Project 2025 is a huge blunder from Trump’s allies
There is vanishingly little doubt that Project 2025 has become one of the most unpopular political programs or ideas in recent history. The question is increasingly how much voters intend…
The ‘policy’ mirage that undergirds Donald Trump’s support
One of the central characteristics of the 2024 presidential election is its steadiness. That’s counterintuitive, certainly; rarely has any contest seen as much tumult as we’ve seen in the past…
Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of inflating insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it is suing three drug middlemen, accusing them of inflating insulin prices. The FTC accused the ‘Big Three’ pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) —…
Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests
An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from a three-year sentence for a song that became an anthem to the 2022 protests that rocked the country following the…
Mike Johnson says Harris is Iran’s ‘preferred candidate,’ demands info on Trump campaign hacks
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is putting the U.S. intelligence community on the spot after Iranian hackers tried to disseminate private information from former President Donald Trump’s campaign. ‘Congress is…
One judge, one courthouse: Why judge-shopping is an issue in the U.S.
Leaders of the federal court system and some members of Congress are trying to limit the practice of judge shopping — when a person or group files a lawsuit in…
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC launches website to increase canvassers in battleground states
A conservative super PAC backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched a website over the weekend, enabling supporters to canvass in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Trump and…
Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview. He was the longest-held Iranian-American prisoner, excluded from three separate…
Donald Trump’s imaginary and frightening world
In Donald Trump’s imaginary world, Americans can’t venture out to buy a loaf of bread without getting shot, mugged or raped. Immigrants in a small Ohio town eat their neighbors’…
Tension in the Middle East looms over Biden’s last big U.N. meeting
President Joe Biden will head to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, seeking to cement his foreign policy legacy amid the growing threat of war between Israel and Hezbollah…