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Democrats can’t stop Kamala Harris — and it’s got the GOP giddy

Democrat insiders know Kamala Harris is a terrible candidate, but the party they built can’t tell her no.

For the DSA, ‘Working Class’ Is a State of Mind

It’s a neat trick, but an old one. What’s most impressive about it is...

Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi

A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision ordering the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest of a student protest organizer whom the Trump administration has spent more than a year trying to deport.

New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote and hundreds voting

New Jersey registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote before the 2024 election, and nearly 400 cast ballots, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said in a statement Tuesday.

Alan Dershowitz backs out of Epstein hearing, sparking subpoena threat

A House panel threatened to subpoena famed criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz if he fails to testify under oath about his professional and personal relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

On birthright citizenship, Trump could lose even bigger next time

If the Supreme Court were actually to revisit the birthright case, Trump would be far more likely to lose votes than gain them.

Why you won’t get a Supplemental Security Income check in August

While the schedule is wonky, you'll still get the funds you are intended to receive.

House Republicans’ campaign arm adds 7 districts to list of targets

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Monday added seven districts to its list of targets, as the GOP works to hang on to its majority in the lower chamber this November. The NRCC, which works to elect House Republicans, added Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, Florida’s 14th and 22nd, Louisiana’s 6th, Missouri’s 5th, Ohio’s 1st...

The Jawbone Act aims to curb government power plays, but can it work? 

Government officials and other powerful people often use arm-twisting speech to apply pressure to promote their preferred objectives. The practice, known as jawboning, is as old as human history itself.

Live updates: US pounds Iran as war’s death toll hits 17; gas prices surpass $4 again

The death count from the Iran war has risen to 17 as the U.S. military suffered three deaths in recent days in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said. Two service members died in an Iranian attack on U.S. troops in Jordan on Friday, the Pentagon said, and another service member died in northern...

South Carolina Republican Russell Fry joins race for Graham Senate seat

South Carolina Republican Rep. Russell Fry on Monday announced he will run to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). "Last week, we all lost a legendary leader, and I lost a good friend," Fry said in a campaign statement. "This week, we are faced with what comes next. I...

Fighter jets intercept planes over Bedminster, East Rutherford airspace

Fighter jets intercepted multiple planes attempting to fly in temporarily restricted airspace on Sunday over Bedminster and East Rutherford, N.J. “More than 10 general aviation aircraft have entered restricted airspace today, three of which required intercepts by NORAD aircraft,” the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) wrote in a statement. NORAD said flares were deployed...

Supreme Court to decide if Alaska can seize pilot’s plane over 6-pack of beer 

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up an Alaskan pilot’s challenge to the state’s bid to seize his 1969 Cessna airplane over a passenger who tried to fly in a six-pack of Budweiser into a dry village.  Ken Jouppi, the pilot, denies knowing about the alcohol and says losing his plane is an excessive fine...

There’s no reason to trust Blanche on ICE killings — or anything else 

We do not deserve an attorney general who acts like a corrupt president’s personal fixer and enforcer.

Trump says Canada ‘poisoned’ US air with wildfires, floats new tariffs

President Trump on Sunday said Canada "poisoned" U.S. air as smoke from wildfires in the Great White North swept across American states. Trump said he spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and told him “you got to stop these fires from coming in and, you know, poisoning our air.” Carney and Trump spoke in...

Democrats have a real shot in Maine, but Troy Jackson could ruin it

Progressives may doubt his conversion from right-wing radical, yet his record may turn off independents and hand Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) a victory.

Trump: New Air Force One to be ‘maxed out’ with upgrades amid questions about security features

President Trump said late Sunday the Qatari-gifted jet serving as Air Force One will undergo upgrades, weeks after the Secret Service reportedly advised him not to use it for a trip back to the U.S. from Turkey. “It has a lot of capability. But as I understand it, in about a month or so, they’re...

Schumer: Trump, family used White House for ‘eye-popping profits’ while Americans struggle

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and other Senate Democrats on Monday released a report asserting that President Trump and his family have “systematically turned the power of the presidency into eye-popping profits” while regular American families struggle to afford the rising cost of living. Schumer and other colleagues, including Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff...

Trump’s growing gang of untouchables 

Trump has subverted equal justice to create two classes of citizens: one privileged, the other persecuted. 

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