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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

Vice President JD Vance.

New video destroys Democrats’ ICE ‘murder’ narrative in Minneapolis

Joe Concha January 10, 2026 8:00 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gather for a photo together with French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

Annexing Greenland risks shattering NATO

Henry Olsen January 9, 2026 2:00 pm

In a captioned video posted by YouTuber Nick Shirley, a worker at a Somali American business in Minnesota allegedly receiving government funds declines to answer questions.

Minnesota’s Somali taxpayer swindle: Welfarism plus immigration without assimilation is a toxic mix

David Harsanyi January 9, 2026 4:16 am

Trump speaks at a Christmas event, while Somaliland citizens hold the republic's flag.

It’s time for Trump to recognize Somaliland

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 8, 2026 2:00 pm

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

The rewards and risks in Trump’s growing use of military force

Tom Rogan January 8, 2026 8:00 am

Couple holding hands.

Humans are better at monogamy than most people think

Conn Carroll January 7, 2026 5:00 pm

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

The most hypocritical reactions to Trump’s masterstroke Maduro ouster

Joe Concha January 7, 2026 2:00 pm

The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University.

Harvard president admits faculty activism chills speech on campus

Samuel J. Abrams January 7, 2026 8:00 am

Sen. Chris Murphy

Democrats’ knee-jerk cynicism exposed on Venezuela incoherence

Guy Benson January 6, 2026 2:00 pm

In this Dec. 13, 2013 file photo, the Western Wall, right, and the gilded Dome of the Rock, among the holiest sites for Jews and Muslims, are covered in snow.

The Temple Mount post-Oct. 7: Where faith and politics collide

Bethany Mandel January 6, 2026 8:00 am

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters as Republicans struggle with a plan to address growing health care costs at the Capitol.

Breakdown in House decorum: How a slim majority and ‘disruptive’ behavior contributes to member frustration

Rachel Schilke January 5, 2026 2:00 pm

BROOKFIELD, WI - JULY 16: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, speaks at a breakfast for California Delegates at a hotel in suburban Milwaukee on the second day of the RNC on July 16th, 2024. (Photo by Sara Stathas for the Washington Post)

GLENN YOUNGKIN: The Great Virginia Renaissance

Glenn Youngkin January 5, 2026 7:00 am