The Week: Graham Platner’s Downfall
Plus: The broken Iran deal.
POLITICAL NEWS
MAGA figures flock to Charlie Kirk murder hearing
A parade of prominent conservative figures are descending on a Utah courthouse this week to attend the preliminary hearing for…
Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
This article first appeared at ProPublica. President Donald Trump has pushed out the three remaining members of the Election Assistance…
Trump Blows Up His Own Iran Deal
He began the war on impulse; now Trump is ending the truce impulsively. The winner: Iran.
Democrats fear chances of winning Senate may be slipping away
Democrats’ chances of taking back control of the Senate have suffered with recent developments in Maine and Michigan, complicating their…
Bernie Sanders endorsements face scrutiny over Platner and Gillum
The radical socialist left owes moderate Democrats an apology: Michael LaRosa Former Biden aide Michael LaRosa blasts the Democratic Party’s…
Who will replace Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hands
PORTLAND, Maine — Democrats in Maine began jockeying Thursday to become the new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat…
Republicans want changes to popular visa for farm laborers : NPR
Farmworkers harvest strawberries in a field on Farmworkers Day on March 31, 2026 near Oxnard, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide…
John Kennedy is the Senate GOP’s unlikely campaign-trail star
In the halls of Congress, Sen. John Kennedy has long been known as the master of the excruciatingly folksy one-liner….
Why the Moreno–Warren Payroll Tax Hike Won’t Fix Social Security
Eliminating the payroll tax ceiling would generate a fizz of new revenues but be followed by higher benefit costs and…