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Midterm warning for America, from deep-blue California

Polls suggest that Democrats might return to power in Congress, winning both the House and the Senate. If so, California is a warning about what deep-blue control looks like.

Trump says he ended Biden electric vehicle rule, updated fuel economy standards

President Trump announced Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that eliminate an electric vehicle (EV) mandate introduced under the Biden administration. The 2024 EV mandate aimed to facilitate the transition from gas-powered to EVs by setting new pollution standards for automakers' vehicle fleets, which were intentionally difficult to meet without introducing new electric or...

Former Kennedy Center employees claim officials halted repairs months prior to closure

Former Kennedy Center employees accused the iconic performing arts venue's leadership in a letter to Congress of halting planned waterproofing repairs earlier this year. In the Thursday letter, David Seide, an attorney representing the whistleblowers, shared internal documents which he said challenged the Kennedy Center board's claims that these leaks constituted the venue's immediate closure. ...

Sunday shows preview: Trump rejects Iran deal after week of high-stakes meetings; GOP clammers to keep Congress

President Trump rejected a new seven-day proposal from Iran Saturday morning to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt military operations in the ongoing conflict between Tehran and the U.S. “They want to make a deal, and I think that’s fine,” the president told reporters at the White House. “I like making a deal, too, but...

Election forecasters don’t see polling ‘sugar-high’ Democrats fear — for now

Pollsters and independent handicappers are increasingly convinced that Democrats aren’t experiencing an artificial “sugar-high” in polling but that multiple metrics are right now pointing to a good midterm environment for the party. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report became the latest independent forecaster this week in predicting that Republicans looked poised to lose the...

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...

Trump Loses Selzer Case, Wins in His Heart

It remains a supreme irony that the president most pursued by his enemies via lawfare has become infamous as its most enthusiastic practitioner.

Trump Strikes Blow Against Gender Experiments on Minors

A positive step, but the battle isn’t over.

For Conservatives, There’s a Disconnect Between Principle and Party — Yet Again

Today’s internecine battles in the GOP are reminiscent of those in the postwar years.

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