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What Is Somaliland, and Do We Have to Care About It?

Israel’s recognition of the breakaway state could upend a sclerotic status quo in the region.

With Reeves out, Mark Warner tightens his grip on Virginia Senate race

Sen. Mark R. Warner's path to reelection got a little clearer this week after Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves bowed out of his short-lived campaign.

Trump indicates the U.S. ‘hit’ a facility that he tied to alleged drug boats

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has "hit" a facility in South America as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered no other details.

A look at how Trump-era work requirements could impact people who receive public benefits

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025.

Sanders: AI ‘most consequential technology in the history of humanity’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Sunday that AI is the “most consequential technology in the history of humanity,” as he reiterated his call for a moratorium on data center construction. “It will transform our country. It will transform the world,” Sanders said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And we have not had in Congress, in the...

Judge seeks whistleblower testimony in detainee flights case

A federal judge has asked for testimony from a Justice Department whistleblower who alleged leadership appeared to lie to the court when they said they were unaware of pending flights that sent more than 100 men to a Salvadoran mega prison. The inquiry comes as U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg has ignited contempt proceedings to determine...

How renewable energy advocates can win the messaging war

If we don’t own this story, fossil fuel lobbyists will. 

Listen live: Supreme Court considers GOP challenge to campaign finance law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning will consider a GOP challenge seeking to strike down federal restrictions on political parties' spending in coordination with candidates. The GOP's House and Senate campaign arms pushed back on limits under the First Amendment's free speech protections. After a lower court ruled in favor of the Federal Election Commission,...

DeSantis designates Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which took a similar step last month. DeSantis posted the executive order, “Protecting Floridians from Radical Islamic Terrorist Organizations,” to social platform X. The order directs Florida...

Susie Wiles: Trump ‘going to campaign like it’s 2024’ ahead of midterms

White House chief of staff said President Trump will be a constant presence on the campaign trail ahead of next year’s midterm elections, saying in an interview on Monday that he will campaign like it’s 2024. “Typically in the midterms it’s not about who’s sitting at the White House. You localize the election and you...

Supreme Court weighs major campaign finance challenge backed by Vance

A major campaign finance battle will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the justices weigh whether to strike down federal restrictions on coordinated spending between political parties and their candidates.   Vice President Vance was one of the challengers. When he was a senator, he filed suit alongside former Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) and Republicans’ campaign committees in both chambers against the Federal Election Commission (FEC), which enforces the...

Trump says Ukraine should hold elections

President Trump said in a new interview that Ukraine should hold elections despite being locked in war with Russia.  “They’re using war not to hold an election. I would think the Ukrainian people should have that choice,” Trump told Politico. “They talk about having a democracy but it gets to the point where it’s not...

Trump trashes ‘weak’ European leaders: ‘They want to be politically correct’

President Trump in an interview published Tuesday railed against what he called "weak" leaders from Europe, complaining that they did not know what to do on migration and trade. Trump sat down with Politico after the outlet declared him the most influential person shaping Europe. In the interview, the president bemoaned that many nations in...

The ‘double-tap’ is not the issue; it’s the whole war

The Trump administration's bombing of a small boat in the Caribbean, which killed 11 people, was more complicated than first revealed, and the second strike was condemned as a "war crime" by some Republicans and Democrats alike.

Live updates: Supreme Court hears campaign spending case; Trump heads to Pa. to tout economy

President Trump on Tuesday evening will travel to Pennsylvania, where he will deliver remarks as the White House tries to gain control of the narrative on affordability and the economy. Trump said in an interview published ahead of the trip that the economy under his second administration should get a grade of “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.” This morning,...

Trump rates economy ‘A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus’ ahead of event touting affordability

President Trump gave the economy under his second administration an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus” ahead of his trip to Pennsylvania to sell his efforts to bring down inflation on Tuesday.  The president made the comments during an interview with Politico that was conducted on Monday. During the interview, Trump was asked about one of his of his supporters...

The Movement: Warning signs emerge for MAGA populism over ObamaCare

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Republicans in Congress are on a path to letting enhanced ObamaCare subsidies expire at the end of the year, a result that could amount to a dismissal — or, depending on your perspective,...

Charlamagne tha God criticizes Mamdani’s messaging on Trump: ‘That’s actually how you normalize fascism’

Charlamagne tha God criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) messaging around President Trump, with whom Mamdani recently had a cordial meeting. “If you're, you know, Joe Biden, and you say, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins the presidency, you standing outside the White House saying, ‘Welcome...

Cheryl Hines: RFK Jr. ‘not going to run for president’ in 2028

Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband is “not going to run for president” in 2028. “Cheryl, is your husband going to run for president in 2028, and if so, are you ready for that?” NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas asked Hines on her show. “Gosh,...

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