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Democrats simply don’t believe in America anymore

Conn Carroll · October 31, 2026 7:05 am

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Some of Chicago’s crimes are merely widespread immigration fraud

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Will Republicans distance themselves from Trump after the midterm elections?

Social Security benefits

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

Supporters surround Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Valencia, Venezuela, following her return to the country after months abroad on Oct. 25. (Jacinto Oliveros/AP)

Trump’s Venezuela gamble: It’s been a success, but for whom?

The Monkees (from left, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz) pose with their Emmy award on June 4, 1967. They won for best comedy series and best comedy direction for their television program The Monkees. (AP Photo)

The only band that ever mattered was … the Monkees

Jack Baruth October 24, 2026 7:52 am

U.S. Marines flinch as shell booms from the tube of their mortar on a sweeping operation south of Da Nang, South Vietnam on Dec. 1, 1966, in an area believed to be under strong Vietcong influence. While the mortar is capable of being hand-held, it is normally placed on a heavy base plate to stand on its own. (Dang Van Phuoc/AP Photo)

When the Army calls, heroes answer

Trent Reedy October 24, 2026 7:49 am

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The fussiness of small portions and fancy wine

Rob Long October 24, 2026 7:47 am

Protesters yell as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the T. Ed Garrison Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Pendleton, S.C. (AP Photos)

The president still thinks he’s on reality TV

Peter Cordi October 23, 2026 7:05 am

Left: Democratic nominee state Sen. Sean McCann (D-MI); Right: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) (seanmccannforcongress.com; Paul Sancya/AP)

House Democrats make push for western Michigan seat that’s long been a GOP stronghold

Barnini Chakraborty October 23, 2026 6:45 am

A campaign staffer for Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) sets up signs outside the Silver Spring Civic Building on the first day of early voting in the 2026 midterm race on Oct. 22, 2026, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Maryland ballot measure aims to eliminate the state’s last GOP-held House district

Eric M. Garcia October 23, 2026 6:30 am

Rioters watch a car burn in Paris’s Republic Square. (Thibault Camus/AP)

France on fire: The riots are a dangerous inflection point for the West

Hugo Gurdon October 23, 2026 6:15 am

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Washington licks Putin’s boots

Hugo Gurdon October 23, 2026 6:05 am

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Abdul el Sayed’s chronic, brazen lying

Guy Benson October 23, 2026 5:45 am

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California billionaire tax could result in future revenue loss, study shows

Zach Halaschak October 23, 2026 5:30 am

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What if the vibes are all wrong?

Tiana Lowe Doescher October 23, 2026 5:14 am

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka strikes a prayerful pose as he watches the team workout, Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans before the start of NFL football's Super Bowl XX. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)

Mike Ditka, 1939-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman October 23, 2026 5:05 am