripping the American Bar Association's law school accrediting arm of federal recognition, experts say the move could open the door to new types of legal education.

What a Bind Cornell Finds Itself In as Its President Spouts BS

What a bind Cornell finds itself in! Enjoy it!To retain its credibility as a progressive school, sympathetic to every manner of oppression that its pampered students allege they suffer from, it needs to embrace Jane Doe's phony gang rape narrative…

CNN Political Briefing

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

Next Financial Crisis ‘to Be Triggered by Uninsurable Homes’

France: Debt and Disorder

The scale of the disturbances are, to say the least, evidence of profound dysfunction.

A Pop Fiction Master and Monster

Rest in Peace, Jeffrey Archer—politician, novelist, and reviled human being.

They Walked in Line

A look back at the heyday of cinema’s lurid Nazisploitation subgenre, from ‘Ilsa’ to ‘The Night Porter.’

Common People

A wonderful new book by Stephen Wade, America’s greatest living folklorist, chronicles the history of the country’s folk music.

Texas, Don't Let James Talarico's Charm Fool You

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day

Why Democrat Activists Pretend To Be 'Journalists'

There is an entire lawfare ecosystem whose participants, relationships, and methods remain largely hidden from public view. And nothing protects that ecosystem more effectively than the continuing fiction that its media participants are merely jou…

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…

How Genetics Rewrote History

Ancient DNA has given historians a new archive, and in two decades it has settled long-running arguments about who migrated, who conquered, and who replaced whom.

Photos show aftermath of riots as masked groups clash with police across France

Paris streets littered with burned cars and shattered storefronts as police report 1,800 arrests nationwide following violent clashes over living costs.

Iowa's Hinson on Top Voter Concerns, Pushback vs. Trump

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA), the Republican nominee for Senate, joined "Special Report" host Bret Baier to discuss the race, her differences with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, and Democratic opponent Josh Turek.

Department of Things Not to Worry About

Senior citizens not spending enough? Not to worry.

Chinese Graduate Student Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning Wyoming Colleague With Neurotoxin

Abdul El-Sayed: A Muslim Brotherhood Puppet and a Grave National Security Threat

France Reels After Largest Riots in Years

France was in a state of shock on Sunday, as citizens walked through streets lined with shattered storefronts, charred cars and burned-out government buildings.

Robert Lynch on Status, Humour and the Apes We Pretend Not to Be | Quillette Cetera Episode 74

Anthropologist Robert Lynch on going from Wall Street to addiction to substitute teaching, why apes laugh, and why comedy needs risk.

Big Banks Debanked ‘MAGA’ And The Left’s Other Political Enemies

The Radicalisation of Tucker Carlson

The most parsimonious explanation for Carlson’s political project in recent years is that he has developed a hatred of Western liberal democracy.

France Is Burning, and Socialism Is Holding the Match

France faces economic crisis fueled by socialist policies amid widespread protests and fiscal challenges.

French Protests Are Legitimate, Govt Response Is Not

To protest against shameful conditions in schools is entirely legitimate. The government's response is not, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

As Scrutiny of His Aid to Putin Intensifies, Trump Waives More Russia Sanctions

As Trump cancels sanctions from Graham bill he just signed, new report claims Elon Musk suggested, and Trump agreed, on restricting Ukraine’s defenses.

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.