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It’s just one very early poll, but the result doesn’t seem that outlandish.
When elite institutions fail, public trust erodes — and populist skepticism grows.
By dismissing the importance of biological sex, Robin Dembroff earned predictable acclaim from fellow scholars. But as a work of philosophy, ‘Real Men on Top’ is unconvincing and deeply flawed.
I'm tired of being told that, to be a progressive, I now must swear allegiance to crazy ideas.I'm a strong Democrat, with a winning bipartisan track record. I'm rooted in progressive ideals and policies: criminal justice reform, Green New Deal, Me…
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
Zohran Mamdani admitted New York City cannot arrest Benjamin Netanyahu despite his campaign promises, drawing swift mockery from conservatives.
Arizona's Republican primary voters sent a clear message Tuesday: The party still belongs to Donald Trump.
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.
Republicans stockpiled money from big donors in national groups heading into the fall campaign season, while individual Democrats have drawn on stronger voter enthusiasm.
A collapsed ceasefire has pushed America and Iran back towards full-scale war over the Strait of Hormuz. Now Trump must decide whether to finish the job or give Tehran one more chance.
The mayor had said the city might enforce a warrant against the Israeli leader, drawing Democratic criticism. On Tuesday, he urged the U.S. government to do so.
Brian Fitzpatrick has a very telling anecdote in his defense of Louisiana v. Callais (2026) at SCOTUSBlog.
ICE detention camps have a haunting parallel to Japanese American internment camps of WWII, the long-term effects of which were devastating.
The things Democrats insist never happen are happening again: noncitizens are getting onto the voter rolls - and voting.
Andrew Arrabaca faces up to 40 years in prison. The FBI says he has admitted carrying out the attack, which is dramatically depicted in the complaint.
The calendar order could be hugely important to the 2028 presidential primary race. Democratic insiders will try to sketch out a schedule this week, and rival states are sniping at one another.
We have created a very expensive and largely counterproductive academic feudalism.
The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex. New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.
How Australia's war on tobacco backfired.
Gary Stevenson says Britain's wealth inequality is spiralling out of control. The data says otherwise—and Channel 4 never thought to check.
During my time chairing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I sometimes felt like the agent of a state-funded extortion ring.
Communists are taking over the Democratic Party, openly and swiftly - and the Democrats are letting it happen.
Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route.
‘It’s powerful to use the word and to democratize its power,’ wrote a leftist podcaster. Zohran Mamdani and many other progressives share this outlook.
Now halfway through the year, we’ve made it to 11 of our picks, uncovering lesser-known spots where the American Revolution was fought, all-night parties in Poland and more.
Medical conscience is one of the most important liberty-related controversies in the country today. The Supreme Court is going to be very busy.
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, shot entirely on IMAX cameras, is the newest chapter in an old story: technological innovation creating new forms of art.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Zohran Mamdani admits New York City lacks authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on the ICC warrant, calling on the federal government to act.
Republicans demand a halt to automatic voter registration through New Jersey's MVC after a software error registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote.
The Ukrainian president is increasingly dependent on ultranationalist support from within the military and the defense-tech industry.
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s most recent comments on Afghanistan are indefensible.
The economy of Laredo, Texas, has boomed under the president’s global tariffs. Now, his demands may threaten its success.
Steve Scalise confirms a fourth reconciliation bill targeting government waste and fraud, aiming to return money to taxpayers after passing 3.0.
The Democratic Socialists of America want to abolish the Senate and electoral college. Republican senators are firing back at the reform push.
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 state party avoided errors Democrats made when replacing Joe Biden in 2024, but likely nominee Troy Jackson could use a better convention.
The president said punishing 50 percent tariffs would begin by Aug. 19, a significant escalation of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. that he started over a year ago.
Beijing just launched a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone and called it routine. It was not.
House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump’s voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.
California’s former congresswoman and failed gubernatorial candidate retires from politics to embrace her destiny as a scolding bookmarm.
Rashida Tlaib offered to help Zohran Mamdani arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, while Jerry Nadler says the move would violate a United Nations treaty.
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…
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
Education and economic security are usually correlated. But where the relationship breaks down is fertile territory for the new left.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent much of a meeting with China’s foreign minister discussing the summit, but did not bring up President Trump’s claims of election interference by China.
Since Mr. Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University, the school and its students have struggled to find a way forward.
The few leftists who remember their support of the Sandinistas now try to argue that Ortega has betrayed his revolution.
As New York’s assisted-suicide law goes into effect, four communities of Catholic religious sisters fight back.
Rep. Cory Mills faces an active DOJ criminal investigation while the House Ethics Committee continues its probe into sexual misconduct and dating violence.
CJ Pearson says Gen Z voters are politically homeless and flirting with socialism, launching Next250 to counter the left on college campuses.
Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, won the GOP nomination for governor. Among Democrats, a left-wing challenger failed to unseat Rep. Greg Stanton.
Five House Democrats broke with their party to vote with Republicans on a transgender sports amendment to the NDAA targeting military schools.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Following on false claims that 215 child corpses were discovered in western Canada, a First Nations chief claims that Indigenous people can communicate with departed spirits.
LLMs are incredibly useful, even astonishing. But they aren’t “thinking” about anything.
Republicans nominated a former N.F.L. kicker in a top House battleground, a Trump loyalist for governor and an election denier for the state’s top election post.
A distinguished historian of the Holocaust views Israel through the wrong prism.
Harmeet Dhillon gave Gov. Mikie Sherrill five days to hand over voter data on 6,600 noncitizen registrations as the DOJ escalates its lawsuit.
Democratic leaders worry about socialists because they fear reliving 1972 for the next two years. They have good reason to be concerned. As progressive nominees remove their less extreme members, Democrats' congressional delegation will swing furt…
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.
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Republicans managed to push through legislation to fund the government through Dec. 4. But with Democrats opposed, the stage is set for a broader battle.
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Trump flew to Delaware to honor soldiers killed in the Iran war, which has proved deadly for those far from the front lines.
The norms governing scholarship now often serve to protect a rigid orthodoxy on certain politically charged issues—with ideological tests substituted for proper academic standards.
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John Fetterman calls NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani a total clown, tells him to fix the homeless problem in his own city
Troy Jackson, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), yelled and cursed at fellow state lawmakers, interviews reveal.