Politics

The Israeli Defense Forces announced on Thursday that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,000 people and kicked off the year-long war between Israel and Hamas that has wrought devastation and tens of thousands of deaths in …

During a debate against Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday night, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz repeatedly refused to say whether he supports the right of victims of rape or incest to have an abortion. “I’m curious, why do you keep asking me that?” Cruz said to a debate moderator when he …

Donald Trump has largely outsourced his 2024 campaign’s get-out-the-vote operation to a Super PAC bankrolled and directed by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man — and one of its most awkward. In recent weeks, several Republican operatives and other figures in the national party have bluntly and directly informed Trump …

During his sole debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump declared that he had “concepts of a plan” to improve the Affordable Care Act. Days before voters are set to cast their ballots on Election Day, no plan has manifested, and doctors are demanding answers. A coalition of more …

Texas Senator Ted Cruz complained during Tuesday night’s debate against his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), that people need to stop asking him if he will support exceptions to Texas’ extreme abortion restrictions. Texas has some of the most extreme anti-abortion laws in the country. As it stands, the …

Donald Trump on Sunday said he wants to use the military on United States citizens who disagree with him, describing these “radical left” Americans as the “enemy within.” He doubled down on his demonization of his opponents during a Fox News town hall event on Wednesday, describing “evil” Democrats as …

Over the weekend, Donald Trump crystalized his authoritarian vision for the nation when he suggested siccing the military on his political opponents and American citizens to destroy the “enemy from within.” Despite the former president’s direct appeal to full-blown fascism, Republicans are lining up to defend and downplay his comments. …

Donald Trump continued his preelection economic event tour on Tuesday with a lengthy interview with Bloomberg at the Economic Club of Chicago. It was a total mess. Bloomberg Editor-In-Chief John Micklethwait did not take it easy on Trump, and it quickly became clear that the former president has no conception …

This summer, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill unveiled a series of sample posters that teachers could put up in order to fulfill the state’s new requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all classrooms — calling the posters “plainly constitutional.” Her office has asked a federal judge to throw …

Former President Donald Trump cut short a town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday after two attendees reportedly passed out. Trump held the event with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (who made headlines in April for executing her puppy and writing about it) and answered a handful of questions from …