The Reckoning At The Ballot Box
Economic anxiety and a desire for restraint shaped Tuesday’s results.
The November Reckoning
The midterm results will determine how much power Trump retains in Washington and how the world deals with him over the next two years.
Gas And Groceries: What's On Midterm Voters' Minds
Cost of living leads likely voters’ concerns ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, and independents are the most concerned about gasoline prices.
Rx Ukraine
Zelenskyy calls a wartime vote a tsunami. It may be the medicine the country needs.
The Credential Gambit
A judge ordered the White House to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Trump got the week of coverage he wanted before the ruling came down.
Anything Goes
Consumer investigators sent hundreds of shoppers into the same online store at the same time and found three-quarters of the items priced differently from one person to the next.
Utopia Yesterday, Apocalypse Today
Six months ago, AI's leaders promised abundance. Now they want the bureaucracies that botched COVID to oversee them.
Democrats Review Plan To Investigate Hundreds Of Companies
Prepared by the Groundwork Collaborative, the document recommends aggressive oversight of corporations accused of contributing to rising living costs through alleged price gouging.
Google, Meta And TikTok Sue California Over Youth Social Media Law
The companies argue that the legislation violates First Amendment protections and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by interfering with platforms' editorial decisions.
Trump Administration Offers Audi Tariff Relief After $4 Billion Georgia Plant Deal
Audi reportedly incurred around $1.4 billion in costs last year from US tariffs on automobiles, steel and aluminium, as it imports vehicles from Europe and Mexico.
Treasury Announces Higher I Bond Rates Amid Renewed Inflation
I bond rates change every May and November.
Watch: Japan FA’s Kozo Tashima Launches Bid To Unseat FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Tashima’s campaign represents the first major challenge to Infantino's decade-lotenure ahead of the March election
Watch: Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Ueno Bank Collapse
Peña, who previously held business ties to the lender, faced intense scrutiny over regulatory oversight and conflict-of-interest allegations as the crisis unfolded.
Watch: Who Is Nithya Raman? The India-Born Urban Planner Now Leading Los Angeles
Raman's historic win reflects the rising influence of progressive leadership in major American cities, bolstered by voter dissatisfaction over Mayor Bass’s administration.
Watch: Hegseth Vows To Fight Impeachment Vote, Calling Charges ‘Political Theater’
Hegseth defended his overhaul of the Pentagon and leadership during the Iran conflict.
Man Arrested Near White House After Allegedly Threatening Trump
Authorities identified the suspect as Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, who allegedly told officers that voices had instructed him to kill President Donald Trump.
Awakening To Revolution: Challenging the Privilege Of The State Churches
What Austro-libertarians—whether religious or secular, Catholic, Protestant, or otherwise—can particularly appreciate is how the Great Awakening indirectly challenged the privileges of tax-supported religious establishments, often unintentionally.
The Destruction of Venezuela’s Economy under Chávez and Maduro
Many decades later, Hugo Chávez’s government initiated an experiment in Venezuela—a country that possesses one of the largest proven oil reserves in the world—that pursued the opposite approach.
Democrats Prepare Wave Of AI Regulation Bills For 2027
Among the planned legislation are the bipartisan GUARD Act, aimed at protecting children from AI companions, and the AI LEAD Act, which would establish liability standards for AI-related harms.
The Destruction of Venezuela’s Economy under Chávez and Maduro
Many decades later, Hugo Chávez’s government initiated an experiment in Venezuela—a country that possesses one of the largest proven oil reserves in the world—that pursued the opposite approach.
China: More State Investment Is Not the Answer
Covering water infrastructure, electricity grids, computing capacity, telecommunications, underground pipelines, and logistics, the program is intended to sustain its already declining growth and stimulate its increasingly flagging domestic demand.
Editors’ Picks
The Boom They Never Saw Coming
A surge in investment, manufacturing, productivity and jobs is reshaping the American economy in ways that have received little attention.
Hard Lessons For Europe From The Ceuta Crisis
By Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate | September 1, 2026 European Union leaders should have received several messages during the recent surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. In particular, cohesion without trust is fragile; dependence without limits leads to vulnerability; and selective enforcement of international law risks eroding a
The Vindman File
Alexander Vindman outspent his opponent sixteen to one and lost the Florida Senate primary by twelve points.