Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has overtaken Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the latest 2028 presidential odds on prediction market platform Polymarket, adding to speculation that the progressive New York Democrat could emerge as an early favorite for the party’s nomination. Ocasio-Cortez and Rubio have both been floated as possible contenders for their respective parties’ […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said he is taking a hard pass on dining in the nude after a Florida steakhouse began offering customers the chance to enjoy a five-course meal without their clothes. “I hope people aren’t sitting on the chairs completely naked. I hope there’s some sort of, you know, padding between the […]

The Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees voted Thursday to close the performing arts center to proceed with a planned two-year renovation, bucking concerns from preservationists and Democrats who fought to keep the center open. The results of the vote, reported by multiple outlets, fall in line with President Donald Trump’s February decision to close the […]

Though Democrats and Republicans will contest Senate seats in 35 states this November, nine of those states will make or break each party’s path to an upper chamber majority. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates four states — Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, and Maine — as “toss ups.” It considers Georgia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire […]