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President Donald Trump heads to Grand Island, Nebraska, for a rally in the city where an alleged MS-13 hit squad leader was arrested last year.
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
On "Hannity," pollster Mark Penn said the midterms are hard to predict given how close the races are, but he ultimately expects Republicans to retain Senate control.
Local emissions rules shouldn't be used to shake down companies for conduct occurring elsewhere.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Boulder County's climate lawsuit against Suncor and ExxonMobil belongs in state or federal court.
Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby says the Red Oak, Texas, campus proves data centers need electricians, welders and carpenters over degrees.
We must counter fear and division with solidarity.
U.S. spy agencies see Russia and others plotting to sow distrust and misinformation in the upcoming elections.
The idea of consecrated women being malevolent hypocrites is too sensational for the media to resist.
The Louisiana Republican said on “Meet the Press” that “if a bunch of goobers run ... and I think I could do a better job, I would consider running.”
Catherine Liu’s new book makes some valuable points, but it fundamentally misunderstands the trauma culture it critiques.
Chris Murphy met with Mohammed bin Salman to discuss ending the Iran war and establishing a Palestinian state, but notably avoided mentioning Jamal Khashoggi.
Nature consists of all that is. So, viruses have rights? Snails? Weeds? Pollen? Air?
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the third of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
Leaders from the intelligence community, the Pentagon, the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of Personnel Management will serve on the task force.
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
Alejandro G. Inarritu's film indicts its audience when it should point the finger at itself.
Deceased Virginians with felony convictions are reportedly receiving voting-rights restoration letters signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office.
Gen. Christopher LaNeve says command and control is the Army's top modernization priority as new leadership narrows its sweeping transformation push.
Artificial intelligence is a game changer in the world of education.
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…
Nikole Hannah-Jones put racial solidarity ahead of her daughter’s education. Her daughter—and plenty of black parents—saw the mistake more clearly than she did.
The Maine senator's vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 is still an issue as she seeks reelection.
Being a victim of partisan lawfare and being guilty of impeachable offenses are not mutually exclusive.
In a recent speech to American academics, a Quillette editor explained how Canadians convinced themselves that 215 child corpses had been discovered in an old apple orchard.
In March, I wrote that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a talismanic and enduring figure for the Brazilian Left, risked going down as his country's Joe Biden in his quest for a fourth term in office. Last night's first-round election results are a big s…
The justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.
John Updike, Alice Hoffman, and the golden age of “witch lit.”
An NGDP rule would limit the Fed’s discretion in return for simplicity, predictability, and a much lower danger of catastrophic monetary mistakes.
Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US's second-largest city
We start the week with a hilarious essay from Julie Bindel, who recounts her days as a feminist activist in 1980s Britain. Explaining that hypochondria and performative disability are nothing new in these circles, Bindel puts the fragility of toda…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
There’s no question that the U.S.-designed and -led global economic, financial, and monetary architecture has been a boon during our lifetimes.
Takoma Park residents just outside of Washington D.C. were asked whether they'd support government seizure of their own homes and private property during a street festival Sunday.
Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.
A glimpse of the future that the progressive left keeps prescribing
Senate candidate El-Sayed is working to consolidate support among some of the Democratic Party’s most important constituencies before Election Day.
From Iowa to Minnesota, these candidates might deliver some surprises in November.
Chelsea Follett's new history shows how wretched life was before the industrial revolution, but our escape from it began long before the steam engine.
Signs point to U.S. and U.K. suspicion of an Iranian-directed terrorist plot in which an attack was imminent.
The slapdash process that resulted in the exposure of the so-called Epstein documents delivered no justice to that monster’s victims.
Policy makers have neglected for more than 100 years to build an arch on this circle to honor our nation and its veterans.
To rediscover the university’s true purpose, we must return to our core practice of making distinctions.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.
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.
It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he feels less control over his campaign than ever as he battles James Talarico in a toss-up Senate race.
Cases on religion, elections and immigration are likely to take the spotlight. And don’t forget to watch for a potential retirement.
The U.K. insists that RAF Fairford is safe. That the U.S. saw removing the bombers as urgent suggests otherwise.
Daniel Fish’s staging of a C-SPAN segment reveals the complex yet tender relationship between the fiery Larry Kramer and the diplomatic Anthony Fauci.
The director of the F.B.I. and his girlfriend announced their engagement on social media over the weekend.
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…
A conversation with Hoover Institution economist Joshua Rauh.
There's no place like Kansas, a state whose howling winds are so fierce that in the 1800s, the roaring soundscape drove local farmers into madness. It is so windy in Kansas that every so often, trains get swept off their tracks or trampolines get …
Regardless of philosophical merits, the point of a loan is that it has to pay back and be paid back.
Merrick Garland's school board memo triggered internal revolt at the Department of Justice, with one official dubbing it the "Anti-MAGA Task Force."
A Colorado provider allegedly billed Medicaid hundreds of thousands for ghost rides and a dead patient as a new report exposes billions in healthcare fraud.
The Illinois Republican helped spearhead President George W. Bush’s legislative agenda before his career ended in disgrace.
The House of Bolsonaro, discounted by the pollsters and even many on the Brazilian Right, appears poised to sweep back to power in South America's largest country.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
A new House GOP bill would shield Medicaid whistleblowers from retaliation after Minnesota workers alleged firings and surveillance for flagging fraud.
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.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews AI expert Gary Marcus about the possibility that a rogue artificial intelligence will turn us all into paper clips.
Former Human Rights Watch senior editor Danielle Haas on how NGO reports get made, what happens to staff who dissent, and why she wants outside oversight.
If you’re not already familiar with the casus belli that ignited the Gaza war, watching the fifth season of ‘Fauda’ will be good for you, but it will also be bad for you.
The ad accuses Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colorado) of refusing to meet with them regarding Giuffre’s case.
‘We must learn what went wrong,' says the head of the teachers union. She needs to look in the mirror.
The tragicomic obsession with disability and disease on display at the Last Ditch bar isn’t a new phenomenon. It’s been part of militant lesbian culture since the Cold War.
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US Senate candidate James Talarico praised activist group backing his campaign as 'irreplaceable' even though it freed a man who later killed six people in a mass murdering spree.
Indeed, my friend, imagine a state where you can’t pump your own gasoline!
After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.
In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin responds to Robert Lynch's essay on masturbation.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani also touts his immigrant roots in a new video as he seeks reelection in Arizona.
Manufacturers say they are close to perfecting a new, more efficient solar panel that could help the United States reclaim ground it lost.
What began as a protest over poor schools has become a nationwide wave of blockades, fires, and clashes with police. Behind the chaos is a calculated strategy from the far-left's presidential hopeful, writes Simone Rodan-Benzaquen.
Democrats have polls and history on their side. Republicans have money.