Politics

Rahm Emanuel attacks Trump’s negotiations with Iran

Rahm Emanuel said Iran is “schooling” President Donald Trump on the art of the deal and laid out his recommendations for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open as the U.S. and Iran careen toward open co...

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Republicans have beef with Texas Rep. James Talarico – why does meat matter in US politics?

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico speaks during a rally in Texas in May 2026. Whether Talarico is vegetarian or vegan – he says he is not – has featured heavily in the Senate race...

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The MIA Caucus

Mitch McConnell has not been seen in public in almost a month. The senator from Kentucky and former majority leader was hospitalized on June 14, and his staff has declined to elaborate, instead rec...

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Trump ousts members of bipartisan election commission ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump has ousted the remaining commissioners from a bipartisan federal agency charged with helping state and local officials conduct elections in an apparent move to assert control...

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John Kennedy is the Senate GOP’s unlikely campaign-trail star

In the halls of Congress, Sen. John Kennedy has long been known as the master of the excruciatingly folksy one-liner. His profile off Capitol Hill, however, has recently exploded — thanks to an inc...

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A bunch of failed candidates are scrambling to replace Graham Platner

FREEPORT, Maine — Nirav Shah’s first event back on the campaign trail was coming together quickly. Staffers shepherded supporters into a nearly-empty office space, and an intrepid group of voluntee...

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Trump Brushed Off His Scandals. Here’s Why Platner Couldn’t.

If a Democrat reclaims the presidency in 2028, the party and its new leader will be faced with a tantalizing question: Now is it finally their turn to behave like Donald Trump?Probably there is no ...

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Wall Street’s new obsession: reading Washington

Wall Street isn't just betting on company performance anymore. It's betting on Washington.As investors hunt for the Trump administration's next winner, they're increasingly trying to anticipate whi...

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‘We're fighting this by ourselves’: Southern Black leaders feel abandoned by Democratic Party

Black leaders across the South have expressed a visceral shock in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. But as the surprise wears off, a sense of isolation has beg...

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‘Just Not Accurate’: Trump’s Outgoing Antitrust Chief Hits Back at Critics

Omeed Assefi has spent the past year making some of the Trump administration’s biggest, and most contentious, antitrust calls — from clearing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to overseei...

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Newsom on Platner: ‘Clearly there wasn’t enough vetting done.’

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom said Thursday that “clearly there wasn’t enough vetting done” of Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race.“I can't get into the merits of what they do in Maine,...

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Donald Trump is going to have to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million

After three years, three levels of the federal courts system and countless legal filings, Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll.On Wednesday evening, a judge on the New York-based 2nd Circuit Court...

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Trump's renewed Iran strikes put Republicans in a bind

President Donald Trump’s declaration that the ceasefire with Iran has ended is forcing Republicans to choose between crossing their president or backing a conflict that could sink their party ahead...

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A new speech shows how Israel lost the Democratic party

American and Israeli flags are seen during the demonstration supporting American-Israeli intervention in Iran, at Main Square in Krakow, Poland on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/...

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Americans are not giving up on NATO, but they expect Europe to do its share

For years, Europeans have asked a version of the same question: Will the United States remain committed to NATO? Sharp rhetoric about allies and their willingness to more equitably share the burden...

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How a 700-Year-Old Work of Art Warns America

There are moments when history reaches across the centuries with startling clarity. Standing in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy, and lo...

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What we know – and don’t – about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner

The selection of Maine’s next Democratic Senate nominee will come down to roughly 600 people — 500 of whom haven’t been chosen yet.Graham Platner suspended his campaign on Wednesday following POLIT...

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MORNING GLORY: Graham Platner proves candidates can’t outrun secrets and scandal

Do you want to run for an office that will be heavily contested in the general election? Begin considering your decision with the Bible.Really. Specifically, the Gospel of Luke, chapter 8, verse 17...

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Freedom Fuel?

Gas what? Something you eventually learn when you write about American politics for the better part of two decades is that a lot of it just ...

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Florida’s OpenAI lawsuit moves to federal court — and gets assigned to Aileen Cannon

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s high-profile lawsuit fighting OpenAI, founder Sam Altman and its ChatGPT bot has been moved to federal court and assigned to Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judg...

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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ended his campaign on Wednesday after facing a detailed allegation of sexual assault, an astounding and rapid fall for the progressive oysterman who...

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