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This would seem to be an opportunity for Democrats. Polling released at the start of August by End Citizens United found that ...

A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent ...

President Trump is on a roll. In the past couple of weeks, he’s named the Kennedy Center, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and a new class of battleships after himself.

With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income and ...

How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ...

Add Republican objections to Trump’s China capitulations to the growing realm of defections from leaders of his own party.

We are digesting a wave of studies on why Democrats lost in 2024 and what they should do now. Deciding to Win, by Simon Bazelon, Lauren Harper Pope, and Liam Kerr, argues that Democrats must move to ...

A displaced family from Hama shares tea as winter arrives at Hamza camp in Atmeh, northwest Syria, Deceember 2, 2025. Credit: Santiago Montag SYRIA – Mustafa Abdelqader lives with his family in ...