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James Talarico’s extremism and the Texas race that should not be close

Daniel Ross Goodman · October 25, 2026 2:00 pm

Cute Little Caucasian Newborn Baby Lying in Bassinet in a Maternity Hospital. Portrait of a Tiny Playful and Energetic Child with a Name ID Tag on the Leg. Healthcare, Pregnancy and Motherhood Concept

Raising birthrates really does take a village

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The ‘come-and-take-it’ Supreme Court term: At-home prayer, planes, and home distilling

Mary Trump at a presidential debate in 2024

Estranged relatives are fair game — unless they hurt Democrats

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks onstage during "The New Power Structure: Black Politics in the Age of Resistance" panel during the 2026 National Association Of Black Journalists Convention at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on August 13, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nikole Hannah-Jones has the wrong cure for failing black schools

Minnesota nonprofit leader convicted in largest known COVID-19 fraud scheme

DOJ ramps up focus on violent agitators in Minnesota as resignations strain fraud cases

Kaelan Deese February 2, 2026 8:00 am

A group of anti-US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protesters shout slogans in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026. US President Donald Trump said on January 27 that he would "de-escalate a little bit" in Minneapolis after the fatal shootings of two civilians fueled a storm of criticism over his signature immigration crackdown.

Democratic riot culture is destroying politics and endangering lives

Zachary Faria February 1, 2026 2:00 pm

Nigel Farage gives a thumbs up to supporters at a rally in Birmingham

Nigel Farage says ‘It’s time I was in charge’ as Tory defections to Reform UK mount

Timothy Nerozzi, Rob Crilly January 31, 2026 2:00 pm

President-elect Bill Clinton stands with his running mate, Al Gore, onstage.

An inconvenient fact-check of Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth on its 20th anniversary

Joe Concha January 31, 2026 8:00 am

Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran.

Smash the Iranian terrorist state

David Harsanyi January 30, 2026 2:00 pm

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 25: Demonstrators march through downtown protesting ICE operations and the death of Renee Good and Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, died yesterday after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis. Good was killed by an ICE agent on January 7. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ICE breakers: The morality of immigration enforcement itself is being challenged

W. James Antle III January 30, 2026 4:57 am

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China is our enemy. It’s time we act like it

Ian Haworth January 29, 2026 5:00 pm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference.

An immigration deal is a privilege offered by Trump, not a right for Democrats to nullify federal law

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 29, 2026 2:00 pm

As a UAE based airline, Etihad is despised by ISIS. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Is the UAE really a superb ally?

Tom Rogan January 29, 2026 8:00 am

The two cases before the Supreme Court mark the first time since 2004 that justices have taken up the issue of partisan gerrymandering.

Indiana Republicans modeled an off-ramp from the redistricting wars. Democrats are rejecting it

Guy Benson January 28, 2026 2:00 pm

A demonstrator holds a sign at a candlelight vigil during a protest in response to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis earlier in the day.

ICE’s impossible task amid coordinated chaos: Be perfect

Joe Concha January 28, 2026 8:00 am

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Partisans of the world unite

David Harsanyi January 27, 2026 2:00 pm