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Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens, and the Senate Choice for Michigan Democrats
The polling frontrunner is El-Sayed, who wants to pass Medicare for All and abolish ICE. Why won't mainstream Democrats, such as Stevens, take on thes...
Is Another Iran Deal in Sight After Trump Calls Off Another Attack?
President Trump again decides not to escalate the conflict with Iran, saying the regime now wants to make a deal. Plus, Attorney General nominee Todd...
The U.S. Hits Iran Again, as the Regime Widens its Aggression
Donald Trump renews strikes on Iran, after it launches ballistic missiles at U.S. forces, an attack that was thankfully intercepted. Plus, what to mak...
The Economy Slows, as the Fed Keeps Rates Steady
The economy grows a tepid 1.5% in the second quarter, despite the boom in spending for AI. Plus, the Kevin Warsh Federal Reserve holds interest rates...
Fauci Takes the Fifth on Capitol Hill
Sen. Rand Paul releases pages of the government scientist's diary from the Covid-19 pandemic, but Fauci refuses to answer questions. Plus, Ukraine's P...
Donald Trump Pushes to End the Filibuster, as Sen. John Fetterman Defends It
The President urges the GOP to nuke the Senate's 60-vote rule now, even as Fetterman flips and says Democrats were wrong about the filibuster. Plus Ma...
How Progressive Democrats Became Power Players
Recent primary results show Democratic Socialists and other progressives on the rise heading into the November midterm elections. But can the Democrat...
Trump vs. Thune, New Jersey's 400 Noncitizen Voters, and Congressional Stock Trading
The White House vents frustration that Sen. John Thune can't pass the SAVE America Act, as New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says a glitch added 6,600 no...
The Houthis Complicate a Possibly Escalating Iran War
As President Trump surges military forces to the Middle East after nearly two weeks of nightly bombing, the Houthis hit two Saudi Arabian tankers in t...
Mamdani Drops His Threat to Handcuff Bibi
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani admits he lacks the legal authority to arrest the Israeli prime minister. But what does the episode say about the D...
JD Vance and Marco Rubio: Who's the Future of the Republican Party?
Chatter about 2028 picks up, as the Vice President presents a worldview skeptical of free-market economics, including in his book "Communion" and on t...
The War With Iran Escalates and Andy Burnham Is Britain's Newest PM
Iran strikes a U.S. base in Jordan, while three more Americans killed brings the total number of U.S. casualties to 17 during the conflict. Plus, who...
The GOP's Reconciliation 3.0 and Trump's Speech on the SAVE America Act
As Republicans try for a third reconciliation bill, what's in the House's new $95 billion budget framework? Plus Donald Trump gives a prime-time addre...
Trump Won't Renew His USMCA Trade Deal, as Michigan Gets a New Bridge to Canada
The White House wants to renegotiate trade terms with Canada and Mexico, creating uncertainty for businesses, including auto makers. Plus, the Gordie...
The Supreme Court Wants a Security Upgrade / Todd Blanche's Confirmation Hearings
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testify about rising security threats, as the Court seeks more money from Congress. Plus, acting Attorney G...
Trump Blockades Iran Again, While Saying the U.S. Will Guard Hormuz
Donald Trump reinstates his naval blockade of Iran and pledges to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, with or without its help. Yet his initial talk of ch...
The Legacy of Sen. Lindsey Graham and How Will His Death Affect the Senate?
Lindsey Graham will be remembered as a man who loved politics and as an advocate for a muscular, principled U.S. foreign policy. Why was he so influen...
Michigan’s Democratic Senate Debate / Trump Fires the Election Assistance Commission
The next test for leftist Democrats is Michigan's race between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens. Plus, Alaska's top court puts Dan J. Sullivan ba...
Raging Against the Machine, Graham Platner Exits the Maine Senate Race
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announces he’s leaving the race by denying the allegations against him and railing against establishmen...
Trump Calls Iran's Leaders 'Scum' and Says the Ceasefire Is ‘Over’
Donald Trump now says talks with Iran are a waste of time, since its leaders are liars and cheats, as the U.S. military hits 80 targets in response to...
Democrats Quit Defending Graham Platner After a New Accusation
Graham Platner is reconsidering his Senate campaign in Maine after being accused of forcing himself on a woman in 2021. If he drops out soon, Democrat...
Trump’s Red Card Intervention and Mixed U.S. Signals Before the NATO Summit
The NATO summit kicks off this week in Turkey, with President Trump airing his complaints about European allies and their defense spending. But is the...
Celebrating America’s 250th and Looking Towards an Optimistic Future
On its 250th anniversary, why does the Declaration of Independence still matter, and what are the threats to the U.S. today?
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The Socialist Surge Comes to Colorado, as Democrats Nominate Melat Kiros
Denver's 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette loses her primary to 29-year-old Melat Kiros, a socialist who says 9/11 was inevitable and the U.S. should quit se...
Supreme Court Rulings on Birthright Citizenship, Women's Sports, and Political Spending
The Justices say the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, striking down President Trump's order to exclude children of illegal aliens and...
Split Supreme Court Decisions on Presidential Power
The Justices issue four major rulings on executive power, voting law and the Fourth Amendment, with mixed majorities in each one. The Court says Donal...
Supreme Court Rulings on Gun Rights, Immigration and More
The Justices say 6-3 that the law gives the Trump Administration unreviewable authority to tell immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, including...
It’s Donald Trump Versus Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill
Donald Trump and Senate Republicans clash on war powers and the filibuster, and a recent closed-door meeting was especially testy. Plus, the President...
New York Democrats Vote to Send Zohran Mamdani's Socialists to Congress
The state's Democratic primary nominates three more socialist House candidates, including Darializa Avila Chevalier, who says every deportation is wro...
Marijuana Users Still Have Gun Rights, the Supreme Court Says 9-0
The Justices unanimously agree that pot consumption alone isn't enough to justify a loss of Second Amendment rights, though they offer few hints about...
Round One of the U.S.-Iran Talks, and Another British Prime Minister Resigns.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, and his successor Andy Burnham would be the seventh PM in 10 years. What's driving the instability, and w...
Inside WSJ Opinion’s ‘The Lockdown Dissidents’
Why were some scientists blacklisted and censored for questioning the need for lockdowns during the Covid pandemic? And why did some in Washington enc...
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trump's Deal With Iran
Donald Trump explains that oil and stock prices drove his decision to sign the memorandum of understanding with Iran, in a surprising admission of U.S...
The Political Fight Over Anthropic's New AI / Trump Pulls Jay Clayton's Senate Confirmation
The White House effectively bans the advanced Fable 5 model by placing it off limits to foreigners, even ones working at Anthropic. Plus, Donald Trump...
The Next Mayor of Washington, D.C., Could Be a Socialist
As D.C. holds its Democratic primary, the polling leader is Janeese Lewis George, who wants new taxes on businesses, "childcare for all," and more. Bu...
Is Trump's Deal With Iran a Good One for the U.S.?
Donald Trump and Iran say they've agreed to a ceasefire deal that lets commercial and oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz but delays talks on iss...
Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton and the Surveillance Lapse of FISA Section 702
After President Trump names Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, the House fails to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance progra...
Donald Trump Announces an Iran Agreement After Cancelling Strikes
Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been made, but Iranians say the deal is not done just yet. Plus, will Republicans pass the President's de...
Maine's Senate Choice Is Now Graham Platner vs. Susan Collins
Democratic voters nominate Platner, the progressive oyster farmer, despite a string of news stories about personal scandals, including a Nazi-linked t...
Spencer Pratt Loses Out to Nithya Raman in L.A., as California Keeps Counting Mail Votes
On election night Pratt was in second place to Mayor Karen Bass, and now after a week of watching his position be steadily eroded by late-arriving bal...