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This Should Not Be an Anniversary
Does remembering the date of October 7 make it easier to name?
The Most Disastrous Day in Palestinian History
Three years after October 7, Gaza lies devastated, Israeli attitudes have hardened, and the movement claiming to champion Palestinians still refuses to reckon with Hamas's role in the catastrophe.
Trump adds Tennessee to red state midterm tour
President Trump will bring his red state campaign tour to Tennessee on Saturday to headline a rally in Clarksville. The Republican National Committee announced Trump’s stop in Tennessee, which comes just weeks after he attended the Texas-Tennessee college football game in Knoxville. Tennessee is home to solidly Republican gubernatorial and Senate races.…
Trump's $90 Medicare rebate rolls out, but millions are left out. Critics say it's a political stunt
President Donald Trump's Trump’s promised $90 Medicare rebate rolls out this week, but millions of people will be left out
UK Politics Returns to Old Divide of Tax Cuts Versus Big State
Ahead of laying out a platform of tax cuts aimed at affluent Britons at her party’s annual convention, opposition leader Kemi Badenoch told journalists: “We are going back to the authentic Conservative Party that people knew and loved.”
TSA Screeners Union Hopes Passengers Protest Petty Rule Change That Only Affects Screeners
The Trump administration has taken away TSA agents' chairs. Now the union wants the flying public to 'take a stand' for their return.
Money, celebrities, and state power couldn’t stop the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
A new name was announced last week for the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said the new company, Skydance, will be a “creative-first home for bold, quality storytelling.” The announcement marks a significant defeat for progressive activists who devoted considerable money and political muscle to…
The Guardian view on the US midterms: the cost of living is on the ballot, but this is about democracy too | Editorial
Donald Trump’s unpopularity and the economic struggles of voters have boosted Democrats. But with less than a month to go, there is no complacencyFor once, Democrats and Donald Trump might be in agreement: “Pretend I’m on the ticket,” the historically unpopular president has instructed supporters. Midterms are in large part a referendum on the incumbent,…
California voters still don’t like how Democrats are running the state
Democrats are seemingly on their way to yet another round of victories in California’s elections, and yet polls continue to show that California voters disapprove of the state’s direction. At what point does the electoral dam finally break? A poll by David Wolfson, commissioned by GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, shows Hilton trailing Democratic…
Republicans Are Panicking Over the Kansas Senate Race
Lauren Egan travels to Kansas to report on one of the most surprising Senate races of the 2026 midterms, where Democrat Adam Hamilton is running neck-and-neck with Republican incumbent Roger Marshall.
Hillary Clinton unveils first endorsement in House, Senate midterm races
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday endorsed Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) in her bid for the Senate, marking the former first lady’s first endorsement of a House or Senate candidate in 2026. Flanagan wrote on social media that she was honored to have Clinton’s support, saying she “has spent five decades…
Plague transparency: What do countries have to report?
The International Health Regulations that Russia must adhere to as a member are legally binding, but carry no fines or penalties.
How to Beat Trump’s Noise Machine
Sustained attention to what President Donald Trump wants buried is the antidote to his perpetual noise machine.
Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Related Issues
Over the last three years, I have written a number of pieces on October 7, its aftermath, and Western reactions to it.
Measles Outbreak in Pennsylvania Is Now the Biggest in U.S. in 35 Years
Cases in the state surpassed a prior record as falling vaccination rates have fueled the disease’s rapid spread.
Watch live: Hegseth delivers remarks as USS Abraham Lincoln returns
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will welcome home sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln Wednesday afternoon in San Diego, following the aircraft carrier’s extended deployment to the Middle East. Hegseth is set to address the crew as the aircraft carrier returns to the U.S. after more than 280 days without a port call, including military operations…