Politics

Who has the right to regulate prediction markets?

For decades, gambling has been regulated by states that decide which forms of wagering are allowed and which are prohibited within their borders.

Here are the races to watch in Maine's primary elections

Primary elections in the Pine Tree State are taking shape ahead of next week’s voting, with the governor’s office, a Senate seat, and congressional races all on the ballot as Maine voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday.

Democrats' Daycare Obsession Is Built on a Feminist Myth

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.

Where did the antisemitic surge on the Right come from?

When Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) lost his primary election to Ed Gallrein, he began his concession speech by remarking, “I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv.”

Conservatives didn't disappear from Yale. They organized

For the better part of a decade, Yale has served as a kind of national shorthand for everything contested about American higher education. The 2015 confrontation over Nicholas and Erika Christakis and a Halloween email became a parable about free expression and the emotional claims of students. The renaming of Calhoun College as Grace Hopper College, and the quiet retirement of the title “master” in favor of “head of college,” became set pieces in the long argument over historical memory and institutional conscience. Most recently, Yale’s own Committee on Trust in Higher Education has tried to reckon, in 20 earnest recommendations, with why so many Americans have lost confidence in places like Yale at all.

Air-raid alerts and frontline memoirs: Kyiv hosts literary festival amid war

Visitors flock to Book Arsenal in Ukraine’s capital as wartime writing takes centre stage

Trump’s fountain and reflecting pool beautification shows Democratic disarray is a choice

National Park Service crews turned on the spigot Thursday to begin filling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, capping President Donald Trump’s citywide beautification initiative for Washington, D.C., in time for America’s 250th anniversary. The plan, which included the reopening of nine historic fountains across the city, is a reminder that the decrepit state of most Democratic-controlled cities is a choice, and that all that is needed is political will to make our cities beautiful again.

Meet the team behind Graham Platner’s rise

Embattled Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign team includes an interesting cast of characters.

Can a Bush Republican still win in Maine?

As Republicans battle for Maine’s gubernatorial nomination, the race is emerging as a test of whether a traditional New England Republican can still compete in a GOP increasingly shaped by President Donald Trump.

South Korea nominates Han as country's first female prime minister in two decades

If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea's first female prime minister in 20 years.

Trump's failure to maintain ceasefires is part of the new world disorder – and ordinary people pay the price

The US president brags about ending wars but look at Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Lebanon to see what his casual disregard for diplomacy and obsession with instant results have achieved

Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe?

Legal papers, expert investigations and social media posts tell story of how a 32-year-old Iraqi appeared to run ‘proxy’ campaign