Four MAGA defectors say they were addicted to fear and rage
Leaving MAGA now offers a place to land for people who walked away from Donald Trump's movement.
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Parents May Need to Prove Citizenship for Child Passports
A family at a passport office could soon be asked to show more than a photo ID and a birth certificate.
Read the full story →Democrats Block Vote That Would Lock In Supreme Court
The Democratic-led Senate voted against confirming a new conservative justice nominated by the Republican president.
Read the full story →The Navy Changed 85% of Its “Proven” Frigate
The first Constellation frigate is now due in 2029, three years later than planned. The delay is only one part of the problem.
Read the full story →Trump says he backs expedited legal pathways for Jewish Canadians
The risk to Jewish Canadians is not theoretical.
Read the full story →ICE accuse stirs anger that cannot be ignored
The accusation lands first, not the context. Danbury, Connecticut, is a quiet place where a school bus stop should feel safe.
Read the full story →Carville just warned of a Democratic Party reckoning in 2028
Carville’s warning, as it has been framed publicly, centers on the fear of a larger ideological clash inside the party over where it should land by 2028.
Read the full story →Clarence Thomas Trust Erodes as Clyburn Says Support Was a Mistake
The admission lands in a quiet room with a soft sigh and a long pause after. James Clyburn says supporting Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court was a mistake.
Read the full story →Ed Markey asks Massachusetts Democrats for six more years at 80
Running for office again is never just about time. It is about what you ask the voter to risk, and what story you tell about why the risk is worth it.
Read the full story →Supreme Court stopped Trump from disrupting mail voting ahead of 2026
Mail voting is how a lot of people get their ballots in on time. It is how a working parent does not have to find time off.
Read the full story →Undermined by geography and law
Hector “Alessandro” Negrete moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, nine months ago.
Read the full story →Kaepernick's Quiet Return Voices a Real Question
Colin Kaepernick took a knee during NFL games to protest racism and police brutality. His protest caused significant damage to his NFL career and finances.
Read the full story →Yiannopoulos deported, faces fear and remorse over Trump support
Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the United States after being detained by ICE.
Read the full story →Supreme Court sends Michigan back to the ballot proposal drawing board
A citizen-only voting ballot proposal in Michigan already missed its moment on the Nov. 3 ballot. Now the U.S.
Read the full story →Clyburn calls backing Clarence Thomas a mistake
Rep. Jim Clyburn says he was wrong to support Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court in 1991.
Read the full story →Michigan's Arab Voters Turn From Trump
The Arab American community in Michigan helped Donald Trump carry the state in 2024.
Read the full story →Trump Calls Lake Ontario 'Lake America' After SNL-Style Diss
Donald Trump flew into a Truth Social meltdown after a top Canadian politician delivered a withering Saturday Night Live diss.
Read the full story →A Supplier Says It Was Never Paid for Freedom Fuel's Cheap Gas
Freedom Fuel Network lowered its pump prices last month after President Donald Trump called for cheaper fuel.
Read the full story →California Lawmaker Sues Over Newsom's 'Stop Nick Shirley Act'
Assemblyman Carl DeMaio is preparing a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom's new California law, a measure critics call the "Stop Nick Shirley Act." The law.
Read the full story →Harris says “too big to rig” and Trump jokes keep winning
The problem is not that Harris used the phrase. The problem is that the debate immediately turned into a joke about which side “owned” the wording.
Read the full story →Scott Bessent keeps getting blamed for tariffs, sanctions, and the debt
Trying to manage tariffs is hard enough when markets are calm.
Read the full story →Trump’s “radical communists” pitch is raising the temperature in South Carolina
He is trying to brand Democrats as “radical communists,” as he builds momentum for the US midterm elections in November.
Read the full story →Hochul’s 287(g) ban could mean more ICE in local life
A warning from the Department of Homeland Security is now hanging over a decision that was sold as a clear break from a federal immigration program.
Read the full story →Republicans see Talarico’s ads as a late threat to the Senate race
Democrat James Talarico is dominating the airwaves in the race against Ken Paxton for the open Senate seat.
Read the full story →Trump is already shopping for a midterms scapegoat
Losing an election is not a small thing when the person in charge is Donald Trump.
Read the full story →Immigrant visa applications are halted, and families feel it first
A life plan can fit in a folder. A birth certificate. A marriage paper.
Read the full story →AOC’s DSA return lands right before 2028 chatter
The facts we do have are narrow. Ocasio-Cortez rejoined the Democratic Socialists of America after her membership lapsed in 2019.
Read the full story →63% of Americans worry socialism or communism is growing
A lot of American voters heard the word socialism or communism and felt their stomach tighten.
Read the full story →Mark Gordon wants an inquiry into DOJ monitors calling it “aggressive”
That sequence matters, even if the underlying facts are still disputed.
Read the full story →Trump hush money move blocked in federal court
A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s request to move his New York state criminal hush money case to federal court.
Read the full story →A Honduran man in Los Angeles faces felony voter registration charges
A voter registration arrest in Los Angeles is the kind of case that can turn a normal election year into a tense one fast.
Read the full story →Dana Nessel says Democrats could push Jewish voters out
Antisemitism is already the kind of label that sticks.
Read the full story →A judge blocked a mail-in voting rule tied to Trump
Mail-in ballots are still supposed to be possible in the U.S., even after a federal judge stepped in to stop the government from rolling out a rule aimed at.
Read the full story →Venezuela lets U.S. manage 65 billion barrels of oil
Venezuela has agreed to let the United States take control of 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves.
Read the full story →Measles hit a 35-year high, and vaccination can’t wait
What makes this moment more uncomfortable is that the issue is not new. Measles is a preventable disease.
Read the full story →Todd Blanche may push voter-roll fights to the Supreme Court
Access to state voter rolls is the kind of thing most people do not think about day to day. Yet it touches a nerve that never stays quiet for long.
Read the full story →James Talarico says faith has a place in Texas politics, and Republicans hate it
Talarico is not running as a Democrat who hides his values. He is running as a Democrat who names them.
Read the full story →Arrest threats for election officials hang over the midterms
The warning to states sounds simple on paper, but it carries heavy weight in practice.
Read the full story →A federal judge blocks Ohio proof of citizenship for voter signup
This is not a small legal tweak. Ohio is a pivotal election state, and rules about who can register and when matter because they shape who shows up.
Read the full story →Aisha Wahab gets a seat in Congress after Swalwell’s exit
Aisha Wahab, a progressive California state senator, is set to fulfill the remainder of Eric Swalwell’s congressional term.
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