Saturday Night Live: Jalen Brunson makes for stiff host in underwhelming season premiere
There are some promising moments from newer cast members, but the show’s return, after a politically tumultuous period, was lacking in bite
Facing a barrage of Republican anti-trans ads, some Democrats are changing how they respond
By Patrick Svitek, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, President Donald Trump’s campaign buried then-Vice President Kamala Harris with ads on transgender issues as he stormed back into the White House. Now, Democrats are confronting a fresh wave of attacks that sound like Trump’s – and this time, after a party reckoning about
What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’
Grassroots organizer Yasmin Radjy on the Democratic ground game leading into the midterm elections
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office
IRGC Navy Seizes Second US Military Underwater Drone
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Sunday that it has seized a second underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) belonging to the US military in the Strait of Hormuz.
Nicaragua Lauds Iran’s Resistance to US-Israeli Aggression
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker praised Iran’s resistance to US and Israeli military aggression, stressing the international community’s responsibility to confront US unilateralism and violations of international law.
The Country Beneath the Political Noise
Politics may be at the center of public life, but it doesn’t make up the core of who we are.
Republicans pour money into dozens of US House races previously considered ‘safe’
Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered “safe” after internal polling showed they could be vulnerable in the November 3 election, according to three Republican operatives familiar with the party’s thinking.
Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
Fears grow that loyalists in key states could use critical period when votes are counted to amplify false claims
OpenAI pauses training of models after agents probed U.S. government sites
OpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a lack of control.