There's Nothing Democratic About These Socialists  —  The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become.  —  The general idea that Democratic Party loyalists seem to have about members of the Democratic Socialists of America is that they're a lot like Democrats, but perhaps a bit more passionate.

Fox News Poll: An early look at the Georgia Senate race  —  Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff narrowly won his Senate seat in a January 2021 runoff, defeating Republican David Perdue by just over a percentage point.  New Fox News polling suggests a different dynamic this time …

Trump Bought Hundreds of Stocks the Day Before He Paused Tariffs and Sparked a Historic Rally  —  The trades weren't made public until yesterday, more than a year later than required by law.  —  💡  —  Share this on X and Bluesky!  —  The day before President Trump announced a 90 …

Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big  —  President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.  —  President Trump amassed enormous wealth during the first year of his second term …

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks for Order Forcing Trump Administration to Preserve Records  —  Lawyers for John O. Brennan said they want the materials saved in anticipation of bringing a vindictive prosecution motion if charges against Mr. Brennan are ultimately filed.

Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico  —  The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form.  —  Wednesday marked the deadline to renew the trade agreement, which President Trump struck …

Another Major Precedent Crumbles at the Supreme Court.  3 Legal Scholars Assess the Fallout.  —  Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with William Baude, a law professor at the University of Chicago, and Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at Georgetown …

Court blocks USPS from implementing Trump's anti-mail voting order  —  In the latest blow to President Donald Trump's anti-voting agenda, a federal court on Wednesday granted the NAACP's request to halt the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) implementation of his executive order against mail voting.

ICE's arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas  —  The president's deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, and a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister's release.  —  Summary  —  SAN ANTONIO — Sister Leticia …

Capitol agenda: House floor freezes over  —  Last July 4 recess, House Republicans were triumphantly celebrating the massive victory of clearing the party's tax and spending bill.  Fast forward a year and Speaker Mike Johnson can't even get enough votes to open his chamber's floor for debate.

Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier  —  Gov. Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, who tampered with voting machines in an attempt to show that the 2020 election had been rigged against President Trump.  —  Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado …

MAGA Rage Takes Unnerving Turn as Birthright Loss Rattles Trump Badly  —  After the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, Trump and MAGA lost it.  Trump threatened to get Congress to end the guarantee, which it can't do, and he lamely claimed it was a …

‘All I Have Is the Power to Talk and Be Heard’  —  On a recent afternoon, I drove down a wooded Maine road, past serene ponds with no people in sight, until I reached a big white barn.  I parked, in patchy grass, near a Ford F-350 with a crane bolted onto the back, an American flag, and an idling black SUV.

‘We are screwed’: People near data centers dread heat wave pollution. … The move highlights the growing challenge of meeting rising electricity demand from data centers as the grid strains to keep the region cool during a period of extreme heat.  —  Many data centers rely on backup diesel generators …

Trump's Renovation Turns the Reflecting Pool Literally Toxic … The multimillion-dollar renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was done with highly toxic materials.  —  The contractor that the Trump administration hired used products by the popular truck bed coating company Rhino Linings …

DOGE Cut Off Small Town America's 250th Birthday Money  —  A local Ohio historical society had hoped to go big for America's 250th anniversary.  It settled on what it could afford: a limited “passport” project to encourage people to visit and engage with local history sites.

Justice Department Sues California to Halt Glock Ban  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against California to halt the state's newly enacted Glock Ban.  The lawsuit also seeks to prevent enforcement of the state's “Handgun Roster” — a list limiting legal firearms that individuals may purchase.

Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing  —  A Navy helicopter assigned to a U.S. aircraft carrier made an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday morning and one of the four aircrewmen is missing, according to the U.S. military.

Mitch McConnell was found ‘unconscious’ in DC home last month, may have suffered heart attack  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was found “unconscious” and may have suffered a heart attack at his DC residence before being rushed to a local hospital last month …

Even Degenerate Child Predators Deserve Representation Too, You Know  —  Imagine, if you will, a man who pled guilty to having child s@xual abuse material and was thus put on the sex offender registry, decided to run for office.  In California, where in some areas being a sexual predator is almost …

Crowd size gripes, state fair troubles: The problems of an America 250 celebration tied to Trump  —  President Donald Trump has billed his July Fourth rally on the National Mall as a culmination of the “most unforgettable birthday party any country has ever seen.”

U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People.  That's the Truth.  —  Elon Musk is newly minted as humanity's first trillionaire, but the world's richest man seems grumpy.  And he definitely is not a fan of mine.  —  “Kristof is lying through his teeth,” he announced on social media this week.

RNC chair predicts first-ever midterm convention will turn Dallas into ‘Trumpapalooza’ for 2026 fight  —  Gruters says the two-day Dallas event will energize MAGA voters and contrast Republicans against radical leftist primary winners  —  EXCLUSIVE - Republican National Committee Chairman …

CDC seeks source of parasitic outbreak linked to ‘explosive’ diarrhea in multiple states  —  (NewsNation) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working to find the source of a parasitic illness that's spreading across the country.  —  At least 145 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported across 17 states.

Dwayne Johnson Blasted By Celebrities For Staying Silent On Politics: ‘Such A Coward’  —  “Star Trek” icon George Takei and “Stand By Me” star Wil Wheaton slammed the high-paid actor over a recent declaration.  —  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Tuesday was roundly criticized after confirming earlier …

Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028  —  Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists.