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Trump's rhetoric tests Republicans' pitch in Minnesota suburbs
In a social media post Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump accused Somali immigrants of bringing violence to Minnesota and urged residents to “fight back.”
Hours earlier, Republican candidate for governor Lisa ...Read more
'Wicked' Kimberly Guilfoyle: 'I know why Don Jr. had enough,' says informant
The once-enthusiastic MAGA donor who told the Wall Street Journal about Kimberly Guilfoyle’s alleged efforts to hit him up for $100,000 to pay off her American Express bill has shared the reasons he decided to cooperate ...Read more
Trump says Putin agreed to release diesel into global market
President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel supplies into the global market, as the administration looks to tame price hikes for the critical fuel.
Trump said Friday in a social ...Read more
US sanctions ICC after Nobel Peace Prize goes to former judge
The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions against the International Criminal Court, signaling its determination to cripple the organization on the same day that a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The ...Read more
El-Sayed, Rogers debate rife with interruptions. We decoded the insults
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed clashed repeatedly in an insult-laden, messy Oct. 8 debate rife with constant interruptions, sharp accusations, and even some trash-talking, ...Read more
CT Sen. Murphy blocked from Middle East base, says administration 'giving its middle finger' to Congress
In a rare move, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy says he was blocked from seeing a key American air base in the Middle East during an official Congressional trip.
A vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s administration and the ...Read more
Lara Williams: What's in Russian permafrost may be scarier than plague
After the COVID pandemic, we’re all a little jumpy when it comes to new disease outbreaks. So it’s understandable that the death of a lab technician working at a plague research institute in Siberia has put everyone on...Read more
Commentary: Christa Pike execution shows lethal injection is breaking down
Christa Pike’s execution in Tennessee was a disaster waiting to happen. The warnings did not only come from her lawyers or opponents of the death penalty: Doctors in Tennessee and Republican state senators called for the...Read more
Commentary: Faith communities can help restore trust in America's elections
Less than half of Americans expect this November’s midterm election to be free and fair. According to a survey from the University of California San Diego, confidence is falling among Democrats, Republicans, and ...Read more
Commentary: Stop strangling mice in the name of domestic violence research
Every October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month reminds Americans of a grim reality: Millions of people live with abuse at the hands of an intimate partner.
With such an urgent need to help survivors, it’s fair to ask ...Read more
Commentary: New York is making childcare affordable. Don't forget the people providing it
Last month, New York City opened its first free 2-K classrooms. Roughly 2,000 two-year-olds got seats, the beginning of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for universal childcare.
More than 5,700 applied for those first 2,000 ...Read more
'Trump Is the Picasso of Corruption'
Trayon White, a member of the city council in the District of Columbia, just walked away from a hung jury in a bribery trial. The facts were kind of wild. Though White admitted to accepting $35,000 in cash from a city ...Read more
How Populist Politics Succeeds and Fails
Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump's Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the ...Read more
Haiti revises electoral law again, but doesn't formally postpone Dec. 13 vote
With voter registration lagging and political parties complaining that eligibility requirements for fielding candidates are too burdensome, Haiti’s transitional authorities have revised the country’s electoral rules ...Read more
Trump makes more inflammatory comments on Somali community in Minnesota
President Donald Trump made another round of comments attacking Minnesota’s Somali community and Gov. Tim Walz on social media Thursday.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump broadly accused the immigrant community of ...Read more
Healey, Minogue and dueling crowds clash at first governor's debate
Democratic Gov. Maura Healey and her Republican challenger Mike Minogue went after each other in a Thursday night debate on WBZ-TV, the first of the 2026 gubernatorial election, and as two massive crowds in support of each...Read more
Replacing Alito on the court? It's if, not when
As Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. hints he could retire next year, senators are watching closely. It would mean a tough confirmation process on Capitol Hill for any replacement picked by President Donald Trump, experts say.
...Read more
Kiley and Pan spar over voting records, ties to Republicans and Democrats
Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Rocklin, and former state Sen. Richard Pan struck a largely cordial tone at the start of their Thursday morning candidate forum. Before long, however, the two candidates for the 6th Congressional ...Read more
President Trump coming to Alaska next week to campaign for Republicans
President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday, on the heels of a visit by his vice president, in the GOP's effort to support Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich and hold on ...Read more
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