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The economic reality that could doom his party in November is not easy to fix, as Joe Biden learned.
Since the start of the Iran war, the 10-year US Treasury bond yield has spiked more than 50 basis points to 4.6 percent. The unfolding UK bond market crisis could be foreboding that similar troubles will be spreading to counties that share the UK’s public finance weaknesses. The post Early Warning f...
Sen. Bill Cassidy breaks with Trump on Iran war powers and DOJ spending after the president backed his opponent in Louisiana's Senate primary race.
President Donald Trump had ramped up pressure on the Palmetto State, but he fell short in his goal of ousting the state’s lone Democrat.
The post Lawmakers Ask DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Alleged Drugs-for-Votes Scheme After ProPublica Report appeared first on ProPublica.
Sen. John Cornyn says Texas is at risk of electing a Democrat to the Senate if Ken Paxton wins their GOP primary runoff, citing Paxton's legal baggage.
Texas Senate runoff pits Trump-backed Ken Paxton against Sen. John Cornyn in a high-stakes GOP battle with major midterm election implications.
Some excerpts from the long opinion in Mullen v. Giordano, decided Thursday by Judge Susan Brnovich (D. Ariz.): The Ninth… The post The First Amendment and Off-Duty Police Officer's Counterprotest of Anti-ICE Student Protest appeared first on Reason.com.
Tom Steyer’s campaign is making use of paid astroturfed social media support.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss broke with his party, calling Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's Nazi-linked tattoo "disqualifying" for office.
Trump's decision to back Texas AG Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn rattled Senate Republicans, with some saying it puts a safe GOP seat in jeopardy.
Court blocks Alabama congressional map tied to GOP redistricting push.
Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton looms large as Texas Republicans choose between the attorney general and Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff.
After losing GOP primary to Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, Rep. Thomas Massie indicates he's open to potentially mounting a future run for office.
A pro-AI super PAC with over $125 million raised in 2025 is investing heavily in upcoming Senate and House primaries across multiple states.
The president's candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn has failed to excite the base.
For most of this century, rich countries have enjoyed a seemingly free lunch: They could spend money as needed, cut taxes at will and stimulate their way out of problems without paying a price in the form of higher borrowing costs or inflation.The big picture: That era is over. The $145 trillion glo...
Peter Atwater, president at Financial Insyghts and lecturer at William & Mary College, said that the top and bottom of the 'K-shaped economy' have become two vastly different experiences with 'nothing in common' as consumers on the bottom leg of the 'K' feel the daily impact of war fueled inflation ...
The intense Republican primary runoff election for a US Senate seat from Texas comes to an end today. The showdown between incumbent John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has become one the most expensive in Senate history. Joe Lovinger reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tuesday’s primary runoffs in Texas will put President Donald Trump’s endorsement to the test again — the latest step in a mission to punish some incumbent Republicans he has deemed insufficiently loyal
Objectivism in Turkey has risen and fallen in recent decades, but is newly rejuvenated.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) estranged wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton (R), on Tuesday shared her endorsements for various candidates in state races but remained neutral in the Republican Senate primary. Angela Paxton urged Texan voters on election day to join her in voting for Mayes Middl...
The Republican primary runoff election in Texas saw a 103% increase in early voting turnout compared to 2020, likely due to the battle between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who received an endorsement from President Trump.
Sen. John Cornyn is facing off against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who received President Trump's endorsement.
Texans are choosing a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's runoff election, bringing to a close the extended, bitter and expensive primary where President Donald Trump weighed in late to tip the race in another effort to rid the GOP of leaders less devoted to him.
The post She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. appeared first on ProPublica.
The party is reevaluating its nominating practices that some warn could result in activist-driven sideshows.
It’s not clear how Republicans will handle opposition to the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
The chancellor can point to growth and lower inflation, but weak job data, flat living standards and uncertain productivity are no reason to cheerIn October 1991, the then chancellor Norman Lamont said he thought he saw some “green shoots” of recovery. He was ridiculed, as Britain was in the midst o...
A religious sign held up above fans outside of the stadium before a football game between Penn State and University of Michigan on October 19, 2019, in University Park, Pennsylvania. | Brett Carlsen/Getty Images In case you didn’t notice, the Antichrist is back. All right, forgive the hyperbole —...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt claimed that Mayor Karen Bass violated election law and filed a complaint against her. “Karen Bass just violated election law here,” Pratt said on X. “She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, ...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms are linking arms on the general election campaign trail in Georgia as their respective GOP opponents in the Senate and gubernatorial races are locked in primary runoff elections. For the next three weeks, Georgia’s Re...
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. In July 2006, while...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday framed its mission as essential to the public, in a message arguing it has played a critical role in shaping the U.S.’s 250 years of history. CBP operates under the Department of Homeland Security and includes divisions such as Border Patrol. The depart...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) denied claims he was supporting Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in Maine’s Senate race after backlash to his opposition to Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s bid. Auchincloss, who is Jewish, said Monday during an interview with CNN that he found Platner’s controvers...
The South Carolina Senate has put an end to a recent redistricting push, voting 24-20 against advancing a new map. After the Supreme Court decision last month that overturned Louisiana’s second majority-black district, President Donald Trump and his allies pushed South Carolina Republicans to push t...
Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.
Sarah Wakefield has been selected as the party's candidate for the 18 June poll.
Who is standing for Parliament in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield?
James Comey's federal trial for allegedly threatening President Trump with an "86 47" seashell post is delayed as lawyers prepare legal challenges.
Thomas dissents after Supreme Court refuses to hear Florida's lawsuit over states allegedly issuing CDL licenses to illegal immigrants.
California nursing homes with union staff allegedly receive lower federal quality ratings than non-unionized facilities, according to a new CUF report.
Mullin rips Sen. Booker, Gov. Sherrill and NJ Democrats over Memorial Day ICE facility clash, calling their demands for access a political stunt.
Trump convenes a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David as high-stakes negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase amid a fraying ceasefire.
Arizona prosecutors say an illegal immigrant was indicted after toxicology allegedly showed drugs in her system following a crash killing her daughter.
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
The top U.S. diplomat visited the world’s largest democracy in a bid to reverse soured relations over Trump’s tariff agenda and embrace of Pakistan.
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project. But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it.
Early in-person voting has begun in South Carolina’s primaries as state senators consider canceling congressional votes
President Trump has proudly stretched the power of the presidency in never-before-witnessed ways.But it's the choices he's made with that power — often alone, often impulsive — that explain his plunging popularity and will define his second term.Why it matters: Every president tests limits. Trump te...
James Henson, Director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin said that if the TX GOP primary was going to come down money. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) would be "running away" with the race. (Source: Bloomberg)
Scotland’s devolved parliament voted to demand the UK government hand over the power to hold a fresh independence referendum as First Minister John Swinney seeks to build on a recent election win and take advantage of political turmoil in London.
The US Supreme Court refused to let Florida file an unusual lawsuit that accused California and Washington of making it too easy for undocumented immigrants to get commercial driver’s licenses.
Republican voters in Texas get their final say Tuesday in a drawn out, vitriolic and expensive primary campaign for a US Senate seat, a race that Democrats are watching closely in hopes that they could flip both houses of Congress in November.
A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama from going into effect, writing that the district lines “intentionally discriminated based on race in violation of the Constitution.”“We cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the ...
The Supreme Court threw out a long-shot lawsuit in which Florida sought to sue the states of California and Washington for allegedly allowing people who entered the country illegally to obtain commercial truck driver licenses.
Republican state senators don't face election this year. Trump's urging for them to redistrict to help flip the House seat held by prominent Democrat Jim Clyburn was met with opposition.
President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book.
The Justice Department is moving up the court hearings for hundreds of immigrants and scheduling them for mass hearings. If they don't show up, they could be ordered deported.
Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's reelection. The $100 million fight could have far-reaching implications for the GOP, and party control of the Senate.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Congressman Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about President Trump's settlement with the IRS.
Shining a bright light on the Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney's dim record on public safety
If you're looking for insights into why Democrats lost in 2024, you won't find many in the DNC's disavowed "autopsy," which was released after much pressure Thursday. The incomplete and error-ridden report, written by a friend of DNC chair Ken Martin, offers various takes on the election but little ...
When I was in college, liberals, not conservatives, were more zealous in defending free speech, when it came to issues… The post The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Junior High and High Schools appeared first on Reason.com.
If we want powerful AI systems to respect liberty, now is the time to train them to be more libertarian.
From Judge Thomas O. Farrish (D. Conn.) last Monday in Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.: The defendants,… The post AI Prompts Used by Expert Are Subject to Compelled Discovery appeared first on Reason.com.
Plus: Another round of strikes, developments in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, weight-loss drug results, and more...
The new congressional map Texas Republicans drew to favor the party has led to several contentious primary runoffs.
All eyes will be on the Republican Senate runoff between the incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. But Tuesday’s runoffs in Texas will feature other important contests.
Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate for governor, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself.
What his primary defeat means for federal health agencies and MAHA’s influence in the administration.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended his MAGA bona fides in a final-hour pitch to Texas primary voters on Tuesday, portraying himself as an “ally” of President Trump who has consistently supported the administration’s agenda. “I’m proud of the fact that we confirmed hundreds of justices, including th...
North Carolina GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley said Tuesday morning the more moderate faction of the Democratic Party has eroded ahead of the midterm elections. “There really are no centrist Democrats anymore because they’re being driven out of the party,” Whatley, the former chair of the Repu...
Is President Trump’s grip on the party faltering? Tuesday’s Texas GOP primary race, particularly the contest between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, will be a test. What comes next after the controversial autopsy on the Democratic Party’s 2024 losses? Join The Hill’...
A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked Alabama Republicans’ congressional map that would’ve given the party a potential pickup opportunity in the midterms. The judges ruled the Supreme Court’s recent blockbuster decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act does not impact their finding that the map int...
Senate Republican sources say that President Trump’s agenda for the rest of the year is in serious trouble, including a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, after tempers erupted at a meeting between GOP senators and acting Attorney General Todd Blan...
The three-judge district court panel ordered Alabama to use a congressional map with two majority-Black districts in the upcoming midterm elections.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Leadership changes won't end the desire to eliminate the threat.View Post
Accusations of elite impunity loom over November’s midterm elections
Climate change and the Iran war are feeding the crisis, and the government has raised fuel prices in response.
The California Democrat called the fund “the most brazen act of self-dealing corruption we've ever seen.”
A new book shows that development is not a matter of chance, but of policy. The post How Africa Can Work appeared first on The American Conservative.
Exclusive: Robert Kenyon has been linked to vaccine scepticism and advised a person with the virus to ‘stop having boosters’The Reform UK candidate in this month’s Makerfield byelection appeared to express doubt over the seriousness of Covid and the efficacy of vaccines for the virus in another tran...
Age limits and changes to allegedly addictive design features could be in place by the end of the yearLabour is expected to announce a social media crackdown within weeks as the prime minister, Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and chi...
‘Robert’s answer is not Reform policy’, Yusuf said about an answer that Jenrick gave to journalists days earlierKeir Starmer has said that SNP leaders need to explain why they did not realise that Peter Murrell was stealing more than £400,000 from the party.Asked about yesterday’s court proceedings ...
Exclusive: Party expected to focus on Greater Manchester mayoralty election if Burnham returned to parliamentThe Greens have decided to devote only limited resources to next month’s Makerfield byelection, the Guardian has learned, in a potentially significant boost to Andy Burnham’s chances of winni...
Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’Carol Vorderman has demanded an apology from the Reform UK candidate in the upcoming Makerfield byelection for “disgusting comments” he made about her on social media in the past.The br...
Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could call new PM a ‘usurper’ – and seek to replace himThe UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday.If Burnham replaces Starm...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2028 election, less than a week after losing his primary to a challenger endorsed by President Trump. “I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race,” Massie wrote on social media. “This allows me to r...
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner embraces democratic socialism at a Bernie Sanders rally, condemning U.S. support for Israel and Sen. Collins.
Fresh off last week’s primary loss, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced he had filed paperwork for a 2028 run for the House — or something else.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, about recent moves from the Trump administration and why he thinks they amount to "epic corruption in plain sight."
White House boasts Trump's "excellent health" as questions loom over the medical reality of the oldest inaugurated president.
Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a critic of President Trump who lost his primary last week, filed papers for another candidacy but said he was not sure which office he might seek.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) will be in the fight of his political life Tuesday, as he looks to defy the odds and defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched an endorsement from President Trump, in the Senate GOP runoff. The last-minute support tees up another test of Trump’s influence in ...
Some Republicans are growing increasingly worried that the delay in passing a major immigration enforcement funding bill could force them to punt other key priorities, as the party works to lock in as many legislative wins as possible and blunt Democratic momentum ahead of the midterms. GOP lawmaker...