Politics

It's been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA. How well is the Trump administration meeting its promises?

With days until Election Day, polls show momentum for Democratic candidates and bipartisan distaste for data centers.

An NPR senior political editor/correspondent tells us what he will be looking out for as results roll in on Election Day.

A new poll shows significant support for nationalization of health care, railroads, and artificial intelligence among Democratic voters. Public ownership can be part of a winning pitch for addressing the cost-of-living crisis.

Some excerpts from the long First Superseding Indictment in U.S. v. Hakim (E.D. Mich.), filed Oct. 21, alleging conspiracy to… The post 12 Defendants Indicted for Threats Aimed at Causing University of Michigan and Others to Sever Ties with Israel appeared first on Reason Magazine.

Trump shared Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number to pressure him on the Daylight Saving Time bill, but the Senate still has no clear path forward.

Republicans defend slim congressional majorities as toss-up Senate races in Alaska, Texas and Iowa could decide control of the chamber in 2026.

A message sent days before the midterms could violate the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity by federal employees.

One man’s campaign finance operation in Wisconsin exemplifies the opacity of the US political funding system In the summer of 2024, a non-profit called the Green Dragon Coalition wired the last $20,000 of a $445,000 grant to a Super Pac . Its tax return for that year would describe the purpose of the transfer as “educational”. The same day, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, the Super Pac spent $8,000 attacking Celeste Maloy, the Republican congresswoman for Utah’s second district, four days before the primary that would decide whether she kept her seat. It had already spent more than $400,000 promoting her challenger, Colby Jenkins, who was running to her right with the endorsement of the rightwing Utah senator Mike Lee. Continue reading...

High prices are straining budgets for both a small business owner and a single mom in a rural part of Va.'s 1st Congressional district. They explain how they're handling the economic stress of these times.

There is perhaps no more well-known Aesop’s fable than The Ant and the Grasshopper. The ant works hard and saves during the summer, while the grasshopper spends his time singing and dancing. When winter arrives, the grasshopper approaches the ant and asks for help. In the traditional version, the ant teaches the grasshopper a lesson […]

Tuesday’s midterm elections will settle control of Congress for two years. They will also quietly start the next campaign. By Wednesday morning, would-be presidential candidates will be booking trips to early-primary states, and newly elected House members will be back on call time, raising money for 2028. America has less a governing problem than a […]

Paige Reiring showed up at Woodchuck’s house with a revolver strapped to her hip. She didn’t know anything about the man except that he loved America and hated Flock cameras. He’d reached out to Reiring via TikTok after seeing her videos tracking automated license plate readers in the city of Morgantown; he wanted her to […]

In other words, not the people Republicans likely intended.

“It is only a matter of time” before the International Criminal Court interferes with “American military and law enforcement operations,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned in July. Convinced that such meddling would “mean the death of the United States as a sovereign and independent nation,” Rubio promised that the U.S. would use “all the…

Colorado, Washington and Cook County voters will also weigh taxes on top earners, while other states move to make taxes harder to raise.

Bloomberg Government senior AI and government reporter Cristiano Lima-Strong tells Bloomberg This Weekend that AI is emerging as a major issue in the midterm elections, as candidates clash over regulation, data centers, jobs and safety. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, Lima-Strong explains that Democratic control of Congress could bring a more aggressive regulatory approach as lawmakers debate how to balance safeguards with innovation. (Source: Bloomberg)

Florida Republicans aren't panicking about sluggish turnout for the midterms , but in the words of one GOP elder: "We're white-knuckled." Why it matters: Florida once looked like a much safer Republican bet for the midterms. Losing any statewide race would stun and embarrass its elite Republican residents, starting with President Trump . "I don't necessarily want to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think the turnout is as strong as we would like to see," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fretted last week. The biggest GOP concern is U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds' campaign for governor, though most polls show him narrowly leading Democrat David Jolly. Donalds has raised $176 million; Jolly just $28 million. Zoom in : The GOP's jitters are rooted in early turnout data. Republicans led Democrats in early ballots cast by just 2.8 percentage points as of Saturday afternoon. That's much lower than in the past two general elections — and it's despite a much-bigger Republican registration advantage over Democrats: 11 points. Republican turnout is weakest in parts of the conservative Panhandle and rural North Florida, including many of the 17 counties Donalds lost in the Republican primary. In those 17 counties, GOP turnout is 3.2 points below 2022, compared with 1.1 points below in counties that Donalds won, University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald found. Between the lines: Republican turnout is made up of more habitual voters, while Democrats and independents are banking ballots from people who don't always show up. That could benefit Jolly if polls underestimate those voters. Democrats already have surpassed their entire 2022 early and mail-in vote totals in 15 counties, compared with four counties for Republicans. Nearly every poll shows independent voters favoring Democrats by double digits, so Republicans need a heavy turnout advantage. About two-thirds of Florida voters typically cast ballots before Election Day, making the early and absentee margins critica

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was hospitalized after suffering a stroke while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday. Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, said the incident occurred on Halloween afternoon. “Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where ...

Harold Cruse’s Crisis of the Negro Intellectual became an instant classic and helped found the field of African American studies. His writing brimmed with erudition and insight, but his fragile ego and personal grudges left him isolated.