Ads using Klan imagery target Black voters in Virginia redistricting vote
HAMPTON, Va. — Nearly everyone in the sanctuary at Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple raised a hand when Gaylene Kanoyton...
CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits
The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication of a CDC report showing the...
The Iran ceasefire was a TACO Tuesday, and thank goodness
Tuesday was one of the more bizarre days in U.S. diplomatic history. It began with President Donald Trump warning that,...
The Strait of Hormuz disproves an armchair narrative about globalization
Zachary Karabell is an author and investor and writes “The Edgy Optimist” on Substack. In recent years, a common refrain...
Trump controls Republicans with fear. Now comes a test.
You’re reading Margin of Victory, a newsletter on the 2026 midterm cycle. Click here to get the full newsletter in...
A bipartisan bill that would hurt employers and unions
Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill keep uniting behind bad ideas that would make workers worse off, and the...
Sen. Edward J. Markey: ‘Liberation Day’ was ‘Obliteration Day’ for small businesses
One year ago, President Donald Trump declared “the beginning of Liberation Day in America,” announcing tariff taxes on imports under...
The anti-data center movement is growing — and becoming more unhinged
The mob-like movement against data centers that’s been gaining traction across the country took a dark turn this week. Indianapolis...
Iran thinks it has leverage. Here’s how Trump can prove it wrong.
Donald Trump has given the Iranian regime a two-week deadline to give up its nuclear ambitions, enriched uranium and support...
Airstrikes, turmoil in Strait of Hormuz imperil ceasefire with Iran
JERUSALEM — A two-week agreement to halt U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran was under threat from multiple directions on Wednesday. Iran...
Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
Handpicked for the role from a roster of nearly 20 expert climbers and scientists, Jim Whittaker pressed through blizzard-force winds...
Gilgo Beach suspect pleads guilty, admits killing 8 women over 3 decades
NEW YORK — A Long Island architect pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing and dismembering seven women over three decades in...
Trump has battled the drug industry. Now its top lobbyist is leaving.
For the past year, the pharmaceutical industry has wrestled with Washington, as President Donald Trump has demanded that drug companies...
Kristi Noem’s luxury DHS jet to be used by other administration officials
Some Trump administration officials will be able to use a $70 million luxury plane that former homeland security secretary Kristi...
Trump vents at NATO but avoids rupture after meeting with alliance’s leader
President Donald Trump appeared to hold back on Wednesday from taking dramatic action to reshape the U.S. relationship with NATO...
