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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.
Experts say it could take days and even weeks before winners are known in key states including Maine, Alaska, Arizona and California that could determine who controls Congress.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay discusses the underlying societal factors that caused his country's journalists, politicians, and academics to uncritically accept false claims that the bodies of 215 Indigenous children had been found on the grounds of a…
‘What makes everything meaningful, if you’re always going to live on?’
The anonymous chronicler of the Islamic State’s occupation talks to Pamela Paresky about growing up under Saddam, the 1941 Farhud, and why he believes antisemitism unites every jihadist movement.
‘Mixed bag’ doesn’t begin to describe the president’s record.
Colleges committed to free speech understand that it’s the key to learning.
The son of Nicolas Sarkozy on the riots, the rise of Marine Le Pen, and why he thinks France may have to burn before it can rebuild.
He has appeared disinterested in the race he’s running, and he’s shown peevish irritation when pressed to engage with it.
Mr. Turkish, 39, is a longtime Democratic donor and disability rights lawyer. He endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
A federal judge dismissed the case against two FBI officials in the Hunter Biden probe, accusing Trump and Kash Patel of directing a "rush job."
Teamsters president endorsed Senate Republican Ashley Moody in the Florida Senate race, marking a major break from traditional union Democratic ties.
Steve Hilton rallied in Pacific Palisades, calling the wildfire devastation a symbol of 16 years of Democratic failure ahead of Tuesday's election.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Two recent films offer very different portraits of Chris Hansen, the controversial journalist behind America's hit TV show ‘To Catch a Predator.’
David Lewis’s classic study of Pacific wayfinding shows how Indigenous knowledge can be taken seriously—neither romanticised nor dismissed.
Britain’s departing billionaires offer a lesson.
Kelly Loeffler says the SBA delivered $100 billion to Main Street businesses for a second straight year under Trump's tax and trade policies.
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign reports a $2.4 million single-day fundraising surge after Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan.
Voters in Seminole, Texas, have the opportunity to make their city a sanctuary city for the unborn.
The future of the United States will be in the hands of the candidates elected Tuesday, including all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 33 senators, and 36 governors.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
James Talarico praised Frederick Haynes III at a Texas rally, a congressional candidate who compared ICE to the KKK and called to abolish it.
Over the past decade, former mommy blogger Rowan (née Amanda) Jetté Knox has come out as bisexual, pansexual, polyam, a ‘giant lesbo,’ a ‘non-binary queer person,’ a polyamorous ‘trans guy,’ and, as of last month, ‘two-spirited’ (and Indigenous).
Early voting figures tell an incomplete story, but strong turnout among key demographics stood out in critical Senate battlegrounds.
A coalition of more than 130 economists is urging voters to reject a destructive wealth tax.
On the road with the Texas Republicans fearful their state could turn blue as a longtime GOP warrior trails in the race for U.S. Senate.
Republicans' hopes of avoiding a wipeout in the midterms comes down to how many of their voters show up Tuesday.
The Trump administration’s campaign to identify and charge immigrants in connection with voting violations has led to fears of being jailed, or deported.
President Trump promised to end the chaos at the southern border. But deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken many voters.
Our polls suggest the economy is biggest motivator of voters’ choices in these midterm elections and that Democrats are more trusted to fix things.
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…
House Democratic leaders are considering action against Haley Stevens after her surprise endorsement of Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race over Abdul El-Sayed.
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block rulings denying its bid to segregate over 20,000 California mail-in ballots.
President Donald Trump brings his whirlwind midterm campaign to a close in Washington, D.C., after weeks of rallies, celebrity appearances and memorable moments on the road.
The president will make his closing arguments before the midterm elections at a landmark that came to symbolize his administration’s dysfunction.
Politics of the Day
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a progressive Democrat looking to win a Senate race in Michigan. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why a victory for El-Sayed could have broader implications for 2028.
Haley Stevens told Rep. Debbie Dingell at midnight the Rogers endorsement was just a rumor. Five hours later, she stood beside him at a Detroit church.
In an emergency application, administration lawyers asked the justices to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.
A Saudi man is charged with the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, which killed 17 American sailors in 2000.
The predicted blue wave may never materialize. And even if Democrats retake Congress, history suggests Trump could emerge stronger, not weaker, with the presidency's expansive powers.
Gemma Tognini and Claire Lehmann discuss One Nation’s rise, Albanese’s leadership, government waste and the antisemitism that Bondi exposed in Australia.
I’d like a good, massive coffin, made out of metal formidable enough to thwart grave robbers, vandals, and thieves.
The intrigue exploded after the New York Times reported that Democratic Party operatives helped to add Dan J. Sullivan to the ballot as a spoiler against Alaska's incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
“We just have to protect those people,” President Trump said in an interview, when asked about potential investigations of allies and administration officials if Democrats won control of Congress.
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Senate polls show Democrats leading in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Maine and Alaska, with Trump's approval at just 38% across the seven battlegrounds.
Since October 2023, four-fifths of the encyclopedia’s article on Zionism has been replaced, and the historians it cites—Benny Morris among them—are misrepresented.
In trying to stand up for one minority religious group, she is conveying her comfort with bigotry toward another.
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…
Left-wing politics by another name.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
New Times/Siena surveys show Democrats leading in all the key battlegrounds that will decide Senate control.
After an inconclusive election, Israel’s Arab parties hold the balance of power—but a renewed war with Iran may yet hand Netanyahu another chance.
In this run-up to the midterms, Democrat-Farm Labor party candidate Brad Tabke has knocked on thousands of doors in order to keep his seat as the state representative for Shakopee, Minnesota.
As the Chinese Communist Party hurtles headlong into the AI dilemma, its successes and failures will leave behind some kind of rudimentary map for the rest of us.
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 point of a campaign isn’t to win an academic argument about abortion; it’s to get elected.
Texans showed up in record numbers to vote early for a midterm election. The latest numbers from Theo Elections show that over 7.7 million Texans voted early this year, compared to about 5.5 million in the 2022 midterm (+40%). This, however, is st…
Despite my elaborate set of snares, these atomic airborne devils keep appearing.
What an irony if the Republican majority is saved by the Senate's most Trump-skeptical member.
In a new book about the Carolingian Empire, historian James T. Palmer argues that its founder was more than just a brutal warlord. He was also ‘a savant with a large library and a taste for the obscure.’
The magistrate judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said the case was a rushed, political prosecution ordered by the White House intended to affect the midterm elections.
Who would have predicted a fictional bald Frenchman with an English accent would be an intergenerational model of living well?
When I talk to working families across this country, they aren't asking me about the latest manufactured outrage coming from inside the right-wing echo chamber. They aren't asking about ridiculous conspiracy theories or culture war distractions. T…
Since mounting his Senate bid, El-Sayed has given decent Michiganders across the political spectrum ample reason to believe that they too do not belong in his campaign.
Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries and top Democrats unleashed fury at Haley Stevens after her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers before Tuesday.