The Latest Republican Efforts to Make It Harder to Vote in the Midterms
Donald Trump is pushing the SAVE America Act, but there are other measures to undermine the electoral system.
The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran
The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
From scripts to sermons: is AI going to be writing everything soon? | Margaret Sullivan
‘Resistance is futile’, wrote one AI product manager for the Associated Press in internal messages to colleagues No one wants a soulless sermon – that defeats the purpose – and Pope Leo XIV has taken steps to ensure that Roman Catholic priests don’t deliver one. Artificial intelligence, the new pontiff said in a recent meeting … Read more
Georgia votes in high-stakes primary for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House seat
Election will be a test of Trump’s sway and may provide a rare opportunity for Democrats in the southern state Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A special election for the successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s congressional district in Georgia on Tuesday will be a test … Read more
The NBA knows how to punish spectacle. Systems are harder | Lee Escobedo
When Ja Morant brandished a gun on social media the league knew how to act. But what happens when complex questions about team ownership arise? Lately, I’ve been thinking about the job I had two decades ago, when I was a janitor at a machine shop in Fort Worth, Texas. Even as a hungover 20-year-old, … Read more
Democrats must defund Trump’s imperial war | David Sirota, Jared Jacang Maher, Laura Krantz and Ron S Doyle
Trump is wielding imperial powers created by a decades-long master plan. The only way to stop his war is to cut off the money Donald Trump has now ordered military attacks on more countries than any prior president. These assaults do not merely betray his campaign promises. Launched without congressional authorization, Trump’s bombings and incursions … Read more
One simple way to heal American politics: run more union members | Dustin Guastella
Our research shows that candidates who come from the union movement are exactly what many Americans crave American politics feels hopelessly broken. Extreme political polarization, enormous amounts of Pac money sloshing around during elections, and the increasing power of the rich make it seem like nothing, and no one, can set the country on the … Read more
RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say
HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’ The MIT professor who has been appointed by Robert F Kennedy Jr to review the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research on … Read more
Blue-state governors move to keep heat on Noem as DHS fires back
Two Democratic sanctuary-state governors signaled they won’t let Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly shift into her new diplomatic role after a year of turbulent immigration enforcement operations in their states. President Donald Trump announced his intention to replace Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and transition her into a new role as special envoy … Read more
House GOP fears primary losers could jeopardize razor-thin majority
Some House Republicans are getting worried over the prospect of colleagues quiet-quitting after losing their primary races as election season heats up, threatening to whittle down the GOP’s already perilously slim majority. House Republicans will likely only be able to lose two votes on any party-line measure after a special election in a deep-red Georgia … Read more