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 83 articles from 18 sites. We chose these from 1526 articles found on 41 sites.
From churches to the arts, 'decolonization theory' worships violence against Jews.View Post
Nigel Farage foresaw a summer stroll to glory when he forced a byelection – but now risks his career being trashedThe votes were being counted and the media had gathered for the moment that Andy Burnham, his sights on Downing Street, would be elected as the MP for Makerfield in greater Manchester. B...
The embattled FBI director was set to travel to Chicago in the Bureau's jet to see his girlfriend perform at a music festival when he was called in, sources tell MS NOW. The post Kash Patel called to ...
Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rebounding even as crude oil eases, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers and threatening to undermine President Donald Trump’s pledge to quash inflation ahead of midterm elections.
For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.
Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One on July 8, 2026. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome t...
Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warned Friday that President Trump’s decision to fire the remaining Democratic members of an independent election administration commission this week is part of a “deliberate plan” to put his thumb on the scale of the upcoming midterm elections. “You can’t look at...
Even the price of “Freedom Fuel” will fluctuate, it seems.
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico will pursue legal measures against the U.S. after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed during an ICE operation.
Collapse of Democrats' Maine Senate campaign highlights divisions within the party.
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The left-populist Democrat says ‘the political establishment’ won’t let him win. The post Platner’s Fatal Dependence on Party Elites appeared first on The American Conservative.
Crunch time is rapidly approaching for both the Democratic and Republican leadership. The 2026 midterms are now less than four months away. The results of those races will not only have a massive impact upon how our nation is governed — or not — over the next two years, but on the 2028 presidential ...
Far-left candidates are betting voters care more about economic populism than old posts calling to defund the police. Republicans are salivating.
Lee Zeldin argues climate projections for 2050 and 2100 represent a range of outcomes, not certainties, and warns against labeling skeptics as deniers.
Armed canvassers, extrajudicial killings, and guns on the metro.
Trump refused to sign the housing bill to pressure Congress on the SAVE America Act, but the measure became law without his signature at midnight.
The president keeps calling his political opponents “communist,” in defiance of history and common sense. The post Trump is trying to start a new Red Scare appeared first on MS NOW.
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. Stop me if you’ve h...
The Zurich-based organization wants a permanent foothold in the Americas.
Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections.Why it matters: The appropriations process is a slog, Sen. Mitch McConnell's absence adds a complication, and election season raises the stakes. Add to that the ...
A federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden nearly $2 million in punitive damages in a case surrounding allegations that he sought an $800 million bribe from Iran. The order from U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson, a Reagan appointee, means Biden is set to receive $1.7 million after he filed a d...
Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny with growing calls for donations cap beyond those from overseas investorsThe question of who funds politicians and political parties – and why they want to give money to get people elected – is an extremely heated one. In principle, UK voters can support their c...
"Documented Dreamers" arrived in America lawfully as children. A hole in the law leaves them vulnerable to expulsion.
Graham Platner filed paperwork hours before a crucial deadline, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him after sexual misconduct allegations.
The state’s evidence was overwhelming at Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing. For those who came looking for truth, reality was hard to take. The post Change my mind: Searching for reality in Charlie...
Firing a toy gun out of a camera-covered robotaxi while underage drinking was never going to end well.
When Americans head to the polls in just a few months for the midterm elections, the most pressing issue on their minds as they fill in their ballots will be affordability. Voters are looking for their voices to be heard as they work to navigate a daily struggle with higher prices on gas, groceries,...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.
Voters’ views range from adulation to scepticism to outright cynicism over contest triggered by sitting MPAs Nigel Farage inflicts an August byelection on the Clacton constituency in Essex, local voters are divided over whether they need, or want, to give the Reform UK leader a fresh mandate.In this...
Why Trump refuses to slap his name on the one thing he should. The post Trump’s obsession with repressing voters has gotten the best of him appeared first on MS NOW.
NPR's Scott Simon asks Republican strategist Liam Donovan about his party's approach to November's Senate races.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday criticized his successor’s decision to send the lower chamber home early last month amid internal divisions among Republican lawmakers. McCarthy called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to “stop recessing” in an interview on Fox News’s “Hanni...
The Pennsylvania senator discusses drugs, the state of the Democratic Party, and his past support for Bernie Sanders.
The South Carolina Republican Party has filed a lawsuit in a bid to force the state’s open primary elections to close as part of a long-running push to restrict GOP contests to only registered Republican voters. The Palmetto State currently does not require registration by party and allows voters...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, left, along with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) stand for the national anthem during the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony on June 18, 2026, in Chicago. | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Servic...
Troops deployed to Memphis must recognize the dangerous absurdity of the mission. The strategies of a combat theater cannot be translated into civilian law enforcement or community life. The post The ...
News of the death of Randolph Mantooth, who played paramedic Johnny Gage on Emergency! reminded me of my UCLA colleague… The post Emergency! and the Legalization of Paramedic Services appeared first on Reason.com.
Illegal immigrants convicted of attempted murder and child sex crimes were among those captured in ICE operations across multiple states Thursday.
The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.
The International Olympic Committee has approached the Trump White House very differently than FIFA has.
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell predicted President Donald Trump’s death, saying he won’t live through 2028 and his “demise is visible.” O’Donnell made the comments on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper on Friday, after she returned to the United States from Ireland for her one-woman show Common Knowledge, wh...
Democrats must unify around winners of primaries across the ideological spectrum and focus on opposing Trump, solving the affordability crisis, and keeping America out of wars in order to win a majority in at least one congressional chamber in the midterms.
Ro Khanna claims armed Israeli settlers with U.S.-made M4 rifles detained his group in the West Bank before IDF troops arrived on the scene.
Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, ranking member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, reacts to the 21st Century Housing Act set to become law without President Trump's signature. Cleaver, who helped craft the bipartisan legislation, calls it the m...
Rep. Madeleine Dean said it was an easy call to never back Graham Platner, citing his Nazi-linked tattoo and abuse allegations before the rape claim emerged.
Chinese organized crime groups are replacing nicotine with 6-methyl nicotine in flavored disposable vapes to evade FDA oversight, a former official says.
Sen. Eric Schmitt warns the progressive surge toppling Democratic incumbents in New York and Michigan will define the party's 2028 presidential primary.
David Axelrod warned on Friday of possible election interference in the midterms after President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the Election Assistance Commission on Thursday. “All the signals are flashing red, the latest being @POTUS’s summary dismissal of the remaining Federal El...
A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more. Forecasters are adv...
A source says Dan Moraff and Morris Katz repeatedly ignored their vetting firm's warnings that the Maine Senate candidate needed deeper investigation.
Newly published dashcam footage shows a sheriff’s deputy driving recklessly to pull over an actress he’d met while working on the set of the TV show Bad Monkey.
The full list of candidates who have declared they intend to fight the Clacton by-election.
Intelligence expert Adam Sohn calls Neville Roy Singham's dark money network a national security threat as a grand jury probe targets his finances.
Walking home, I couldn’t help thinking that despite being more than 400 years old, the show vividly telling the story of the War of the Roses in England has lessons which speak directly to the dynamics we see in politics today. At its heart, Henry VI is about law, legitimacy, and power. The post Wal...
Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. Why it matters: Platner's exit ahead of the Monday deadline clears the way for Democrats to name a replacement candidate in a race...
Malaysia’s former ruling party Barisan Nasional emerged as the comfortable winner of Johor state assembly elections on Saturday, delivering another setback to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan coalition following its poor local election showing in Sabah last year.
A bipartisan housing bill automatically became law early Saturday without President Trump’s signature, after Trump sought to stall it in protest of the Senate’s failure to pass his voter ID legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is a comprehensive measure aimed to address housing afforda...
Instagram and TikTok stars are earning tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in largely unregulated election terrain. The post Influencers wooing young voters earn big bucks under the radar appeare...
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, was awarded $1.7 million in damages on Friday as part of a defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Byrne, a known denier of Biden’s victory over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election, accused the younger Biden of...
Marine Le Pen extended her lead in a voter preference poll ahead of next April’s French presidential election after appeal judges cleared her to enter the race for a fourth time by shortening a previous ban on her standing.
President Trump refused to sign a housing bill, now law, in protest over Congress not passing new restrictions on voting.
A Trump-appointed judge granted dismissal of four Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 convictions but sharply rebuked the Capitol riot as an attack on democracy.
Abdul El-Sayed calls AIPAC spending against his Michigan Senate campaign "legalized bribery," raising questions about foreign influence in U.S. elections.
Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James on Friday denounced his rival for the Republican nomination for claiming he is weaponizing race in the contest. James, a U.S. representative since 2023 who is black and endorsed by President Donald Trump, appears to be the GOP’s frontrunner in the increas...
Polling Graham Platner’s team conducted on the Maine Senate race before he suspended his campaign indicates there is a clear Democratic front-runner in the bid to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Platner dropped out of the race on Wednesday after his ex-girlfriend claimed he raped her. Before he made...
Democratic strategist James Carville tore into progressive and “insurgent” Democrats on Friday, arguing that inner-party division will lead to the same problems he believes helped the GOP elect President Trump in 2016. In an interview with Politicon, the veteran strategist compared the current wave ...
The leaders of Western Europe’s three biggest economies — France, the United Kingdom, and Germany — all hold the records for the most unpopular leaders in modern history. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds the unambiguous record for the most unpopular chancellor in Germany’s history, with his ap...
Larry Sabato, founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, says Democrats still have a chance to win Maine's Senate race after Graham Platner formally withdrew from the race, but warns party divisions could leave Susan Collins favored. Sabato notes Maine was supposed to be...
Goldman Sachs is placing restrictions on employee trading on some prediction markets, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill on Friday. Staff at the investment banking giant are permitted to place wagers related to sports and entertainment but are barred from trading on markets tied to specific com...
Scandals have always been a part of politics but the way politicians handle them has changed.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder.
The war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year. A bipartisan bill would impose heavy financial penalties on purchasers of Russian oil,
A 26-year-old man in custody and officers say incident is not being treated as terrorism Police arrest man on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murderImmigration policy (see 9.24am) is just one area where Andy Burnham faces an acute challenge when he becomes PM. Here are some of the other stories around...
In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27.
Exclusive: Interviews of Farage aide and his mother believed to be part of investigation into donations to Reform UK before 2024 electionNigel Farage’s aide George Cottrell and his mother, Fiona Cottrell, have been interviewed under criminal caution by Scotland Yard detectives, the Guardian understa...
Former Tory minister, who later joined Reform UK and became an unlikely celebrity, was found dead on ThursdayOn Wednesday, shortly after Nigel Farage announced he would stand down from his parliamentary seat in Clacton to trigger a byelection, Ann Widdecombe appeared by video link on Talk TV to prai...
The president has declined to renew the United States’ largest free-trade agreement. The post Trump Turns Down USMCA Renewal appeared first on The American Conservative.
President Trump’s decision to fire multiple members of a bipartisan election administration-focused commission is sparking concerns that the White House is looking to meddle ahead of the November midterms. Trump fired the remaining two Democratic members on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ...
Today Bloomberg Tech host Ed Ludlow details his conversation with SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung as the South Korean memory chip maker makes its US debut. Then, Bloomberg White House and Washington correspondent discusses President Trump's dismissal of two Democrat members of the US Election Assistance ...