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October 15, 2025 1:04 PM ET Fifteen days into the federal government shutdown, the country’s biggest newspapers — The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — didn’t run a single story about it in their Wednesday print editions. The silence from legacy outlets underscores a deeper reality: almost nobody outside Washington seems to

October 15, 2025 12:48 PM ET President Donald Trump is a dictator. Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a far-right die-hard. The Supreme Court is happily ushering in an authoritarian takeover. If you get your news from Heather Cox Richardson, you might be nodding along in agreement. Nevermind the truth, which has been no impediment to

October 15, 2025 12:23 PM ET Congressional Democrats participated in a protest inside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, during which Democratic California Rep. Nanette Barragán was recorded hounding a Capitol Police officer on duty. The scene came during a demonstration objecting to the now 22-day delay in the swearing-in of Democratic Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita

October 15, 2025 10:59 AM ET Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, a 79-year old Democrat who has served in Congress for nearly five decades, is facing a serious primary challenge in his bid to serve out another six-year term. Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, declared his 2026 candidacy for Markey’s seat on Wednesday, invoking the

Avowed socialist Zohran Mamdani says his mayoral campaign has put progressives in the driver’s seat of the Democratic Party — but establishment Democrats are not ready to take their hands off the wheel.  Mamdani, 33, the party’s nominee in the New York City mayoral race, declared Monday that his proudly socialist campaign “won the battle

October 14, 2025 6:55 PM ET Almost all Senate Democrats voted down a bipartisan effort to reopen the government on Tuesday as the funding lapse hit the 14-day mark. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the vast majority of his caucus rejected a clean funding measure, arguing Republicans must address rising healthcare costs in the

October 14, 2025 8:49 PM ET President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Tuesday at the White House. Kirk’s assassination shocked the nation just over a month ago, after he was killed while debating students and others at Utah

October 14, 2025 6:55 PM ET Almost all Senate Democrats voted down a bipartisan effort to reopen the government on Tuesday as the funding lapse hit the 14-day mark. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the vast majority of his caucus rejected a clean bipartisan funding measure, arguing Republicans must address rising healthcare costs in

October 14, 2025 5:47 PM ET Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger hasn’t said whether she’ll back attorney general hopeful Jay Jones — but her campaign shop still does. Spanberger’s official website continues to sell merchandise with both her and Jones’s names, even after a scandal engulfed the down-ballot Democrat. The shop lists items including

October 14, 2025 5:33 PM ET “Doctor Who” actress Frances Barber said she’s gained new respect for President Donald Trump after his role in brokering the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Barber, once a fierce Trump critic known for attacking his convictions and ties to Steve Bannon, reversed course Monday on X. (RELATED: Videos Show