Politics

The Susan Collins firewall

As we’ve been tracking for months, the public polling has been trending in a poor-to-disastrous direction for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. In key Senate races, it’s been downright gruesome.

Manchester City verdict has significant implications for game’s integrity, warns FA

The Football Association has confirmed it has powers to take disciplinary action against Manchester City and key individuals at the club in the governing body’s first comment since City were found guilty of multiple breaches of financial regulations.

The ICE documentary as chilling as a horror movie: ‘We’re trying to put the audience in a position of terror’

Film-makers Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller’s new short is an unvarnished portrait of ICE-occupied Minneapolis

Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again

What happened to Pike was gruesome. No one deserves what she went through, not even those who commit horrible crimes

Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike

Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’

Clay Travis: inside the Maga permadad’s world of sports betting, trans panic and more sports betting

The rightwing media mogul has lost ground to fellow sports bros like Pat McAfee and Joe Rogan. He’s hoping his new venture can recapture some ground

A century after the weekend was invented, it has disappeared. Let’s reclaim leisure

Henry Ford’s 1926 policy held for decades before eroding into a 24/7 mindset. Here’s what we can do about it

Some Republicans Denounce Deportations Ahead of Midterm Elections

Some Republicans are stepping out of line with the Trump administration’s immigration agenda just weeks ahead of the midterm elections, criticizing how the White House has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Preserving due process on college campuses

We may never know exactly what happened on a October 2024 night in a Cornell University fraternity house, but we should be thankful that the factual disputes and criminal liability will be sorted out in criminal court. We should also be thankful that when the university first investigated the incident in 2024, all parties were given notice of what they had been accused of and an opportunity to respond.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced on Friday she is sending a sizable donation toward Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed’s campaign, as Democrats fight to stave off Republican hopes of flipping the seat red in November.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Trump on Tuesday night compared a protester at his rally in Greenville, North Carolina, to those rioting in the streets of France.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, saw his net worth fall by $33.5 billion on Wednesday as investors sold off shares in his companies in anticipation of the incoming Democratic majorities in Congress.