Politics

In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?

Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election for Republicans in 20 years?

Christiane Amanpour’s parting advice to journalists is right on the mark

The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our souls

The DSA is repeating the New Left’s mistakes

Socialists have made clear that their animus toward mainstream politics extends beyond Republicans toward mainstream Democrats. DSA candidates such as New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, who successfully primaried incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), has declined to endorse House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as a potential House speaker; he was even taunted with a “you’re next” cry at a Chevalier election-night watch party. The Wall Street Journal reports that incoming DSA members of Congress will push for far-left policies.

Russia cannot be allowed to win in Ukraine

New talks were held this week between U.S. peace envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Sadly, hopes that these discussions will bring an end to the Ukraine war are unfounded.

Le Pen ally blames right-wing for riots because they 'undermined' law enforcers

President Emmanuel Macron has been the primary target of scorn following nationwide riots that overtook Paris and other cities, but the insurgent National Rally does not want to let mainstream conservatives off the hook.

If France can't defend itself, why should America rely on it?

When Notre Dame Cathedral burned in 2019, the world mourned. It was apparently a tragic accident, and there was universal grief that one of the well-known symbols of French identity, the place of Napoleon’s coronation, and a beauty of Gothic architecture, was burned.

It’s the economy, stupid: Why France will keep burning

The violent chaos rippling through France will become the Fifth Republic’s new norm.

Adoptees from Korea say they were isolated and abused in the US. Were they also ‘stolen’ from their birth parents?

Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better life

Beware of bogus polling

For the second time in two months, a polling organization embraced by media outlets has admitted to fabricating its results. This time, the deception lasted much longer, fooled far more organizations, and appears to have inflicted greater electoral damage.

'Palestine Action' group promotes violence in US despite sanctions

A “global” affiliate of the Palestine Action movement openly encourages targeted violence against American facilities while brushing off the government’s recent “terrorist” label.

Is this Prince Harry or David Brent in The Office? Either way, we’re watching a masterclass in awkwardness

The wayward prince and his wife seem to be aiming for a reboot – searching for purpose, but not self-awareness

Who’s the Loneliest Supreme Court Justice?

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