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Western society has little stomach for limiting rogue actors, as we saw back in the 90s with Jack Kevorkian’s illegal assisted suicide campaign.
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 Brooklyn landlord claims a nearly decade-long legal battle over rent stabilization has drained his finances while his tenant remains in the unit.
It’s a brief pause so the court can hear challenges to the administration’s plan on an expedited schedule. The legal objections face tough sledding.
A new court filing reveals the lead prosecutor in the James Comey "86 47" seashell case has been replaced ahead of the scheduled October trial.
It means that the ultranationalists have growing power over Zelensky, who in his previous political incarnation wouldn’t have dared gestures like these.
“If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad, we’re taking it,” one New York lawmaker said.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
Once a quiet ranching town north of Dallas, Celina, Texas, is now America's fastest-growing city as families seek cheaper housing and more space.
Contemporary anti-Zionism encodes a totalising worldview that blends the tributaries of Nazi, communist, and Islamist anti-Zionism into a single stream.
Five years after it helped promote a nationwide social panic over ‘unmarked graves,’ the Globe & Mail admits those graves might not actually exist—while also suggesting that it doesn’t really matter anyway.
Trump aims to use FARA and other legal tools against alleged foreign influence on the left after years of probes targeting his allies, experts say.
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Mayor Mamdani has thrown his support behind DSA activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, who helped organize anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.
The evidence of past affairs is the latest of many scandals. Yet none have stuck because his troubles strike many as relatable.
After three other vessel strikes last week, U.S. Southern Command reported that another strike that left three "narco-terrorists" dead
Trump calls out Judge Richard Leon over a lawsuit blocking the White House ballroom and rooftop drone base, saying it puts national security at risk.
Marxist commentator Hasan Piker blasted New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, accusing her of working alongside the Trump administration on immigration.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
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.
Politics of the Day
No candidate has jumped in, but governors, senators and former contenders are already shaping the race.
In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.
While the president’s medical report says he remains fit to serve, independent physicians have raised questions about the recurrent bruises on his hands and swelling in his legs.
Bills, amendments and investigations are all in the works, as Democrats vow to block Trump's settlement deal.
Love them or hate them, lists are now firmly established—along with cats and porn—among the apex predators of the modern internet.
Fifteen years ago, during the political convulsion known as "Occupy Wall Street," I wrote a column for the Daily Inter Lake declaring: "Don't be afraid to say it: ‘We are the 1 percent.'"
The F.B.I. Support Network offers legal, mental health and job search services to current agency employees. Its founders say the work force is incredibly strained under Kash Patel.
Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas.
Hasan Piker faces a turbulent week after a Treasury subpoena over his Cuba trip, heckling at a Newark protest and a reported UK travel ban.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dom…
The new Michael Jackson biopic and the campaign to whitewash the King of Pop’s reputation.
Tuesday’s Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.
The United States has been involved in many military operations around the world since President Trump returned to office.
The U.K. has no national prostate-cancer-screening program, a bizarre state of affairs given how common the disease is.
The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups.
With the midterm elections five months away, many Americans who backed President Trump are wrestling with pain at the pump and the war in Iran.
It's hard to convey to a non-track person how slow this meet was. Even for people past their prime.
From the murder of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl to Melbourne's tobacco wars, Andrew Bushnell joins Zoe Sankey to examine the human cost of Australia's broken justice system.
Its unusual primary system, combined with scandal and a low-profile field, have made this year’s race harder to predict.
The early field is still wide open.
An embattled mayor. A brainy democratic socialist. A reality TV star who has been a staple on TMZ.
Having spent a decade condemning the GOP for subordinating their integrity to political pragmatism, Democrats are signing themselves up for the same torment.
Graham Platner, whose contest in Maine is a key to Democrats’ hopes of winning the Senate, sought to discredit reports that he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage.
Their defense of this creepy character reveals how much control the far left has over the party.
The rollout of the DOJ's "Anti-Weaponization Fund" may have been botched, but the fund remains a good idea, and the hysteria from Democrats like the hypocritical Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and allied media is absurd.
A new report estimates speeding up FDA drug approvals by one year could generate over $10 trillion in economic value from faster medical innovation.
I think it’s time for the Department of Justice to come back to the table and give GMU a clean bill of health.
Mired in a persistent cost of living crisis and an unpopular war with Iran, President Trump reached a perilous milestone last week, registering an approval rating of 34% in a top-tier poll - a record low less than halfway through his second term.
A fabulous new history of the Cambridge Five by Antonia Senior provides the definitive account of Britain’s most famous traitors.
Republicans are on the verge of collapse, and it's mostly President Donald Trump dragging them down. The midterm elections look bleak.
Data released by Beijing relating to China’s economy are well known for their lack of clarity and, often enough, lack of existence.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
An incisive critique of the Democrat Party's 2026 midterm campaign failures and candidate choices.
New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.
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Come November, the Republican Party will need the support of voters outside of President Trump’s base, many of whom are deeply dissatisfied with the economy and the Iran war.
Jill Biden says she’s never, ever seen any signs of cognitive decline in her husband.
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.
A barbecue photo and a Texas flag shirt won't erase years of public statements that could prove difficult to explain to Texas voters.
We judge sex crimes according to archetype, not evidence.
It has been a long, strange trip-and a bit of headache for Democrats-leading up to Tuesday's gubernatorial primary to choose a successor to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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…
Senate Democrats plan to kill Trump's $2 billion anti-weaponization fund as GOP dissent grows and a reconciliation vote-a-rama approaches this week.
The state now has just four congressional districts considered safe for Republicans, and four seen as competitive. The rest of its 52 members of Congress are all but certain to be Democrats.
It’s a dramatic and compelling presentation of the personal and societal stakes involved in assisted suicide.
Congress returns to unfinished business as Republican divisions over budget reconciliation threaten to delay FISA, defense bills and other priorities.
A conversation with Dr. Ingrid Skop on abortion pills sold online, cross-border distribution, and the growing regulatory challenges.
Beach volleyball legend Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith endorses Spencer Pratt's Los Angeles mayoral campaign, calling him a disrupter who resonates with frustrated residents.
The judge determined that Congress had named the center in JFK’s honor and hence that only Congress can change the name.
The Virginia governor is being attacked from all sides for actions she considers moderate, including 31 vetoes of bills from the Democratic-led legislature.
Theroux’s documentary on the Manosphere tells half the story—the loudly accessible, politically convenient half.
Outrage over a black Helen of Troy misunderstands the long Western tradition of radically reinventing classical myths.
Xavier Becerra led President Joe Biden’s health agency during the pandemic but kept a low profile. He has risen to lead in polls ahead of California’s gubernatorial primary.