Politics

What I Learned About Dick Cheney

In his final days at the White House, Dick Cheney proposed an epitaph. His, he suggested, had been “a consequential vice presidency.” It was an understatement, and characteristically oblique. Conse...

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What Hasan Piker Told His Millions of Followers After Charlie Kirk Was Shot

For all the obvious reasons, hearing that Charlie Kirk had been shot was shocking for Hasan Piker, the progressive influencer and Twitch streamer with a massive following. But there was another exp...

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Why Charlie Kirk Had No Counterpart on the Left

Charlie Kirk understood — perhaps more so than anyone except Donald Trump himself — how power really operates within the MAGA movement.As the myriad tributes to Kirk in the day since his death have...

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Ted Cruz accuses GOP senators of being ‘frightened’ to call out Tucker Carlson

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted fellow Republicans for failing to criticize Tucker Carlson, saying the conservative pundit has “spread a poison that is profoundly dangerous.”“My colleagues, almost to a perso...

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The Deportees Whose Stories We’ll Never Know

One morning in March, as ICE was building momentum in carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign, dozens of people who had recently been detained throughout Virginia were being...

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The Limits of the Democrats’ Big Tent

The Democrats finally have their groove back—or at least a semblance of a groove.For the first time since Donald Trump was elected a year ago, the Democratic Party’s general vibe is one of tentativ...

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Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIWe're well past the peak of "OK, boomer," the meme, but we're still in the midst of "OK, boomer," the sentiment, as in "OK, maybe it's time for you to give up some of the r...

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A defection, a resignation and a budget fight: Inside Carney’s pivotal week

OTTAWA — Mark Carney is one step closer to cementing his control of Canada’s government — potentially strengthening his hand in a trade war with the United States.The Canadian prime minister has be...

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Hochul hails Mamdani’s rise — then questions his biggest ideas

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spent the week celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory. Then, on Saturday, she made clear how far she’s willing to go with his progr...

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Stefanik’s run for New York governor could be a gift to Democrats

ALBANY, New York — Empire State Democrats are salivating over the possibility of Rep. Elise Stefanik leading the Republican ticket in deep blue New York next year.Stefanik, a zealous ally of Presid...

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Newsom’s redistricting win brings him to Texas — and jumpstarts 2028 buzz

Gavin Newsom, rallying Democrats in deep-red Texas on Saturday, urged the party base to set its sights on returning Democrats to power in 2026 and 2028, as he returned to ground zero of the nationa...

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The Medicaid Program That Saved Money, Turned People’s Health Around — and Got Killed

In early 2023, Rebecca Smith was two months sober and looking for help. Her addiction to methamphetamines had cost her custody of her children, and she’d moved back home to Graham County, North Car...

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‘Stop playing politics’: Democrats rip court-extended pause to SNAP funding

Democrats are railing against the Trump administration after its temporary Supreme Court win paused an order that would’ve required providing full funding of SNAP benefits amid the government shutd...

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'Obama bro' podcaster rails against JD Vance's chances in 2028, claims 'no one likes him!'

The co-hosts of the "Pod Save America" podcast criticized Vice President JD Vance in a CNN interview, arguing he would not be a viable candidate for the presidency in 2028.After the Democrats troun...

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Zohran Mamdani took on the entire political establishment — and won

It’s already clear that the election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s mayor is a historic moment — not just for the city but for the Democratic Party and for America’s future on the other side ...

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Poll: Here’s how much Trump voters would pay in taxes to back his policies

President Donald Trump’s supporters are willing to take a financial hit in order to support his policies, according to a new poll from POLITICO and Public First.Democrats are also willing to should...

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Trump clings to filibuster demand as shutdown drags on

President Donald Trump careened into the weekend with no sign of abandoning his futile “kill the filibuster” strategy to end the shutdown, despite a stinging week of political rebukes.Trump on Frid...

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The new Mafia: Trump, civil RICO and the global intifada

After the terror attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I watched in disbelief as the world elevated the perpetrators and ignored the victims. Overnight, terrorism became something to excuse rather tha...

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The Mafia Style in American Politics

The Sunday before the New York City mayoral race, President Donald Trump told New Yorkers he might withhold federal funding if Zohran Mamdani won.“It’s gonna be hard for me as the president to give...

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From hope and hunger strikes to City Hall: The rise of Zohran Mamdani

From hope and hunger strikes to City Hall: The rise of Zohran Mamdani Submitted by Azad Essa on Fri, 11/07/2025 - ...

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Hegseth unveils ‘agile’ weapons acquisition reform in speech to defense industry leaders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at having the U.S. military more quickly acquire new technolo...

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