Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms

"Private businesses risk an onslaught of congressional investigations if Democrats prevail in midterm elections as the opposition party prepares to concentrate sweeping oversight powers on…

"President Donald Trump and his faithful are on the rally circuit once more. The question for Trump, GOP candidates and midterm voters is whether it’s with the same feeling," NBC News reports.

A recording captured the U.S. ambassador saying that Greek businessmen were paying for her travels and pleading for an invitation to an event with Eric Trump.

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

In Texas and Iowa, Democrats are successfully tying universal school vouchers to corruption.

The technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks A.I. labor should be taxed. He explains why and how on “The Ezra Klein Show.”

"President Donald Trump is refusing to rule out demolishing the Kennedy Center, which closed last month amid a legal battle over whether Trump can add his name to the building," the Washington Post…

"Sen. Jim Justice said the Trump administration should reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement Tuesday, joining the chorus of criticism of a recent crackdown that has roiled rural…

“I didn’t know he was a Caitlin Clark fan. Now we know," said the Missouri Republican.

Taxpayers spent $6.7 million last year on the program, which reimburses lawmakers for food and lodging expenses in D.C., a Washington Post analysis found.

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Saturday that it's 'entirely possible' his party could win control of the Senate in the midterm elections, but he also left the door open on his own political…

David Frum: "This has been a week of pain for anyone who borrows money."

Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on bonds, oil prices, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

"Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) last night gave the clearest indication yet that he’s eyeing a presidential bid in 2028," Politico reports.Said Beshear: "I walked off the stage in 2023 after reelectio...

Amazon blocked the Muse app from shopping on its site, and privacy and security concerns are mounting.

"Vice President JD Vance urged North Carolina voters to give Republicans more time to accomplish their agenda as the GOP is on the defensive in key states ahead of November’s midterm election," Bloomb...

It is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie.

President Trump’s escalating fight with the press may have just created an unexpected problem for the White House.The White House press pool will not send a replacement television camera to cover Trum...

"President Trump said Friday he would demand drug companies split vaccines into five doses given in six-month intervals, claiming it would reduce autism rates," the Washington Post reports."He did not...

"Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), praising her as the 'soul of the Senate,'" ...

I had a realization about artificial intelligence while riding in my self-driving car the other day.The car can recognize stop signs, obey traffic lights, avoid pedestrians and make hundreds of split-...

Dario Amodei sees the need to reduce the risks that ‘something goes seriously wrong.’

Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 3 August · 54min

"The Republican Party has to be defeated, and I think MAGA specifically, I want to defeat it and then salt the Earth with its ashes."— Sarah Longwell, quoted by The Atlantic. about her new book, How t...

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) delivered a video message at the Republican midterm convention, in which he praised a bipartisan effort to bolster the steel industry and distanced himself from his party’s...