Politics

Carney backs West Coast pipeline in win for Alberta and oil industry

CALGARY — Canada will develop a new West Coast pipeline to carry up to a million barrels of Alberta-produced oil per day to export markets in Asia, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday.Car...

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Socialist Surge: Far-left Democrats test national playbook after blue-city primary shocks

The far left is taking its political playbook nationwide, moving from high-profile primary wins in New York City and Colorado to a string of upcoming Democratic contests in Missouri, Michigan, Wisc...

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Inside the Mamdani-AOC endorsement compact

NEW YORK — When Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier for Congress in late May, her opponent, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, was blindsided.Espaillat, a five-term in...

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Appeals court sharply limits ICE’s massive expansion of detention

A federal appeals court has sharply curtailed ICE’s bid to detain thousands of people without bond under a dramatic expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants who have established roots in the...

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Trump's job market is proving resilient. Consumer confidence is still sagging.

The U.S. labor market is chugging along, still posting job gains as the unemployment rate ticks down. It’s not enough to get Americans amped about President Donald Trump’s economy.Job growth slowed...

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The Ex-Vegan Looking to Unseat a Republican Cattle Rancher in Congress

Manny Rutinel’s victory this week in Colorado’s primaries has set up a once-unthinkable scenario: This November, in one of the most crucial swing races in the country, a former vegan activist will ...

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The Capital Is a Mess

Photographs by Caroline GutmanThe capital city is an absolute mess.The White House is an active construction site, with cement trucks going through the same gates typically used by the president’s ...

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Pete Buttigieg’s Ordeal Is a Frightening New Form of Political Harassment

The news that former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was investigated by Child Protective Services for a false allegation of child abuse was surprising. Not that an accuser would attempt su...

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The GOP’s dirty little secret about the SAVE America Act

House conservatives bristled this week over the Senate’s refusal to pass the SAVE America Act — the GOP elections bill that President Donald Trump has called his “No. 1 priority” in Congress — and ...

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Congress is settling in for a do-nothing summer

The Republican congressional agenda is melting in the summer heat.Intraparty fights, tight margins, election-year pressures and an indifferent president have grounded the pre-midterm legislative pl...

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‘Free for all’: Where markets are getting their Fed news as Warsh stays mum

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has kicked off his tenure atop the central bank by pointedly saying little about his views on the outlook for the economy and interest rates.But markets are still ...

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Democrats’ establishment favorites are keeping Washington at arm’s length

Battleground candidates with ties to the Democratic establishment are doing everything they can to distance themselves from Washington.Change candidates from Gen-Z democratic socialists to a two-te...

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'The old politics are gone': Steve Bannon on the democratic socialist wave

Steve Bannon isn’t gloating about being right about politics’ ongoing transformation. He’s worried Republicans haven’t figured out how to respond.Last fall, the former White House chief strategist ...

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MORNING GLORY: Celebrate the Supreme Court, our Constitution and America at 250

The Supreme Court ended its 2025-2027 term Tuesday and many of its members will soon leave the Beltway for the summer. There are courses to teach, lectures to give and seminars to lead — and perhap...

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What Would Mark Twain Think of America at 250?

So what would Mark Twain—a man never at a loss for opinions—make of America on the 250th anniversary of its birth? He wouldn’t be surprised to be asked, or bashful about answering. As he once wrote...

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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease

This painting depicts the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The Founding Fathers leaned on French philosopher Montesquieu as they designed the Constitution. GraphicaArtis/Archive Photos via Getty...

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Pete Buttigieg’s Ordeal Is a Frightening New Form of Political Violence

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A Supreme Court Decision That Might Improve Politics

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How Zohran Mamdani is the Daredevil of a new generation

How Zohran Mamdani is the Daredevil of a new generation Submitted by Hamid Dabashi on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 17:08 ...

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J.D. Vance's Communion of Saints

In 2015, Donald Trump published a book entitled Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again. It’s a work that’s almost never brought up by either his supporters or detractors, which even the ...

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‘We are screwed’: People near data centers dread heat wave pollution.

Data Center Alley is facing a climate test.Searing temperatures this week could push energy demand to record levels on the mid-Atlantic’s electric grid, which fuels the country’s data center boom i...

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