Republicans are crying foul in the New Jersey gubernatorial election, viewing an influx of nearly 500,000 new Democratic voters with skepticism. The landslide Republican loss in New Jersey was one of the biggest surprises of Tuesday night, as Republican strategists had viewed the race as the more promising gubernatorial race compared to Virginia. The scale […]
President Donald Trump again attacked the filibuster on Friday, listing sweeping policy changes and dangling the prospect of midterm election victories his party could secure if Senate Republicans moved forward with dismantling the delay tactic. Trump has revived his past calls to abolish the filibuster during the government shutdown, calling on GOP lawmakers to nuke […]
The Kremlin shot down rumors that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had been sacked, calling the reports “completely untrue.” Speculation began to swirl around the veteran foreign minister this week when he was notably absent from a meeting on Wednesday with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council. Sources told Russia’s Kommersant special correspondent, […]
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Former President Barack Obama appeared in a live taping of Pod Save America on Thursday, celebrating the Democratic victories in Tuesday’s elections. Obama flexed his political influence in the 2025 gubernatorial elections, successfully stumping for Govs.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) in the lead-up to Election Day. He drew massive crowds in Newark, […]
Ukraine held its breath during President Donald Trump’s Friday bilateral meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House, through which Orban steadily sought to move the president off his current position on its war against Russia. Orban’s meeting with Trump, over lunch in the White House’s Cabinet Room, comes as Ukraine expresses […]
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. There are no saviors or happy endings in politics — […]
President Donald Trump lost his cool Friday when pressed on the topic of “affordability,” a top issue that helped fuel Democrats’ across-the-board election wins earlier this week. Trump said earlier in the week that the main drivers of Republican losses were the government shutdown and the fact that he himself was not on the ballot. […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reeled in over half a million dollars in just over a day since launching his transition committee. The committee received $517,947.30 from 7,028 donors, with an average donation of just below $80. Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Bill de Blasio took a month to raise $1 million and […]
The “rarest of all” presidential artifacts — a football signed by six presidents — is heading to auction next week, where it is expected to draw intense interest and a possible $15,000 bid. The Wilson NFL football was signed by former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and […]
