A new report from WelcomePAC, which supports center-left Democrats, offers a moderate view of how the party can rebound from 2024. Centrist Democrats have a plan for their party to win again: Talk more about the economy and less about democracy. Reject corporate interests and ideological purity tests. Keep the progressive policies that are popular … Read more
Republicans largely oppose the decision to feature Bad Bunny, which Trump has decried as “crazy.” Americans are sharply divided on the NFL’s decision to feature Puerto Rican-born artist Bad Bunny at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, according to a new survey by Quinnipiac University. Overall, nearly half of respondents said they approve of the … Read more
The departure is the latest in a string of shakeups for the embattled Senate candidate. Graham Platner’s campaign manager is stepping down after less than a week on the job, the latest departure on a campaign that has seen several high-profile shake-ups in recent weeks as it attempts to fend off a string of controversies. … Read more
A top diplomat who served in Trump’s first term explains the president’s more aggressive approach. The Trump administration is barely bothering to pretend that its increasingly belligerent stance toward Venezuela is just about tackling narcotics. President Donald Trump wants Nicolas Maduro out of power — and the only question is how much pressure the United … Read more
Trump Has a Good Reason to Bail Out Argentina Toggle menu Perspective Trump Has a Good Reason to Bail Out Argentina Javier Milei is already pursuing the kind of austerity needed to turn the economy around. Argentina’s President Javier Milei in the White House Rose Garden earlier this month. Argentina’s President Javier Milei in the … Read more
In the wee hours of the morning of Oct. 10, in Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee started to notice something strange. On the online prediction market Polymarket, the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado’s chances at winning the prize started to dramatically spike. The likelihood that Machado would win — as reflected by … Read more
The move means 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits in November unless Congress acts. The Trump administration won’t tap emergency funds to pay for federal food benefits, imperiling benefits starting Nov. 1 for nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO. USDA said … Read more
During a telerally for Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, the president also said he’d be campaigning for him. President Donald Trump urged New Jersey voters Friday night to reject Democrat Mikie Sherrill in next month’s gubernatorial election, calling her a “fake and corrupt radical left Democrat” who would send the state into a “death spiral.” Trump … Read more
Ontario premier said he pulled the ad after a conversation with Mark Carney. The Ronald Reagan ad that riled President Donald Trump to the point of terminating trade talks with Canada is coming down — after it gets a few more plays during the World Series. “Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about … Read more
A week-long swing through Asia could cement Trump’s image as master dealmaker — or trigger the economic crisis he’s long vowed to prevent. President Donald Trump departs Friday on the riskiest foreign trip of his second term. Unlike his highly choreographed foreign trips to Europe and the Middle East, where leaders were eager to fête … Read more