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NOV 2 Stevens rejects claims her fiance influenced Rogers endorsement as ‘sexism’ 8H AGO

NOV 2 Democrats rally around el Sayed after Stevens defection in final hours of campaign 8H AGO

NOV 2 US says it conducted defensive strikes against Iran on eve of midterm elections 8H AGO

NOV 2 DOJ charges 63 people with voting-related crimes day before midterm elections 9H AGO

NOV 2 Talarico says he’d work with Trump to fulfill ‘promise’ of MAGA: ‘There’s still time’ 12H AGO

NOV 2 Georgia officials scramble to resolve absentee ballot issues ahead of Election Day 12H AGO

NOV 2 Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots from suspected noncitizens 12H AGO

NOV 2 Democrats poised for House majority with Senate up for grabs: Cook Political Report 13H AGO

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Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU – May 31, 2024

Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky on Washington, the Founding Fathers & American Identity | America at 250 – May 31, 2024

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky on Washington, the Founding Fathers & American Identity | America at 250

Haley Stevens sparks Democratic chaos, Trump campaigns in Iowa, Teamsters back Moody – May 31, 2024

Haley Stevens sparks Democratic chaos, Trump campaigns in Iowa, Teamsters back Moody

Woman threatens to shoot Trump, Christa Pike describes pain, Trump reverses rally cancellations – May 31, 2024

Woman threatens to shoot Trump, Christa Pike describes pain, Trump reverses rally cancellations

Conn Carroll on illegal immigrants abusing the U Visa program – May 31, 2024

Conn Carroll on illegal immigrants abusing the U Visa program

Why Keisha Lance Bottoms is trailing Jon Ossoff in Georgia – May 31, 2024

Why Keisha Lance Bottoms is trailing Jon Ossoff in Georgia

Stevens rejects claims her fiance influenced Rogers endorsement

Stevens rejects claims her fiance influenced Rogers endorsement

US says it conducted defensive strikes against Iran on eve of midterms

US says it conducted defensive strikes against Iran on eve of midterms

Sherrod Brown tests whether Democrats can win back white working-class voters

Sherrod Brown tests whether Democrats can win back white working-class voters

OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit

OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit

DOJ charges 63 people with voting-related crimes day before midterm elections

DOJ charges 63 people with voting-related crimes day before midterm elections

Jewish voters put in spotlight after Stevens and el Sayed feud

Jewish voters put in spotlight after Stevens and el Sayed feud

Talarico says he’d work with Trump to fulfill ‘promise’ of MAGA

Talarico says he’d work with Trump to fulfill ‘promise’ of MAGA

New York reports first measles death in 30 years

New York reports first measles death in 30 years

Inside Scoop: Do politicians have any virtues left? Uncertainty in Israel, political food fight

Inside Scoop: Do politicians have any virtues left? Uncertainty in Israel, political food fight

Talarico says he’d work with Trump to fulfill ‘promise’ of MAGA: ‘There’s still time’

Talarico says he’d work with Trump to fulfill ‘promise’ of MAGA: ‘There’s still time’

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky on Washington, the Founding Fathers & American Identity | America at 250

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky on Washington, the Founding Fathers & American Identity | America at 250

Chris Murphy suffers stroke at age 53

Chris Murphy suffers stroke at age 53

All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says

All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says

Sen. Dan Sullivan vows to accept Alaska election results if defeated

Sen. Dan Sullivan vows to accept Alaska election results if defeated

Ukrainian official disputes claim Russian forces resupplied during short-term ceasefire

Ukrainian official disputes claim Russian forces resupplied during short-term ceasefire

Kennedy Center names 2026 lifetime achievement honorees for ceremony at Capital One Arena

Kennedy Center names 2026 lifetime achievement honorees for ceremony at Capital One Arena

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There is nothing normal about Election Week

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Why Trump is not going to use a nuclear weapon against Iran

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Brad Lander has Israel’s election backward

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Fox News has a Rachel Campos-Duffy problem

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Are Trump and Netanyahu in sync on Iran?

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Why Democrats should want to lose this election

Joe Concha

The Left melts down over Haley Stevens

Guy Benson

The unrig-the-system candidate in Alaska tried to rig the election

Byron York

Michigan race ends with acrimony and funky polls — again

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

Does Abdul el Sayed support pornography in school?

Rob Crilly

Roger Marshall: Union workers with a bass boat will never hand Kansas to Chuck Schumer

Conn Carroll

‘Generation Uncoupled’ presents a bleak view of male-female relations

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Tiana Lowe Doescher

DC’s most pressing post-midterm question: What to do about Social Security’s pending insolvency?

Salena Zito

From China to Pittsburgh, Eos bets on American manufacturing

David Harsanyi

Of course el Sayed is on the side of the terrorists

Hugo Gurdon

Aristotle and the midterm elections

Michael Barone

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Joe Concha

Joe Concha

The Left melts down over Haley Stevens

Guy Benson

Guy Benson

The unrig-the-system candidate in Alaska tried to rig the election

Byron York

Byron York

Michigan race ends with acrimony and funky polls — again

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

Does Abdul el Sayed support pornography in school?

Rob Crilly

Rob Crilly

Roger Marshall: Union workers with a bass boat will never hand Kansas to Chuck Schumer

Conn Carroll

Conn Carroll

‘Generation Uncoupled’ presents a bleak view of male-female relations

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Tiana Lowe Doescher

DC’s most pressing post-midterm question: What to do about Social Security’s pending insolvency?

Salena Zito

Salena Zito

From China to Pittsburgh, Eos bets on American manufacturing

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

Of course el Sayed is on the side of the terrorists

Hugo Gurdon

Hugo Gurdon

Aristotle and the midterm elections

Michael Barone

Michael Barone

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Georgia officials scramble to resolve absentee ballot issues ahead of Election Day

Georgia officials scramble to resolve absentee ballot issues ahead of Election Day

SCOTUS rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,00 ballots from suspected noncitizens

SCOTUS rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,00 ballots from suspected noncitizens

Police investigating fatal shooting in Texas involving Border Patrol

Police investigating fatal shooting in Texas involving Border Patrol

Rogers draws fire from both sides after pledging no federal action on abortion

Rogers draws fire from both sides after pledging no federal action on abortion

Chris Murphy suffers stroke at age 53: What to know

Chris Murphy suffers stroke at age 53: What to know

Examiner Shorts

Investigations

Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU

Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU

Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade

DSA blocked from visiting West Bank school raided by Israel over terrorism ties

Major companies abandon SPLC’s ‘hate groups’ screening tool in corporate giving programs

Trump administration ‘monitoring’ leftist organizers ignoring new terrorism sanctions: State Department official

Treasury traces SPLC to debanking of Christians after group dismissed it as conspiracy

‘Palestine Action’ group promotes violent attacks in US and claims terrorism sanctions can’t stop it

Left-wing foundations quietly fund UN human rights ‘experts,’ watchdog says

Alleged leftist militants charged with gun crime just before Trump stopped enforcement

Economy

Tariffs threaten a Michigan woodworker’s business — and the people who depend on it

Tariffs threaten a Michigan woodworker’s business — and the people who depend on it

WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh speaks after interest rate decision

Salena Zito slams Obama Cheesecake Factory joke: It’s ‘Middle America’s cup of tea’

Social Security Administration updates millions of incorrect records

Byron York says Trump can’t talk his way out of voters’ cost-of-living pain: ‘No president has been able to do it’

Two Americans win Nobel for economic model challenging government response to 2020s economic shocks

Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs in new ad: ‘Canada is not our enemy’

Trump to give $90 one-time payment to 20 million Medicare beneficiaries

Voters back Democrats on economic and affordability issues but trust neither party: Poll

Energy and Environment

Chevron and Exxon rake in profits thanks to diesel prices boosted by Iran and Russia conflicts

Chevron and Exxon rake in profits thanks to diesel prices boosted by Iran and Russia conflicts

Emergency declared at South Carolina nuclear site after lab fire

Trump unveils plan to loosen methane rules for oil and gas industry

Trump administration announces $5 billion to upgrade nuclear plants in three states

Trump accepting 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil during Texas visit

EPA unveils effort to boost tech to handle ‘forever chemicals’

Google signs deal with Voltus to pay consumers to cut back energy usage

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost US fuel refining capacity at Iowa rally

Trump administration approves wind projects to win over Democrats on permitting reform

World

Polish foreign minister blames rule-of-law crisis on ‘alliance’ of Russian bots and ‘global far right’

Polish foreign minister blames rule-of-law crisis on ‘alliance’ of Russian bots and ‘global far right’

French protest violence eases and scattered riots hit Germany ahead of more action

Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships

Trump on Iran negotiations: ‘We’re not in that much of a hurry’

Iranian supreme leader vows ‘unrestricted response’ to any US or Israeli strikes

Polish president forces his way into high court after dramatic return as supporters clash with police

Carney aims for June deal with EU to define ‘associate member’ status in bid to undercut US influence

Russia shuts down last independent newspaper

Polish president scrambles back from overseas trip amid Donald Tusk-led ‘coup d’état’ at police-swarmed Constitutional Tribunal