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US, China strike deal to lower tariffs on $30B in goods after Trump-Xi Washington summit

The United States and China agreed to slash tariffs on $30 billion in goods after Trump and Xi Jinping's three-day Washington summit this week.

Southern Democrats see hope for first time in years, seek to build on discontent of midterm voters

People crowded shoulder to shoulder upstairs in a south Alabama coffee shop, in a region sometimes called the reddest in the heavily conservative state.

And just like that, Germany’s establishment went kaput

The British diplomat and novelist, Harold Nicholson, tossed off an essay in 1929 containing a short riff on the three great capitals of Europe. “London is an old lady in black lace and diamonds who guards her secrets with dignity,” while “Paris is the woman in the prime of life to whom one would only […]

Trump’s GOP has a problem. Now stop arguing about socialism and start showing the scoreboard

Two months before the midterm elections, the Republican Party has a problem. No, it’s not its record, which is strong. And no, it’s not the Democrats, who are weaker than the coverage claims, drowning under the dead weight of a deepening socialist wing that is taking over.  The problem is that Republicans haven’t yet successfully […]

Unearthed: El-Sayed called for repealing law that made sex without disclosing HIV status a felony

Abdul El-Sayed once called Michigan's HIV criminalization law "hateful" and "discriminatory," a stance now under scrutiny in his Senate race.

Supreme Court allows Trump admin to use federal voter eligibility database during appeal

An order issued Friday by the Supreme Court temporarily allows the Trump administration to move forward with a mass voter verification system.

Cambridge Cancels Probe into Jason Arday Hiring, Will Instead Focus on University Support

The investigation has shifted away from how Arday was hired despite his lack of qualifications.

Let’s Stop Obsessing Over ‘Prestige’ Colleges and Universities

They’re not as special as we’re made to think.

How to Become America’s Next Boomtown

Examining why Austin has enjoyed a multi-decade boom of economic development, while so many other major American cities have stagnated.

Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter Is Not the Only Victim

Progressives have long subordinated individual students to the cause of racial justice.

Democrats favor Trump impeachment over a coup, but 59% still back one, poll says

Just under half of Democrats say they would be pleased if an overnight coup removed President Trump from office and instituted military control, according to a new survey.

Xi is wrapping his visit to Washington with a peek at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

President Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world's most powerful communist country to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.

‘Red carpet for a despot’: Trump’s lavish Xi welcome collides with GOP anti-communism message

Republican senators criticized President Donald Trump's lavish Washington summit with Xi Jinping, warning against red carpet treatment for China's leader.

Ex-Dem insider blows lid off fundraising ‘gimmicks’ during 2024 election: ‘Pyramid scheme’

Lindy Li reveals how Kamala Harris's billion-dollar war chest was funneled to media consultants, alleging fundraising gimmicks and lavish spending.

Poll: A crack is emerging in Trump’s coalition over deportations

President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is running into resistance within his own voter coalition, as more and more Republican candidates publicly break with...

Trump revives Supreme Court immigration showdown after Hochul pardon torpedoed first case

The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to decide whether criminal aliens in ICE detention are entitled to bond hearings during removal.

Liberal justice hammers Supreme Court for fast-tracking emergency docket cases

Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed the Supreme Court's emergency docket, warning it gives certain litigants a "fast pass" that undermines standard review.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 25

1979—Taking advantage of its (and the House’s) massive increase in the number of judgeships a year earlier, the Democrat-controlled Senate confirms on a single day 25...

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