A 29-year-old Ethiopian-born democratic socialist from Colorado just became the first Generation Z woman elected to Congress. The 2026 midterm elections delivered a measurable jolt to American political representation, with young voters breaking sharply toward Democrats and a new generation…
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Harvard University over admissions data, delivering another legal setback to the White House’s escalating campaign against one of the country’s most prominent academic institutions. U.S. District Judge Myong…
The MAGA brand may be more fragile than it looks. That is the core argument James Carville made this week, and the polling data behind it deserves serious attention. The veteran Democratic strategist, speaking on his Politics War Room podcast,…
The Federal Demand and What It Asks The Trump administration’s Justice Department is pressing California county election officials to set aside mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 people it claims are likely noncitizens — and warning that officials who count…
Boston approved it. The permits came through faster than anyone expected. The city needed the housing desperately. And then, according to a lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the investment partners who owned the land decided they’d rather blow up…
The Kremlin is openly welcoming a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, eases sanctions on Russian fuel exports, and casts doubt on continued American military support for Kyiv…
On a Saturday afternoon in Long Beach, California, Ricardo Gonzalez — a former city employee and United States citizen — ended up face down in a gutter, handcuffed, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers kneeling on his back. His arm…
On a Saturday morning outside Mar-a-Lago, a protester who gave her name only as Rebecca stood in the Florida heat and said she wanted so many Americans to cast ballots that the coming midterm election would become, in her words,…
A Microbial Discovery With Major Environmental Stakes Scientists at the University of Konstanz have identified a remarkable bacterial enzyme capable of digesting certain biodegradable plastics — and it comes with a twist that nobody expected. The enzyme, nicknamed the “Pac-Man…
New Jersey may soon become one of the most progressive states in the country on school nutrition — eliminating income verification for school breakfast entirely and guaranteeing a free morning meal to every public school student, regardless of what their…