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‘If I Leave, Who Is Going to Rescue People?’

In Lebanon, Israel’s bombs have wounded thousands, including my family. I visited the paramedics risking their lives to save them. podcast By Mary Turfah

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‘Capitalist’ Democrats Fear Socialist Wave May Sink Midterms

By Errol Louis Representative Tom Suozzi says the DSA’s extreme positions won’t play in his toss-up district.

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El-Sayed Pulls It Off. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By David Freedlander The progressive candidate won a Democratic-primary squeaker, but the left still has something to prove in Michigan.

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Trump Thinks This Year’s ‘No. 1’ Movie Was … Melania?

By Margaret Hartmann

‘Melania’ made a tad less than ‘Spider-Man: Brand-New Day.’ But maybe the First Lady’s upcoming docuseries will make up the $1.14 billion gap.

the city politic

the city politic

‘Capitalist’ Democrats Fear Socialist Wave May Sink Midterms

Representative Tom Suozzi says the DSA’s extreme positions won’t play in his toss-up district.

‘If I Leave, Who Is Going to Rescue People?’

In Lebanon, Israel’s bombs have wounded thousands, including my family. I visited the paramedics risking their lives to save them.

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Is Trump Going to Try to Keep His Flying Palace?

Recent comments from Eric Trump indicate that the Qatari-gifted luxury Air Force One won’t be heading for his dad’s presidential library after all.

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early and often

Wisconsin’s Messy Governor’s Race Adds Thanksgiving Drama

Francesca Hong is probably still going to win her primary. But old social-media posts about abolishing Thanksgiving aren’t helping her.

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early and often

Kansas Primaries Give Democrats a Shot at a Big Upset

Gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton are about the strongest ticket Democrats could hope for in this red state.

Wall Street Is Not Feeling Musk’s ‘Totally Nuts’ Plan for SpaceX

Meanwhile, one of the company’s rockets reportedly crashed into the moon going 8,700 kilometers per hour.

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early and often

Republican Congressman Ends Reelection Bid Amid Disturbing Allegations

No, the other one. Chuck Edwards.

El-Sayed Pulls It Off. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By David Freedlander

The progressive candidate won a Democratic-primary squeaker, but the left still has something to prove in Michigan.

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early and often

El-Sayed’s Progressive Breakthrough

Like Zohran Mamdani, the fiery progressive overcame well-financed opposition to build a successful coalition. But Haley Stevens didn’t go easily.

foreign interests

foreign interests

Trump Needs to Choose How to Lose the Iran War

No matter how Trump tries to spin the war, Iran has defeated the U.S. strategically — and it’s time accept that and find the least bad way out.

Trump Is Making Another Big Mess With the White House Helipad

He reportedly ordered workers to scrap some of their completed work on the multimillion-dollar project because he didn’t like how it looked.

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Darline Graham Is Running Away From Lindsey’s Legacy

South Carolina’s appointed senator wants to be known as the heir to her late brother but the ideological servant to Donald Trump.

Pirro Hauled a Box of Reflecting-Pool Evidence to Trump Meeting

Swaying the president with real evidence is no easy task, but maybe she pulled it off.

Trump Pal Ronald Lauder Is Cutting Off the GOP

The megadonor who gave Trump the idea to buy Greenland isn’t spending like he used to.

After All That, Ken Griffin Is Not Leaving New York

By Matthew Sedacca

The hedge-fund CEO made a big to-do about Mamdani’s pied-à-terre message but in the end is sticking to his 350 Park headquarters.

Even Trump’s Not Sure If Max Miller Can Survive This

The president phoned the embattled congressman and expressed his doubts about his reelection bid. Miller now says he will investigate himself.

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Congress Delays Its Next Government-Shutdown Crisis

The Senate passed a bill that postpones the spending fight until after the August recess. But Trump could blow it all up.

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Trump’s Arch Will Photobomb Every View of D.C.

By Margaret Hartmann

The National Park Service warned that the massive triumphal arch would have an “adverse effect” on the sight lines from sites all over Washington.

mergers and acquisitions

mergers and acquisitions

David Ellison Is Not a Republican or a Democrat But a Movie Lover

By Fran Hoepfner

The Paramount CEO took to the New York Times op-ed pages to make his case for why the Warnermount merger is a good thing, actually.

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early and often

Michigan and Missouri Put the Progressive Surge to the Test

Abdul El-Sayed, William Lawrence, Donavan McKinney, and Cori Bush could make it another banner primary night for progressive primary candidates.

Anthony Fauci Can Take the Fifth

So can Donald Trump, and so can you.

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Trump Is a War Hero (But Only in His Memes)

By Margaret Hartmann

Truth API users paid $100,000 for early access to Trump’s posts. All they got during opening weekend was this lousy, self-aggrandizing AI slop.

Did Todd Blanche Actually Kill Trump’s Slush Fund?

Senators Tillis and Cornyn are claiming victory on the anti-weaponization fund, but they may not have gotten what they asked for.

Abdul El-Sayed Is Already Eyeing Race Against ‘Weak’ Mike Rogers

Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, the Michigan progressive talks about how he’d take on the GOP in November and why he wants to debate J.D. Vance.