Former President Joe Biden is downplaying the significance of his 2024 debate performance against President Donald Trump, saying did not view the widely criticized appearance as a turning point in his reelection campaign. “Look, I don’t know anybody who hasn’t made a mistake in a debate. To me, it was not very consequential,” Biden said […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rebuked President Donald Trump for the second consecutive year for not bringing a delegation to the COP31 global climate summit the Democrat is attending in Antalya, Turkey. The outgoing governor, who is widely expected to launch a 2028 presidential bid, is framing his attendance as a way to amplify “more control […]

Acclaimed novelist Michel Houellebecq is being charged with hate speech in a Paris court over years-old comments regarding Muslim immigration. The award-winning writer made the remarks while speaking with Front Populaire, a right-leaning magazine, in 2022. The interview included reflections on themes from his 2015 speculative fiction novel Submission, which imagines a future France governed […]

Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said she is not running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, despite increasing her media presence after the GOP’s 2026 midterm election loss. “I am not running in 2028, but I will continue to talk about the things that I care about,” Haley told CNBC on Wednesday. “I will […]