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A burst of ad spending is part of a campaign tactic in which the major parties try to boost fringe hopefuls on the other side.
Riley English of Massachusetts turned herself in after arriving at the Capitol with miniature molotov cocktails just before Scott Bessent’s Senate confirmation.
A coalition sued to block a DHS visa rule changes that would cap international students at four years in the U.S. and limit foreign journalists to 240 days.
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…
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.
Might Canada’s fate foreshadow that of other advanced but dependent democracies, clinging to old ideals of cooperation and diplomacy as they’re rolled under the treads of China’s or America’s naked self-interest?
The midterm elections present a stark choice for voters: common-sense Republican leadership versus radical Democratic extremism.
Hakeem Jeffries is betting that moderates can unite the party around progressive policies while keeping their distance from socialism.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his long-standing falsehoods about a rigged 2020 election.
Embattled Rep. Cory Mills (R-Florida) lost his re-election bid, another Trump gubernatorial pick fell, and another democratic socialist won a primary.
Fund manager Geoff Wilson tells Claire Lehmann that Labor’s new capital gains tax will drive Australian capital out of growth companies and into franked dividends—and push a generation of founders offshore.
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 real price of energy is assumed to rise more than 150 percent" over the next 25 years.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Stein is facing misdemeanor charges of trespassing and assault over her role in a campus demonstration against the war in Gaza in 2024.
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Nathan Cofnas joins a historical line of academics demonised for delivering unwelcome or upsetting news about group differences.
Calvin Coolidge's speech in honor of the declaration's 150th anniversary is a permanent contribution to America's self-understanding.
Wyoming Republicans chose their governor nominee from a four-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Megan Degenfelder and three other candidates.
Trump and Vance had differing answers about why the United States is waging war with Iran.
President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills “hostile” toward North Korea.
China has learned to reroute its exports to America through third-party countries.
The party’s chances may depend on Abdul El-Sayed, who beat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s preferred candidate and has criticized his support for Israel.
Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.
Seventeen tickets competed in Alaska's nonpartisan primary to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Michael Dunleavy in the November general election.
Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.
The Florida Republican lost to Ryan Elijah after facing allegations of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse, on top of campaign finance violations.
Trump endorsements delivered mixed results across Florida and Wyoming primary elections, as some backed candidates lost key congressional races.
That can be the only explanation for this treatment of North Korea at South Korea’s expense.
Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways from the debate.
A Trump administration task force on antisemitism pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuses, according to a former Justice Department attorney.
The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.
American individualism and the western, from Fred Zinnemann and John Ford to Larry McMurtry and Taylor Sheridan.
Wyoming Republicans chose their U.S. Senate nominee from a five-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman, who unseated Liz Cheney in 2022.
Eric Barlow’s defeat of Megan Degenfelder, the state superintendent of education, again showed the limits of the president’s favor.
Is this the reckoning that human-rights NGOs have long avoided?
Nicholas Begich III faces a major insurgency from independent candidate Bill Hill in Alaska's ranked choice voting congressional primary race.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation urged the high court to let a pause take effect. An appeals court ordered that the administration halt construction by Friday.
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.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
The president’s executive assistant was among a small group of people who secretly switched planes with Trump over a potential Iranian threat, as noted by Sen. Jon Ossoff.
Higher productivity has enabled more kids to live off their parents’ income rather than work.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
California has now told the country that it doesn't know how many noncitizens have been removed from its voter rolls.
The power washers, leaf blowers and brooms are back in use within the drained basin.
Wyoming Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray faced Steve Friess and Reid Rasner in a crowded GOP primary to replace Rep. Harriet Hageman.
This year, Democrats are running three Senate nominees who have endorsed the idea of Medicare for All.
The Court’s rebuff was expected.
State Representative Angie Nixon scored a stunning upset on Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary. Now comes the hard part: running as a progressive firebrand in a red state.
Recent news about Democratic National Committee has all been terrible.
One of the better public policy moves in recent decades has been Education Savings Accounts.
President Donald Trump's 50% tariff threat on Canadian spirits could devastate U.S. bars and restaurants while pressuring Canada to restock bourbon.
Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez battle for Eric Swalwell's California 14th Congressional District seat, as early results remain undecided.
The Cofnas and Arday controversies show that on matters of race, administrators at Cambridge have failed to conduct deliberate checks, failed in probity, and failed in their tolerance for unsettled science.
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The West's selective hatred of Israel says less about Israel than it does about the values-and prejudices-of those who condemn it.
The two leading candidates are running to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), whose second term expires next year.
State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm. Can it carry her to victory in November?
The lesson here is that no one else gets the license that voters give Trump to be his worst self.
The incumbent Republican has been a reliable supporter of President Trump, giving Democrats a pickup opportunity in a state where most are politically unaffiliated.
Few narratives in the public square are uncontested — but this one comes close.
The Democratic former congresswoman and the incumbent Republican senator will face off in November. Whether a potential spoiler candidate with the same name as the senator qualifies alongside them has not been determined.
The Alaska Native, who grew up along the Kuskokwim River near the Bering Sea and fished for salmon, is the leading Democrat in the nonpartisan primary race.
McKinsey's Chris Bradley on why Australia stopped investing—and why he believes the poorest country in the world could live as well as Switzerland does today by 2100.
Suicide nihilism is exerting an ever-stronger gravitational pull in the West.
David M. Morens, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, said he was trying to protect his boss. Fauci was not accused of wrongdoing in the case.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa channels the samurai masters in his latest film.
The criminals responsible for a disproportionate percentage of New York City retail theft aren't driven by hunger (or by a desire for clean teeth). They are repeat actors.
The Trump administration ought to get rid of Rule 164. At the very least, it ought to change the opt-out provision to an opt-in.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator from Sitka, Alaska, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice voting ballot in November.
Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola advance from Alaska's jungle primary, but a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot raises election confusion claims.
In the early days of the Trump administration, I was asked whether I wanted to be part of its health team. I worried there might be pressure to be antivaccine, so I sent my contact my 2019 Journal op-ed, "The Complicated Truth About Vaccines," sup…
If you voted for the Republican ticket because it promised a restrained foreign policy, I have some bad news for you.
Democratic base voters are no longer moved by tales of a ‘Resistance’ that only brought Trump back to the presidency.
Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
Tom Begich, a former Democratic legislator and singer-songwriter, will be one of four candidates on the ranked-choice ballot for governor in November.
James Byrd defeated Billy Benavidez in Wyoming's Democratic primary for the open Senate seat after Cynthia Lummis announced she won't seek reelection.
Trump scales back Ulchi Freedom Shield drills to pressure Seoul on investment delays while dangling an incentive for Kim Jong Un to reopen diplomacy.