It turns out that a national death campaign does not win much of the electorate. Vice President Kamala Harris learned this lesson in an election night loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, meanwhile, saw smooth victory as he led in every swing state and safe red states, and made serious gains in commonly Democratic states […]

If the 2024 presidential contest proved anything, it’s that the mass media no longer drive the national conversation. They can no longer stoke fear and outrage in average voters. They can no longer prop up terrible candidates. And, like him or not, President-elect Donald Trump’s success with black, Hispanic, and Jewish voters, if exit polls […]

With the grid facing strain and more energy-hungry giants sitting down at the table, ensuring fair contribution isn’t just sound policy — it’s absolutely essential.

Le Mond, the largest French newspaper, is bemoaning former President Trump's victory in the American presidential election this week. Saying Trump's election "marks the end of an American era, that of an open superpower committed to the world, eager to set itself up as a democratic model," the newspaper wrote in an editorial published on...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) reviewed the potential adverse impact of the 2024 election and highlighted freedoms that could be threatened by President-elect Trump’s win, in a social media video.  “I'm not here to sugarcoat what we all are about to collectively experience, but I think that what we can do to prepare is...

This year will likely be the warmest ever recorded, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a statement Thursday. In its announcement, Copernicus noted that last month was itself the second-warmest October ever recorded, behind only 2023's. It was also the 15th of the last 16 months in which global average surface air...

The leaders of the world’s biggest technology companies offered congratulations to President-elect Trump on Wednesday after the former president secured a second term in office.  Despite Trump’s rocky relationship with tech leaders, the messages flooded in quickly Wednesday morning.  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who often feuded with Trump during his first administration, congratulated the president-elect...

Israel's Ministry of Defense and Boeing agreed to a $5.2 billion deal to acquire 25 F-15 next-generation fighter jets. The Jewish state’s defense ministry said the agreement, signed on Wednesday, was part of a broader package of U.S. aid that Congress and the administration greenlighted. It also includes an option for another 25 jets. The...

Given that Trump may well pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate an agreement with Putin, it is incumbent on the Biden administration to strengthen Kyiv’s hand as much as possible.

David Plouffe, a top adviser to Vice President Harris's campaign, has deleted his account on the social platform X following a post that appeared to criticize President Biden following Harris's loss to former President Trump this week. Saying it was a "privilege" to work on Team Harris, Plouffe wrote Wednesday his fellow campaign staff members...