Political Pulse & Play

Can a one-hour televised debate reshape Georgia's virtually tied governor's race?

• First real clash: Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms face off...

Trump-aligned groups are converting a $415 million war chest into late-cycle spending to protect GOP congressional majorities.

• No Going Back PAC...

In Juárez, a new Inventec AI server factory shows how Mexican border communities are adapting to Trump's trade war by supplying over one-third of U.S....

Georgia's governor's race sits in a virtual tie with 7% of voters still undecided amid widespread fatigue, while Jon Ossoff holds a 10-point Senate...

Democrats face a split between targeted fixes and deeper structural repair.

• Guardrail focus: House bills target emergency powers, DOJ insulation...

Republicans rail against communism yet back Trump, whose second term saw the US plunge from 2nd to 16th in global state-ownership rankings....

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69% approve of the U.S. capture of Maduro, yet only 35% believe American intervention will benefit Venezuela. This gap reveals strong support for decisive action alongside deep skepticism about outcomes.

Trump uses White House renovations—an 80,000-square-foot granite helipad and a new ballroom of “nuclear concrete”—to project tangible control and...

A multibillion-dollar Lukoil oil deal, floated by Putin during September talks with Kushner and Witkoff, involves Middle Eastern groups tied to the...

Richard North Patterson links the 2000 election intervention and Iraq War fallout to eroded trust, populism, and the rise of Trump, showing how past...

Trump's choice to rally in safe GOP states like Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama reflects a defensive push to shore up base turnout amid 32% approval...

Weak September jobs data—only 29,000 added versus 90,000 expected, with July revised to a 10,000-job loss—signals growing economic frustration ahead...

Senator Jon Ossoff is spotlighting his office's work guiding Georgia constituents through federal Hurricane Helene recovery assistance, positioning these efforts as proof of incumbency and practical service in his reelection campaign.

A cascade of economic, legal, and electoral setbacks underscores mounting Republican midterm risks.

• Consumer optimism hits lowest since 2014 as 9.3...

Trump's $500 Obamacare rebate checks are reaching 950,000 people, with 71% landing in midterm battleground states, positioning the healthcare benefit as a targeted political advantage ahead of 2026.

Donald Trump banned CNN, MSNBC and Politico from the White House last month over alleged lies, then launched a personal tirade against Kaitlan Collins...

Spending on AI political ads jumped from under $25,000 in January to over $10 million by mid-September.

• Ossoff hit: Senate Leadership Fund ran an...

Where does self-defense end when a masked resident opens fire on teens knocking at doors?

• A 15-year-old died after the group, searching for a lost...

Ben Rice delivered a franchise-record-tying six RBIs with two homers—including a grand slam—in the Yankees' 9-0 Wild Card shutout, instantly joining...