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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

Democrat Abigail Spanberger.

Virginia’s new ‘centrist’ governor goes full California on Day One

Mike Gonzalez January 27, 2026 8:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Quebec City on Jan. 22, 2026.

Carney’s embrace of China is a disaster for both the US and Canada

Sean Durns January 26, 2026 2:00 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves a meeting with reporters.

Battle for the soul of Democrats seen through prism of bitter Senate primaries

Ramsey Touchberry, Rachel Schilke January 26, 2026 8:00 am

makeshift shelter and college student

Portland is still a fading, declining city

Zachary Faria January 25, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos for Washington, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The New Golden Age of lobbying

Timothy P. Carney January 25, 2026 8:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 12, 2020.

Accusations of insider trading on Maduro operation bring prediction markets in focus

Zach Halaschak January 24, 2026 2:00 pm

The headquarters for National Public Radio.

Despite defunding, NPR and PBS continue ‘objective journalism’ charade

Joe Concha January 24, 2026 8:00 am

Protesters gather in front of the Minnesota state Capitol on Jan. 14, 2026, in response to the death of Renee Good.

Protest culture is annoying and un-American

David Harsanyi January 23, 2026 2:00 pm

Anti-ICE protest scenes from Minneapolis, clockwise from top left: Federal law enforcement officers are confronted by protesters following a shooting, Jan. 15, 2026; a protester covers a tear gas canister deployed by ICE officers, Jan. 13, 2026; a protester is pinned to the ground by federal agents and a chemical irritant sprayed into his face, Jan. 21, 2026; and a protester stands in front of an ICE vehicle near where protester Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer, Jan. 13, 2026. (Clockwise from top left: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty; John Locher/AP; Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Minnesota Star Tribune/Getty; John Locher/AP)

How Trump can flip the script in the ICE wars

Guy Benson January 23, 2026 5:30 am

Ice floats on the sea off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland.

The Greenland gambit could leave America stranded

Henry Olsen January 22, 2026 5:00 pm

Anti-ICE protesters gather in front of the Minnesota state Capitol.

Sanctuary states protect rapists and murderers at the expense of abuela

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 22, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Did Gen. Dan Caine tell Trump the military won’t attack Greenland?

Tom Rogan January 22, 2026 8:00 am