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In June, just before Maine’s primary and the day after the New York Times reported Graham Platner had behaved abominably w… More »

Earlier this year, the prevailing tone emanating from the AI industry was one of patronizing triumphalism. Anxiety about a bubble had been hushed by the More »

While addressing employees last month, CNN chief executive Mark Thompson wasted little time bringing up “the generously proportioned elephant in the room.” Paramount’s imminent takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery had made for a “difficult period” at the network, and Thompson shared … More »

When Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosures were revealed this month, we learned his first year back at the White House was extremely lucrative. In between the… More »

The cease-fire is dead. Long live the cease-fire. More »

It’s clear that Mitch McConnell’s allies would really like to shut down the wild rumors about his health — especially Laura Loomer’s claim that he is “brain dead” and will never return to the Sen… More »

Graham Platner’s implosion as a U.S. Senate candidate is dragging on as the clock ticks down to the Monday deadlin… More »

In the 88th minute of the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid earlier this year, Luis Díaz scored a blinder. His teammates ran to celebrate. Or most of them did. Michael Olise instead rushed to collect the ball from the back of the net. Strategica… More »

The Reflecting Pool saga encapsulates so much about the politics of the moment: President Donald Trump’s More »

Albania doesn’t typically come up in midterm stump speeches. But making his case for reelection before supporters in Savannah, Georgia, Senator Jon Ossoff told the story of a “beautiful little island off the Albanian coast called Sazan,” a “national treasure” featuring “some of the last pristine … More »