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To Republicans, “they/them” aren’t pronouns indicating tolerance and inclusion. Instead, these terms refer to anybody who is part of a mysterious and usually nonsensical conspiracy perpetrated against conservatives.
One week after an attempt on his life, Donald Trump continues to keep medical records about his injuries and treatment hidden from the public.
Is there any credence to theory that the Democrats have planned a switch at the top of the ticket all along? Let’s take a look.
Fast-food restaurants are the tip of the spear of empire, or the last outpost of civilization, depending.
Biden’s legacy is appreciated in all sorts of ways.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) says whistleblowers told him about potential security lapses at the rally during which Donald Trump was shot. He has some questions for the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service.
Silicon Valley’s Sinister Takeover: The Trump-Vance Ticket and the Rise of Tech Autocracy
Donald Trump’s call for national unity after months of vowing vengeance recalls GOP presidential campaign rebranding in earlier turbulent eras.
A new poll shows that generic candidates from either party would do far better in this year’s election than Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
Right-wing groups are peddling false claims that the heavy rainfall that led to the region’s disastrous flooding in May is not related to climate change.
Lots of people are atwitter about reports that Elon Musk plans to give about $200 million to help get Donald Trump elected. But it’s not his political donations that are most concerning.
FPV drones are being touted as a cheap way to destroy expensive armored vehicles, but experts caution we shouldn’t overestimate their effectiveness.
A quiet revolution in the UK’s top governing tier.
Congressional Democrats are urging the DNC not to hold a “virtual roll call” next week that would accelerate the nomination of President Joe Biden.
Following the conviction of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), high-level Democrats called for the lawmaker to resign in disgrace, leaving Republicans baffled as to why a party wouldn’t want a convicted felon to run for office.
Thousands of hospitals are at risk of shutting down due to an extreme weather event. Experts say it’s time to adapt.
The addition of J.D. Vance to the Republican ticket raises the question of what he brings to the table.
A Florida judge appointed by Donald Trump has dismissed a case accusing the former president of illegally hoarding classified documents after leaving office.
Will the response of right-wing media lead to even more chaos?
The attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump shows that many different things can be true when they are viewed through a nonpartisan lens.
Democrats are quick to condemn political violence; Republicans are quick to condemn Democrats.
Right now, the civil war among the Democrats is very civil.
My jaded, heartsick Gen Z compatriots, you should know that you have more power than you realize.
The EU Commission on Friday issued a preliminary finding that Elon Musk’s X likely violated Europe’s Digital Services Act. If that finding is confirmed, the company faces a hefty fine that could total $200 million.
Thursday’s press conference showed that Joe Biden is judged differently than Donald Trump… by members of his own party, the media, and the American people. That may not be fair, but it’s necessary. And it also showed that neither man should be president.
When a star athlete ruptures an Achilles, six MVP awards can’t answer the only questions on every GM’s mind: Can they play, can they compete, can they win?
From Seattle’s streets to the White House: How four days of protests in 1999 sparked the populist revolution that’s still shaping America and the world today.
In the face of growing evidence to the contrary, Donald Trump again disavows the radical Project 2025.
As women are being increasingly targeted by the spread of deepfake pornographic images online, international and domestic lawmakers struggle to create legislation that effectively protects victims from these attacks.
The nation’s pundits are panicking over Biden’s acuity, not threats to representative American democracy by Trump and MAGA Republicans.
A new poll delivered a wakeup call to both Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They’ll probably ignore it.
It’s a trillion-dollar question.
For now, Democrats wanting Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race are being polite about it. Don’t expect that to last.
Journalists have found a new way to screw up their election coverage: Knowing about Joe Biden’s frailty but keeping quiet about it.
Eleven suggestions for the next 117 days.
Trump claims he knows nothing about Project 2025, but he’s denied lovers before.
Central to the trajectory America has followed for several generations is a still enormously powerful fossil fuel industry.
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote; that hasn’t stopped Republicans from creating legislation that uses this nonexistent threat as an excuse for voter suppression.
Hydrological modeling suggests that by 2100 more than 65 percent of the world’s population might, at least sporadically, lack access to clean water.
What’s gone on with the Supreme Court may sound technical, but that’s the sound of your country going down the drain.
Want to convince Joe Biden to drop out? You don’t need polls or good arguments… just stage an act of God.
Without a shred of self-awareness, right-wing news outlets and Donald Trump appeared to lament European electoral systems that denied populist parties equal representation. If that bothers them, they must be really upset about the Electoral College.
After calls for the president to drop out of the race, the Biden campaign wants to make this election about a binary choice. But that’s how the country got into this mess in the first place.
The US Supreme Court uses tortured logic to give all future presidents absolute immunity for “official acts” while in the White House. The lack of clarity in the ruling will ensure years and years of litigation.
In many ways, the past few weeks have seen the Supreme Court issuing a Declaration of Dependence on themselves, on corporations, and on Donald Trump.
Obviously, Joe Biden has very little in common with Donald Trump. He is not a crook or a menace; he is just old. But they apparently share a desire to hold on to power — and there are some similarities in how their parties are handling events that should disqualify both of them from being president.
Can the great indoor shopping space cure our national loneliness?