3 takeaways from our new polling averages: From the Politics Desk
Plus, a dispatch from battleground Appalachia.
AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosure
In what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a pa
China’s Xi Snubs a Troubled U.N. for Trump, Drowning Out Its Big Week
The U.S.-China summit offered a sharp contrast with the action at the faltering United Nations in a gridlocked New York.
Presidential Public Service Announcements Are Nothing New
The attacks on President Donald J. Trump’s public service announcements are highly dishonest. The announcements are very clearly not campaign ads; President
Ro Khanna calls on Israel to release Marwan Barghouti: ‘Palestinians must choose their own leaders’
The California Democrat, who is considering a 2028 presidential run, argued that the imprisoned Fatah leader could help advance a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Mitch McConnell and the future of term limits in U.S. politics
Mitch McConnell and the future of term limits in U.S. politics
U.S. intelligence inspector general investigating how a CIA officer deceived the top spy agency
The watchdog is reviewing the CIA’s vetting of David Rush, who had $40 million in gold bars stored at his home, and the scope of his alleged wrongdoings, sources say.
CEO loses job over viral photo of family in ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts
President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America in a controversial move last month
Trump’s plans for massive arch move ahead
Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump’s plans as “foolhardy”.
Supreme Court restores Trump’s mass voter verification system
The US Supreme Court granted the DOJ’s request to overturn a judge’s order that stopped the Trump administration from using Social Security numbers to check the citizenship of registered voters.