A new poll indicates gas prices impacted by the Iran war pose sweeping challenges for the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections. The Politico poll indicated that many Republicans are considering voting for a different party due to gas prices, which surged following President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran in February because the conflict […]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s (D-CA) toughest opponent may be an ethics investigation. For years, Gomez held what appeared to be one of the safest positions in California politics. Representing one of the most heavily Democratic districts in the country, the Los Angeles congressman repeatedly turned back primary contests from his left, relying on a coalition of […]
Iran claimed responsibility for new attacks in the Middle East on Friday, after denying reports that a new peace deal from the United States was delivered to, and rejected by, it. Tehran targeted strikes on U.S. assets in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, according to Iran. The drone strikes targeted Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base and […]
President Donald Trump will cut a defiant figure when he returns to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner almost three months after his first-ever appearance at the event was cut short because of an assassination attempt. Before the sound of gunshots ricocheted around the Washington Hilton ahead of Trump’s address on April 25, White House […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh entered his role leading the central bank vowing to reform it. After being confirmed by the Senate and taking office on May 22, he’s created five task forces. Here is a look at the outside experts who will advise him. During Warsh’s confirmation hearing and since then, he has vowed […]
Black Democratic primary voters could pump the brakes on their party’s race to socialism. It’s a role this important Democratic voting bloc has played before, keeping Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) away from the party’s presidential nomination in two consecutive primary campaigns, but this time the socialist candidates have more momentum and are more racially diverse […]
President Donald Trump has dominated national politics for more than 11 years. Through Trump’s upset 2016 win and his two nonconsecutive terms, he has, for better or worse, transformed the tenor and complexion of American politics with a pugilistic, smash-mouth, attention-grabbing approach. But Trump’s run atop the U.S. political scene will end after the November […]
The Democratic Socialists of America is an ascendant force in U.S. politics. This summer alone, it has toppled incumbents in the House of Representatives, clinched mayorships, and laid the groundwork for increased power at the state level. The DSA counts Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as members. Its caucuses […]
The trouble with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey starts with the casting of Matt Damon as Odysseus. True, this may not be as egregiously bad as John Wayne as Genghis Kahn in the 1956 movie The Conqueror — a choice so notorious that it inspired the title for a book about ill-advised casting, Damien Bona’s Starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan: […]
Apple TV’s Lucky begins with a betrayal and ends with a gift. In between are seven episodes of blithely derivative action fun, as unoriginal as they are expertly made. The show borrows from the Bourne movies (2002–2016), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Run Lola Run (1998), and even The Sopranos (1999–2007). The result is […]
