Politics

Trump’s Blueprint Back to Relevancy

At some point, maybe around the time Joe Biden declared on the debate stage that he “finally beat Medicare,” Washington got the idea that defeating an old man in an election was easy.Not always.Jus...

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What Trump can learn from Lula and Netanyahu

At some point, maybe around the time Joe Biden declared on the debate stage that he “finally beat Medicare,” Washington got the idea that defeating an old man in an election was easy. Not al...

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Ranked: The 50 Biggest Donors to the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections

Who’s Funding the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections? Key Takeaways The 50 largest donors and donor groups to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections have contributed $2.77 billion, with Republican-aligned ...

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Trump admin embraces fleeing Bolsonaro, losing Brazilian presidential candidate

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro fled his home country and arrived in the U.S. Tuesday, described by some on the right as a political refugee. After recently losing a presidential campaign against i...

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Do Mamdani’s late-night basketball games at an NYPD gym run afoul of city ethics laws?

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s habit of hosting friends for late-night basketball at the NYPD’s Police Academy gym is raising the hackles of two former municipal attorneys who say the pickup gam...

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OpenAI launching election war room to track interference efforts

OpenAI is standing up an election “war room” ahead of the midterms, the company exclusively told Decoded by POLITICO.The Election Operations Center will begin running this week until all votes are ...

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Billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion, voting rights: This year’s biggest state votes

Statewide ballot measures are flying under the national radar — but some are drawing big spending.At least $400 million has been spent on TV ads for ballot initiatives, according to data from the a...

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Australian parties’ YouTube ad spend triples at TV's expense

CANBERRA — Australia’s two major parties increased their spending on YouTube advertising by more than triple at the 2025 federal election, from AU$4.77 million to AU$16.5 million.The changing natur...

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Kirk Herbstreit headlined GOP fundraiser weeks after claiming he doesn’t ‘get into politics’

Credit: Ayrton Breckenridge/Clarion LedgerCollege GameDay became the subject of heavy scrutiny last month after the weekly college football roadshow hosted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for a discussion on ...

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How one huge labor union is reaching this election’s swing voters

The ScoopEven with the political wind at their backs for this midterm, Democrats still aren’t sparking enthusiasm among low-propensity voters. So when doorknockers for the country’s largest hospita...

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Flávio Bolsonaro lands in South Florida after Brazilian election defeat

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro landed in South Florida on Wednesday morning after fleeing his home country following a defeat in the presidential election — and in the fa...

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The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb

Today's guest is Neal Stephenson, the bestselling author of Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, and Cryptonomicon. His latest novel, D: Heavy Water, revisits the early days of World War II, when scientist...

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Republicans‘ overtime tax break hit biggest in US territories, internal data shows

There’s an unexpected winner when it comes to President Donald Trump’s signature tax break for overtime wages: workers in the U.S. territories.Internal data from the IRS shows people in territories...

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The Man Who Risked Death Documenting ISIS

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with thoughts on the coming midterm elections and the difficult position Re...

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Trump Vows to Send Election “Monitors” to Maine After Far-Right Conspiracies Spread

With voters set to cast ballots in two critical races that could help determine control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress, fears of potential voter suppression are running high in Maine. ...

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The first line of Donald Trump’s obituary

Every president leaves a signature accomplishment. Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union. Franklin Roosevelt rescued capitalism from itself. Donald Trump’s will be something no predecessor ever attem...

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Trump kills methane rule days after a plume was found near his rally

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled back regulations on a major global warming pollutant — just days after a satellite discovered a large plume of methane pouring out of oil and gas wells near...

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Democrats are anticipating a blue wave. Long Island could be a wild card.

NEW YORK — Democrats are riding high on the prospect of a massive blue wave this year. But one part of New York might not be such a sure bet.On Long Island, Democrats hoping to capitalize on the ba...

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Billionaires shatter spending record to fight California wealth tax

SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire opponents of California’s proposed wealth tax have spent more fighting it than they ever have on a political cause in the state, according to a POLITICO analysis.A recor...

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DSA Is Eyeing a 2028 AOC Presidential Run

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is entering a new phase. After decades on the political margins, DSA has helped elect a socialist mayor of New York City, won a string of congressional pr...

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Psychometrics, vaccines, meat, Kowloon, luggage destruction

This is a real paper that actually exists Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Dynomight™ MBTI: A Comparative Analysis with the Original Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Journal of Psycholo...

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