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‘Politics Can Do Strange Things to Demented People’

Campaigning in Pennsylvania, both Donald Trump and Barack Obama landed on a similar, aggressive line of attack: They don’t care about you.

Hollywood descends on Georgia for Harris as she battles Trump for working-class vote

A litany of A-list stars have descended on Georgia in support of Vice President Kamala Harris amid a wider charm offensive led by celebrities supporting her.

Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: Feds Oblivious to ActBlue Allegations

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Monday about how federal agencies, including the Federal Election Commission (FEC), appear to be oblivious to questionable campaign finance practices by ActBlue, a major fundraiser for Democrats.

Did Arab Nations Give Israel a Green Light to Attack Iranian Regime?

Trump Supporter to Newsmax: Fought System to Keep Sign

Anthony Constantino, owner of Sticker Mule in Amsterdam, New York, told Newsmax that he successfully resisted a legal challenge that sought to remove his massive pro-Donald Trump sign.

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

Death of a Deluded Man

Yahya Sinwar should be remembered above all as a failure whose fetish for Jewish—and Palestinian—blood turned Gaza into dust and rubble.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

Harris’s Best Answer to Trump’s Resilient Appeal

The Democrat needs to remind voters about what they really didn’t like about his presidency.

Lawyer says DeSantis’s office pressured him to send abortion ad letters to TV stations

A Trump Loyalist on the Brink

Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania is the nation’s most vulnerable MAGA Republican.

Liz Cheney for the second time on Monday reiterated her position that Kamala Harris is a...

After sticking to religious issues for the first hour of his speech at a faith event...

With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 15 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot

Since the pandemic, early voting has become a broadly accepted part of American elections. But it is difficult to glean partisan advantage.

Polls Are Outliving Their Usefulness

Polls that keep showing the race to be statistically tied, nationally and in all the key states, are less useful. But we political junkies will keep looking.

How Russia Evades Western Sanctions

Shady trade routes and oil tankers keep the Russian economy ticking over.

Feminism and Free Speech

Victoria’s proposed hate speech legislation forces feminists to choose which is more important to them: the restriction of misogynistic speech, or the protection of their own political speech.

Why the Left Lost Support for Their Border Policies

The past decade has seen a dramatic public opinion turn against immigration across the democratic world.

Telling the Amazon Labor Union's Story

Union, a new documentary about organizing at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, grapples with what it means to tell an underdog story without a satisfying ending.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

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…

State of the Race: A Slight Shift Toward Trump but Still No Clear Favorite

The polls are not precise enough for a 0.2-point edge to convey meaningful information.

If You’re Not Talking Like a Lunatic, You’re Losing

Your job, from now until Election Day, is to make yourself as off-putting as possible.

Harris Polling at Historic Lows with Black Voters

Unless she significantly increases her percentage of the black vote during the next two weeks, her electoral prospects are bleak.

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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.

Suffolk Poll: Trump Gains as Harris Struggles With Latino, Black Voters

Former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in a tight race as they near the final stage of the presidential campaign. Both are competing for crucial Latino and Black voter support.

Race to the Censorship Bottom

Cheney: Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, falsehoods on hurricane recovery put lives at risk

The Russia Hoax Is Still Not a Hoax

So much for “America First.”

When Kamala's Joy Got Trumped by a Happy Meal

Fox News Politics: Secret Service's Butler breakdown detailed in preliminary House report

Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…

Tales of Creation and Adaptation

The journey of two novels from mind to page to silver screen.

The Washington Octopus

James Piereson on the bureaucracy swallowing America's capital.

Which Way, America? Condoleezza Rice on America’s Foreign-Policy Challenges

It’s a perilous moment for the U.S. and the world at large, even more dangerous than the Cold War, she said during an interview on Uncommon Knowledge.

Monday's Final Word

What Is a Woman? Many Philosophers (Still) Aren’t Allowed to Say

An Oxford-based academic philosopher explains why he no longer uses a pseudonym when discussing plain truths about biological sex.

Fla. Poll: Trump Up 10 in Former Swing State

A new poll out of the University of North Florida's Public Opinion Research Lab shows that former President Donald Trump is ten points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the Sunshine State.

After warning of Donald Trump’s lack of respect for the Constitution, former congresswoman Liz Cheney urged...

Arizona Mine Faces Renewed (and Unwarranted) Backlash

Government keeps getting in the way of American companies that mine and process minerals safely and efficiently.

A New Kind of Racism

An expansive new definition of anti-Palestinian racism could stymie free and open discussion of the Israel–Palestine conflict.

60 Minutes Officially Announces: Yes We Edited the Harris Interview and We’re Proud of It

Instead of looking like a deer in the headlights unable to quickly answer, she was presented to viewers as a crisper speaker and thinker than she was.

Preserve America PAC Tears into Kamala Harris on Border, Economy

The pro-Trump super PAC is running several brutal ads in swing states.

The Apprenticeship of Donald Trump

A new film examines Trump's formative years under the tutelage of Roy Cohn.

Rep. Lawler to Newsmax: Dems Coming Full Bore for His Seat

Two years ago, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler pulled off a massive upset in deep blue New York that helped tip the scales in favor of Republicans in the House of Representatives, and now Democrats are gunning to take it back.

In Trump Ad, ‘Not a Thing That Comes to Mind’ Ties Harris to Biden’s Liabilities

Kamala Harris’s hesitancy to put daylight between her and President Biden gave Donald Trump’s campaign a big opening.

Trump Says He Has Seen No Evidence of Cheating in the Election, but Nonetheless Sows Doubts

The former president, asked at a news conference in storm-damaged North Carolina if he had seen anything to suggest the election would be unfair, said, “I have not seen that.”

As Harris Courts Sun Belt, Housing Costs Stand in Her Way

Shuttered factories and trade deals helped turn working-class Midwesterners against Democrats. Will the high cost of housing do the same in the Sun Belt?

The Real Purpose of a U.S.-Saudi Security Agreement

A deal could reduce direct American intervention in the Middle East.

So Cranky: CBS News Must Have Found a Hair in Their Fries

Trump's Genius McDonald's Stunt

If Donald Trump wins the election in 15 days, as I believe he will, then it may well be this stunt that won it for him.

Liz Cheney predicts 'millions of Republicans' will vote for Harris: ‘Vote your conscience’

Liz Cheney predicted Monday that "millions" of Republicans too afraid to go against Trump publicly will vote for Kamala Harris in the November election.

Kamala Harris 'has become toxic' for Pennsylvania, top Keystone State lawmaker says

House Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania told Fox News Digital that Vice President Kamala Harris is “toxic" for the Keystone State.

Convicted child-porn peddler asks court for non-prison punishment so he can advocate for trans daughter

The father of trans athlete Maëlle Jacques is seeking a non-prison sentence for child pornography charges, citing his advocacy for his trans daughter to play on girls sports teams.

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

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…

Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.

Blue-leaning Virginia to get visit from a Trump

Culture of Complaint and the New Deal Murals

Art in public spaces will always be scrutinised for the propriety of its iconography, and it will remain under attack as long as its guardians are willing to pander to the narcissistic impulses of the activists.

Dock Collapse in Georgia Strikes Sapelo Island Community Fighting for Its Culture

The deaths of seven people on Sapelo Island have brought to the fore longstanding frustrations among its Gullah Geechee community.

Donald Trump’s Roomful of Suspiciously Friendly Women

A female-focused town hall gets very weird indeed.

Dennis Prager to Newsmax: NY Times, WaPo Like 'Pravda' for Dems

The way the mainstream press covers Democrats is reminiscent of the Soviet Union, conservative commentator Dennis Prager told Newsmax on Monday.

House Report on Trump Rally Shooting Chastises the Secret Service

A House task force report included detailed accounts from law enforcement at the Butler, Pa., rally, including an officer who confronted the gunman.

Confessions of a Republican Exile

A longtime conservative, alienated by Trumpism, tries to come to terms with life on the moderate edge of the Democratic Party.

KJP denies that Kamala Harris has had trouble distinguishing herself from Biden: 'I’ve not seen that'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pushed back on the idea that Vice President Kamala Harris has struggled to distinguish herself from President Biden.

The Secret of Trump’s Economic Message

When he speaks about the economy, he sounds like a child—which might be the source of his appeal.

Liz Cheney Tells Abortion Opponents It’s OK To Back Kamala Harris

As the pair campaigned together in suburban areas of battleground states, the Republican former congresswoman served as Ms. Harris’s ambassador to conservative women.

Democrats Worried That Canada Immigration Controls Might Keep Them Trapped in Trump's US

Kamala Has to Explain Her Flip-Flops, Says ...

Blonde on Blonde

Andrew Dominik’s much-maligned film about the life and death of a screen icon claws through the sentimental myth-making in search of terrible truths.

Harris spotlights report that says Social Security would run out of money in 6 years under Trump

US service members abroad caught in the middle of overseas ballot battle raging between House Dems, GOP

Democrats say restrictions GOP lawmakers are seeking would disenfranchise thousands of U.S. service members and their spouses living overseas.

As Attacks Intensify, Trump Becomes More Popular

It's hard to measure the intensity of negative media coverage of former President Donald Trump, but it's safe to say it's rising as Election Day approaches.

Judge Hears Arguments to Block Ten Commandments in La. Schools

A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Louisiana, a reliably Republican state in…

Pennsylvania Senate race labeled 'toss up' in last-minute shift by top handicapper

The Cook Political Report made two Senate race shifts with about two weeks until Election Day.

As I Said, This Election Is About Class, Not Race Or Party

Facebook Removed My Israeli Flag Photo as ‘Dangerous,’ Then Restored It, Blaming ‘Technology’

An Israeli flag image violated Facebook’s ‘Community Standards’?

A Fashionable Madness: The Obsession with ‘Settler Colonialism’

The works of literary critic Adam Kirsch and of novelist and memoirist Joan Didion provide a salutary rebuttal of settler colonialist theory.  

Can Hotel Workers Save the Democrats?

In the swing state of Nevada, the Harris campaign needs the Vegas hotel union's 'army' to overcome Donald Trump.

Votes for Arkansas ballot measure on medical marijuana will not be counted, court rules

Voters in Arkansas will not be given the opportunity to decide whether to expand medical marijuana in the state, the state's Supreme Court ruled.

Trump Calls on Christians to Stand Up, Vote, and Defend Religious Liberty

Former President Donald Trump delivered a strong message to Christians during Monday's 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting in Concord, North Carolina, urging them to defend religious liberty and ensure their voices are heard at the polls.

Harris hits three states with Liz Cheney; Trump focuses on N.C.

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

Margins of Error

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.

Kamala's Campaign Pitch: Make America Detroit

Republican Official in Arizona Pleads Guilty in Election Certification Case

Peggy Judd, a county supervisor in Cochise County, a hotbed of election conspiracy theories, had tried to delay certifying the 2022 election results.

VA back paid hundreds of fired employees, report claims, as agency says it'll 'ensure' bad actors can't return

The VA responded to a FOIA tranche showing millions in back pay to fired employees by partially blaming a Trump-era law that forced arbitration

Trump Breaks Down Onstage

At a campaign event last night, Trump got bored—and weirdness ensued.

Schumer-tied group drops millions against Ted Cruz as Dems eye pickup opportunity in Texas

A Schumer-linked super PAC is putting millions behind new ads against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz just two weeks before Election Day.

Michigan judge denies Republican effort to block overseas votes

Blinken in Israel For Cease-fire Talks After Sinwar Death

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour aimed at reviving ceasefire talks and discussing the Gaza Strip's future following the death of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Iranian-backed H…

America’s Elderly Should Never Feel Alone

Renewing a sense of social obligation to our elders can help reintegrate them into social life and maybe even help shield them from our loneliness epidemic.

Harris and top anti-Trump Republican Cheney team up in battleground blitz

Vice President Harris teams up with former Rep. Liz Cheney for stops in 3 crucial battleground states as the Democratic presidential nominee courts disaffected Republicans not supporting Trump.

Elon Musk targets Michigan with voter misinformation

The Big Political Shift That Explains the 2024 Election

Politics feels different in the 2020s. Is it a blip or a lasting change?

Harris Wants Moderate Republicans to Back Her. Are They Out There?

It’s an unusual effort that reflects just how close the race is.

Cheney blasts Trump’s character, calls him ‘erratic, chaotic and unstable’

Great Moments in Protection Racket Media: Attacking Mickey D's for Hosting Trump

Trump Is Speaking Like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini

The former president has brought dehumanizing language into American presidential politics.

Kamala Harris’s Muted Message on Mass Deportation

The Democrat’s sense of vulnerability on the immigration issue may explain why she’s been reticent about Trump’s drastic plan.

Congress Widens Probe of Democrat Fundraising

Bombshell letters to Biden administration reveal concerns that Iran, China, Russia and Venezuela may be trying to rout monies to help Democrats raise millions. It is possible that credit card fraud involving ActBlue is part of the scheme.

The Sword of Damocles over Iran

The destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities may be imminent—here’s why.

Podcast #255: We Have Never Been Woke

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with scholar Musa al-Gharbi, whose acclaimed new book analyses the rise of progressive ideological orthodoxy as a means for elites to signal status and accumulate ‘cultural capital.’

McLaughlin to Newsmax: Trump Narrowly Leads Battleground States as Election Nears

As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump is maintaining slim leads in key battleground states, according to recent polling data.

Will Schumer-Soros Breakwater Stop Senate GOP Red Wave?

Chances loom large for Republican control, and even domination, of the U.S. Senate for as much as a decade.

Donald Trump’s Fascist Romp

After the former president described American citizens as “the enemy within,” Glenn Youngkin reveals his own complicity.

‘The Last Man on Earth’

On episode 71, Charles talks to Luther Abel, Jack Butler, and Phil Klein about what they would do if everyone other human on earth was wiped out.

Dem Voters Show Signs of Anointer's Remorse

In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.

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DEI by Any Other Name Is Still DEI

Calling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in medicine something else doesn’t make them go away.

Laurel Lee to Newsmax: Ga. Trump Case Shows 'Weaponization of Justice System'

Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of former President Donald Trump illustrates the "weaponization of the justice system," Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Monday.

Trump Courts Christian Voters, Days After Vulgar Remarks at a Rally

In a nearly hourlong speech before a crowd that included evangelical leaders, he claimed that only he could protect Christian voters. He did not mention abortion once.

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

The Question Hanging Over Harris’s Campaign

Can she say no?

For Trump, a Lifetime of Scandals Heads Toward a Moment of Judgment

No major party presidential candidate, much less president, in American history has been accused of wrongdoing so many times.

McMentum

Catching the Starship: A Breakthrough for Humanity

It is now more likely than not that humans will reach Mars, which will transform life on this planet and beyond.

This McDonald’s Report Shows Why People Hate the Political Press

Not content to report on the powerful on behalf of the people, the media must go after the people on behalf of the powerful.

Lara Trump to Newsmax: Fearmongering All Dems Have Left

Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump told Newsmax on Monday that the only crutch remaining for Democrats during the final 15 days leading up to the election is fearmongering but that they're even falling short with that ploy.

The Idiot's Guide to Dominating American Politics

Either Democrats or Republicans could build an electoral coalition that dominates American politics for decades to come. Here's how.

Donald Trump articulated a version of Christian nationalism by positioning religion at the center of the...