Politics moves fast, and finding reliable coverage without constant outrage can be difficult. A Skeptic News brings together a wide range of daily political reporting, analysis, and commentary from across the spectrum — curated with a focus on balance, substance, and moderation. Whether you're center-left, center-right, or simply tired of partisan noise, you'll find informed perspectives worth reading every day. Today's edition includes 50 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1523 articles found on 41 sites.
Spencer Pratt rose to fame as the antagonist on MTV’s reality television show, The Hills, but has powered his Los Angeles mayoral campaign with civic outrage after his house burned to the ground in the Palisades fire last year. Now, critics are saying the political newcomer may be moving too far, ...
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong called to defund and abolish police in posts made before and during her time as an elected official.
More than a dozen DSA-backed candidates won, are expected to win or advanced in primaries across five states following last week's primaries as Republicans and Democrats warn of socialist momentum.
What does it mean for the United States to pursue its national interests in the Western Hemisphere? The Trump administration has made a renewed focus on the American near abroad a centerpiece of its foreign policy, declaring in its 2025 National Security Strategy that it intends to “enforce a ‘Trump...
Sen. Thom Tillis warns Trump's decisions are "killing our chances" for Republicans to hold the Senate, escalating a feud with the president.
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting is the latest in a growing series of security threats and incidents involving President Donald Trump.
Experts warn climate activists, anti-Israel protesters and other movements have formed an anti-American alliance now targeting U.S. AI infrastructure.
House Republicans brush aside fears over Trump backing primary challengers against GOP incumbents after Rep. Thomas Massie's Kentucky defeat.
Several top Democratic candidates in the midterms are airing scathing ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal — betting that the Trump administration's reluctance to release the Epstein files still resonates with voters.Why it matters: Democrats are mostly focusing on high p...
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu further strengthened his hand as the ruling party’s top candidate in next year’s presidential elections after winning overwhelming support in primaries against sole challenger Stanley Osifo.
Texas' runoff primary elections are Tuesday. The race generating the most attention – and money – is the Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary between incumbent Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. President Trump finally waded into the race last week and endorsed Paxton, even a...
President Trump posts that negotiations with Iran are progressing. Meanwhile, there's discontent within his own party over his midterm primary endorsements and $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Sunday would not commit to backing Trump-endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) if he wins the upcoming Texas Republican Senate runoff election to face Democrat James Talarico in November. NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt asked Cornyn on “The Hill Sunday” that, based on p...
Gerry ‘the monk’ Hutch comes fourth in contest won by Daniel Ennis of Social DemocratsThe Irish gangland figure Gerry “the monk” Hutch has failed in his bid for a parliamentary seat in a Dublin byelection.The 63-year-old came fourth in a contest won by Daniel Ennis of the Social Democrats, a victory...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) blamed his reelection loss to challenger Ed Gallrein on the times he has worked across the aisle with Democrats instead of voting with Republicans, particularly pointing to his advocacy for the release of the Epstein files. Massie fell to Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL backed...
Ahead of the November midterm elections, Democrats are making a play to peel away as many tenuous Republican voters as they can. If Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) gets his way, a core group of voters that his party will go after is the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. Booker recently implored Democra...
Economists and local grocers warn NYC Mayor Mamdani's plan for city-owned supermarkets could crush small businesses while sticking taxpayers with the bill.
Bishop Robert Barron encourages dialogue between Catholics and the Trump administration, saying demonization of conservative immigration views is unfair.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner declined to apologize for a deleted Reddit post saying a Purple Heart recipient "didn't deserve to live."
On Memorial Day, military families remember the Iran conflict’s fallen and navigate heartbreak without mothers and wives.
President Trump told leaders of several Arab and other Muslim countries during a Saturday conference call that if a deal to end the Iran war is achieved he wants their nations to sign peace agreements with Israel, per two U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the call. Why it matters: Trump's rema...
Trump jumped in to the Texas runoff as he and his political team are feeling emboldened by having recently vanquished Republican candidates in Indiana and Louisiana deemed insufficiently loyal. Bloomberg Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine joined Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend ...
Romuald Wadagni was sworn in as Benin’s new president on Sunday after winning an election widely seen as consolidating the country’s policy direction over the past decade.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., warned in a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press” that the Republican Party will be “very vulnerable” during the midterm elections
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) tells Meet the Press that the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Voting Rights Act is “an assault on the civil rights legacy” and calls for term limits and expansion to “depoliticize” the nation's highest court.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tells Meet the Press he “won't rule anything out” as he’s asked about his political future after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger.
Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Hallie Jackson on Sunday TODAY to discuss Republicans raising concern over what’s included in President Donald Trump’s potential peace deal with Iran. "Really witnessing an extraordinary week of divisions between the president and his own party, all rais...
There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding.
At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile called the Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring.
The release by Democrats of their party's so-called autopsy on the 2024 election is deservedly getting trashed for being late, superficial and scattershot.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has a greater than 95 percent chance of defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Lone Star State’s Senate GOP runoff, according to the prediction market Kalshi. As of Sunday afternoon, Paxton had a 95.6 percent chance of winning the runoff, which wi...
The Trump administration and Iran have agreed to the basic terms of a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that has been blocked, leading to high gas prices in the U.S. and around the world. A number of details appear yet to be worked out, but multiple reports suggest a…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Sunday said his relationship with President Trump is different from the “Cassidy and Massie situation,” referring to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who both lost Republican primaries to Trump-endorsed candidates. Cornyn told NewsNation’s Chris...
The armed man who exchanged fire with Secret Service officers near the White House on Saturday was killed, according to the federal law enforcement agency. Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the agency, said Saturday that at shortly after 6 p.m. EDT, the man “pulled a weapon from his...
President Trump early Sunday thanked the Secret Service for their actions in neutralizing an armed man who exchanged shots with officers outside the White House on Saturday and argued that the incident shows the importance of the under-construction White House ballroom. “Thank you to our great Secr...
Discussions highlight how seriously senior Labour figures are treating Burnham’s path back to WestminsterAndy Burnham has sought advice from Sue Gray, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, on how to manage a potential transition into Downing Street if he returns to Westminster and succeeds the prime...
UPDATE: I've included a reader's pragmatic perspective on why many Texas parents choose not to ask for jury trials.
Who is standing for Parliament in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield?
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparks controversy with fiery Alabama rally speech urging northern progressives to "pull up" to southern red states.
Hasan Piker and CodePink cofounder Medea Benjamin face Treasury subpoenas in a federal probe into whether activists violated U.S. Cuba sanctions.
Tens of thousands of people protested in Serbia’s capital against the government, seeking to keep up pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic even after he backed holding an early election in the fall.
President Trump announced the unfinalized deal on social media after talks with Israel and other allies. Iran did not officially confirm the deal, and state media contradicted parts of it.
The Trump/DOJ Settlement Agreement:—"Utterly stupid, morally wrong."
President Trump is facing growing pressure on multiple fronts to take action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway in the Middle East, as Americans face a Memorial Day weekend with the highest gas prices in nearly four years. Iran is coming under pressure from the Qataris and Pakistanis, ...
Congress is considering legislation to halt climate liability lawsuits and protect fossil fuel companies from retroactive liability for decades of emissions. The transition to cleaner energy should be driven by technology, markets, and policy.
I have yet to speak with a person — Republican, Democrat or independent — who believed those “end of the world” predictions even remotely plausible. That is not to say, however, that those non-stop scare tactics did not negatively impact the minds and lives of millions across the globe. Most especia...