Opinion | An Electorate in Revolt Threatens Biden’s Chances
I know all the warnings and caveats about polls taken a year before an election. But much of the recent polling on the 2024 election is still frightening and disconcerting.…
Opinion | The Electoral College Is ‘the Exploding Cigar of American Politics’
Hey, it’s election season! Think about it: A year from now, we should know who the next president is going to be and … Stop beating your head against the…
Elon Musk Uses a Crude Insult to Slam Advertisers for Pulling Back From X.
Elon Musk hit out at brands that have pulled their advertising from X after he endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the social media platform. Mr. Musk apologized for the…
Trump Will Skip the G.O.P. Debate and Attend a Fund-Raiser Instead
As his Republican rivals wrestle for attention at the fourth G.O.P. debate next week, Donald J. Trump will again be absent from the stage. Instead, Mr. Trump, the party’s front-runner…
Pope’s Critics Feel the Sting After His Patience Runs Out
As Pope Francis smiled warmly at the circus performers spinning and flipping in front of him at his weekly general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday, he looked every bit…
In the American Church, the Pope Has Critics Among Leaders and Laypeople
Pope Francis’s relationship with the conservative wing of the American Catholic church was already on shaky ground when reports surfaced this week of his plan to evict one of his…
McCarthy Claimed Trump Was ‘Not Eating’ After Leaving Office, Cheney Says
Former President Donald J. Trump was “really depressed” in the days after losing re-election and leaving office in January 2021, so much so that he was “not eating.” At least…
6 Takeaways From Liz Cheney’s Book Assailing Trump and His ‘Enablers’
It was inevitable that Liz Cheney’s new memoir would cause a splash. An outspoken Republican critic of former President Donald J. Trump in a party that he otherwise dominates, she…
5 Takeaways From U.S. Charges of Failed Plot to Kill Sikh Activist
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged an Indian national in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a Sikh separatist and activist in New York who is a U.S. citizen and has been outspoken…
Google and Canada reach deal to avert news ban over Online News Act
Google planned to remove news links in Canada over a law forcing tech firms to pay news for news content.