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The Data-Center Backlash Looms Large Ahead of the Midterm Elections

The playbook for Democrats was already easy. Trump is making it even easier. By John Herrman

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Meta Will Pay Billions to Avoid Jury in Addiction Trial

By Nia Prater The social-media giant may fork over as much as $17 billion in penalties and institute limits on how teenagers can use its platforms.

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Darline Graham Fumbled Debate, Won Senate Primary Anyway

By Ed Kilgore South Carolina GOP voters cared more about President Trump’s endorsement than the interim senator’s gaffe.

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early and often

Trump’s Midterms Plan: Drop $400 Million on Self-Promotion

The president could use his vast super-PAC stash to boost GOP candidates. But it seems he’d rather buy ads touting his dubious accomplishments.

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tremendous content

Trump Finds Way to Make Dolly Parton’s Death About Him

By Margaret Hartmann

His initial remarks were surprisingly appropriate. Then he claimed, without evidence, that the country-music icon “really liked me.”

Meta Will Pay Billions to Avoid Jury in Addiction Trial

The social-media giant may fork over as much as $17 billion in penalties and institute limits on how teenagers can use its platforms.

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early and often

Darline Graham Fumbled Debate, Won Senate Primary Anyway

South Carolina GOP voters cared more about President Trump’s endorsement than the interim senator’s gaffe.

The Data-Center Backlash Looms Large Ahead of the Midterm Elections

By John Herrman

The playbook for Democrats was already easy. Trump is making it even easier.

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early and often

Trump’s Farm Belt Troubles Could Upend the Midterms

Normally conservative states that rely on farm income are really unhappy with Trump. That’s a big opportunity for Democrats.

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early and often

Can Darline Graham — and Trump — Hold a Senate Seat in South Carolina?

Ralph Norman fans and Trump disparagers are hoping Graham’s debate gaffe will cost her in Tuesday’s South Carolina GOP Senate runoff.

The Hasan Piker Michigan Mess Isn’t Going Away

Once again, Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is facing questions about his associations with the divisive streamer.

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tremendous content

Trump’s ‘Lake America’ Threat to Canada Is Just Lazy

By Margaret Hartmann

Instead of coming up with a creative new way to bully our neighbors, he’s giving Lake Ontario the “Gulf of America” treatment.

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the city politic

A Democratic Power Grab in Brooklyn

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn is forging ahead with committee expansion plans despite stiff opposition from reformers and party leaders.

Trump’s Ballroom May Be Built Before the Law Can Stop Him

The president bet that if he acted fast enough, no one would be able to beat him in court before it was too late. He was likely right.

Rebecca Katz’s Risky Formula for Winning Elections

By David Freedlander

The political consultant has an uncanny gift for finding charismatic progressives. Why do so many of them implode?

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Hakeem Jeffries Picked a Bad Time to Cozy Up to Jared Kushner

If Jeffries becomes Speaker, talking with President Trump’s son-in-law might make sense. But it can wait until after the midterms.

Trump Wants a Bunker, But the White House Already Has One

A new report reveals that Trump’s security-based argument for his beloved ballroom isn’t exactly airtight.

Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump’s Most Ardent Aide, Explained

By Margaret Hartmann

Trump’s “human printer” has reportedly unnerved colleagues by sending him devotional letters and crafting his most unhinged Truth Social posts.

Politicians Are Now Competing to Prove Who Hates Data Centers the Most

As voters’ opposition to data centers continues to grow, midterm candidates on both sides of the aisle are desperate to keep up.

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just asking questions

The Enormous Stakes of the Federal Case Against Meta

By Benjamin Hart

A novel legal argument could wreak havoc on the company — but it may contain a fatal flaw.

The Pay-to-Play Childhood

By Caitlin Moscatello

Private travel leagues have made youth sports expensive, hypercompetitive, and all-consuming for families. At least investors are making a killing.

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Bill Clinton’s Party Needs a ‘Different Kind of Democrat’ Again

The 42nd president’s legacy has diminished, and many of his policies now seem misguided. But his revival of the party holds lessons for 2028.

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instant gratification

I Can’t Stop Watching This Amazon Drone Drop Someone’s Package in Their Pool

Are incredibly loud flying wind machines that dump our impulse buys into our swimming pools really the future we want?

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early and often

Despite Primary Whiffs, Poll Haters Are Still Wrong

Yes, there have been some misfires in 2026 primary polling. But ignoring data isn’t the solution.

Supreme Court Gives Trump Temporary Pass for His Ballroom

The ongoing construction can continue while the full court considers Trump’s appeal of a lower-court decision ordering him to stop.

Navy Might Rename Aircraft Carrier After Trump Instead of Black War Hero

Doris Miller received the Navy Cross for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Donald Trump likes having his name on things.

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AOC and Ossoff Are Young. Why Rush to Run in 2028?

Either of the Democratic 2028 prospects would be the youngest president ever. Unlike fellow millennial J.D. Vance, it may be smarter for them to wait.

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the approval matrix

The Approval Matrix: Chanty Beluga, Meet Pablo Pledgescobar

Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.