Politics

Democrats want to win the MAHA. It's complicated

Ahead of the November midterm elections, Democrats are making a play to peel away as many tenuous Republican voters as they can. If Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) gets his way, a core group of voters that his party will go after is the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

America's growing antisemitism problem requires more than silence

As antisemitism rises across the United States, many Jewish Americans are no longer simply asking where extremists stand. They are asking where America’s political leadership stands.

What may be included in proposed Iran ceasefire deal?

Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programme

VA will host ceremonies at more than 120 cemeteries for Memorial Day

The Department of Veterans Affairs will host ceremonies at more than 120 VA national cemeteries this weekend in honor of Memorial Day.

'Nobody cared, and I'm allowed to': Trump's guide to self-dealing

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DEI created The Odyssey mess. The Right is making it worse

Last year, when I learned that Christopher Nolan was adapting Homer’s epic The Odyssey into a film, I got giddy. It’s one of the greatest stories ever told, yet it has never been adapted properly. The 1954 Kirk Douglas film Ulysses was forgettable, and the 1997 TV miniseries starring Armand Assante was plastic.

Platner demonstrates Trump-like Teflon response to scandals

One of Democrats’ best pick-up opportunities in the Senate this November is an unexpected one. Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), has been scandal-prone, complete with a Nazi symbol tattoo, but is polling ahead of the five-term incumbent from Maine.

Taiwan and China coast guards in standoff at top of South China Sea

China has pressured Taiwan by increasing its military presence around the Pratas Islands, and Taipei is on high alert for further Chinese actions.

Irish gangland figure fails in Dublin byelection bid for seat in parliament

Gerry ‘the monk’ Hutch comes fourth in contest won by Daniel Ennis of Social Democrats

Trump administration leans on coal to address energy demand

The Trump administration has kept a Michigan coal-fired power plant operating nearly a year past its scheduled retirement date to meet rising energy demand, even as lawsuits unfold and critics warn the move could cost ratepayers.

Trump Iran deal: It’s not a victory if the regime survives

President Donald Trump has announced that an agreement with Iran has been largely negotiated and now awaits finalization. If the agreement permanently removes the threats that brought the region to the brink of a wider conflict, it would represent a significant achievement. But announcements are not outcomes. The real test is whether the final deal eliminates the capabilities that created the crisis in the first place or merely postpones them.

DEI’s Reign Is Over. This Judeo-Christian Concept Should Replace It.

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