A handful of Democrats defended the far-left portion of their base upset over Democrat Senators caving to Republicans to end the government shutdown. “I think they are rightfully disappointed. At the end of the day, we took on this fight for more than 40 days to make healthcare more affordable, being one of the primary
“I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them. You know, they’re going to be, like, dead,” President Donald Trump said in late October 2025 of U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea north of Venezuela. The Trump administration asserted without
When people with mental health problems are in crisis, police often are the first responders. Since many officers have little to no training on how to assess or treat mental illness, these situations can easily become violent. In 2024, for example, 118 people were killed across the U.S. after police responded to reports of someone
With the 2025 elections fading into the rearview mirror, the campaign spotlight moves 100% towards next year’s midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their fragile House majority and their control of the Senate. And as this month’s elections showcased, the economy will once again be uppermost on the minds of voters. How both parties
In breaking ranks to end the federal government shutdown this week, Nevada’s two Democratic senators showcased the shifting politics of the once solidly blue state, home to a diverse, working-class population that relies heavily on tourism. In the national battle for party expansion, Republicans have the edge in the Silver State. Catherine Cortez Masto and
Latino voters, who swung toward President Donald Trump in 2024, boomeranged back to Democrats last week, signaling the fraying of his coalition less than one year into his second term. Few places across the country epitomize that swing like New Jersey’s Passaic County, a densely populated, geographically diverse region where Latinos comprise a plurality. Voters
A Utah judge on Monday rejected a Republican-passed redistricting plan that created two more-competitive districts in the state — a win for Democrats who thought the map did not go far enough. In denying the new map, the judge put in place one of two options offered by plaintiffs that creates a solidly-Democratic district that
The best legal argument for the Trump tariffs assumes that we are currently in a declared war with every country on the planet.
As Oscar Wilde might have said, to lose one presidency over economic angst may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.
After a decisive election win, Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York on Jan. 1, 2026. His impressive grassroots campaign made big promises targeted at working-class New Yorkers: universal child care, rent freezes and faster, free buses. Nevertheless, questions remain about whether Mamdani’s policies are economically and practically feasible. Critics, from President Donald Trump
