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Michael Goodwin: The Democratic Party we once knew is dead

Despite some grumbling, there was never any doubt that Gov. Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James would be on the fall ballot.

The anti-ICE activists are an insurgency, not a protest movement

The objective isn’t dissent. It’s obstruction.

Pelosi to endorse JFK grandson Schlossberg in New York House race: Reports

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg in an upcoming New York House race, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner.  The New York Times was first to report the anticipated major endorsement in the tight race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.)...

Nancy Guthrie search nears second week: What we know so far

The search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother will hit the one-week mark on Sunday. In a new video posted to Savannah Guthrie’s Instagram account on Saturday, the “Today” show anchor addressed her mother’s captors.  “We received your message, and we understand,” she said while seated between her siblings Annie and Camron. “We beg you now to...

A Super Bowl starting at 12:30 a.m.? Welcome to an Olympic-sized problem for fans in Italy

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — USA Luge men's doubles slider Zack DiGregorio is a New England Patriots fan. Makes sense: He's from Massachusetts, his mother has worked for the Patriots for more than two decades and the Patriots are about to play in the Super Bowl for the 10th time since he was born. He...

Venezuela’s Machado: ‘I will be president when the time comes’

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Sunday said she will become the president of the Latin American nation “when the time comes.” Her comments follow the January capture of regime leader Nicolás Maduro by the Trump administration and weeks of uncertainty regarding Caracas' political future.  “I will be president when the time comes. But...

There’s a psychological explanation for people who are late all the time

We all know somebody who is always running behind, who leaves you waiting alone at a restaurant or shows up to the party last. Maybe you're that somebody.

Daylight saving time: These states are already considering bills to lock the clocks

We're barely a month into 2026 and some states are looking to make big changes.

Iran’s space program is a problem and an opportunity 

A post-theocratic Iran could have a future literally among the stars.

Why ‘might makes right’ is wrong in today’s world order

If the United States abandons the rules it once championed, rules that have helped maintain world peace since 1945, it may learn the truth of George Santayana’s warning: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  

Trump says he wants DC’s new arch to be ‘biggest’ in the world

President Trump on Saturday said he wants the proposed arc in Washington, D.C., to be the “biggest” in the world. The president told reporters that he’s considering building “an arc that's like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.” “We're setting up a committee ,and the committee is going to be going over it, but it'll...

Ernst calls to ‘bring the temperature down’ amid ICE surge in Minnesota

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining several other Republican lawmakers in calling to lower the national temperature amid escalating tensions over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota. Trump’s hardline immigration stance helped deliver him to victory in the 2024 presidential election, but as public support for his administration’s widespread crackdown wanes, more Republicans...

Caught between ICE enforcement and fraud allegations, child care industry gasps for air

The child care industry is struggling to convince parents that its facilities are safe. Providers are in a tough spot after months of immigration operations that have included parents taken in by authorities while dropping off or picking up their kids — as well as fraud allegations that have led to harassment at facilities around the country. ...

Maryland Democrats barrel toward redistricting standoff

Maryland Democrats are barreling toward a standoff over a redistricting proposal that could hand the party all of the state’s eight congressional seats. Democrats in the state House could pass a map recommended by Gov. Wes Moore's (D) redistricting advisory commission as soon as this week. It's the latest push from a Democratic governor to...

Trump questions if GOP can overcome voters’ ‘psychological’ midterms hurdle 

President Trump is warning of a possible Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections, seemingly lowering expectations for Republican wins well ahead of any voters heading to the ballot box. Trump regularly notes that the party in control of the White House historically tends to lose the midterms, attributing it a “psychological factor” in voters. The...

Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms. Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and Air Force veteran, defeated Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the vacant state Senate...

Trump says Warsh should have ‘no trouble’ getting through confirmation process

President Trump said Saturday that he expects his pick for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, to easily make it through the Senate confirmation process. “He’s very high-quality person. He should have no trouble getting through,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, suggesting Warsh could pick up some Democratic support. “I think he might get Democrat...

Democrat Menefee wins Sylvester Turner’s House seat, narrowing GOP majority

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (D) has won the special election runoff for late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards (D) in the Saturday runoff, after they were the top two vote-getters in the November primary.  The Lone Star State’s 18th Congressional...

Trump says Democratic-led cities must ask and say ‘please’ before DHS will intervene in protests

President Trump said Saturday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local leaders “ask us for help,” while still pledging to guard federal buildings but “only as a back up.” “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going...

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