Kristi Noem’s increasingly bizarre Kim Jong Un story
“This is really a book that talks about how we’re not going back,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) told CBS News on Sunday. “We’re not going back to…
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Assessing the most important issue to American voters
Speaking to Semafor, New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn explained how he saw his newsroom’s role in the 2024 election. “It’s our job to cover the full range of…
Why is the simplest explanation of campus protests so hard to accept?
Over the weekend, New York Police Chief of Patrol John Chell took to social media to offer thoughts on the college campus protests that his department had a role in…
How would Americans react to Trump in jail?
It appears increasingly possible that Donald Trump could face actual jail time before we ever get a verdict in any of his four criminal trials. Jail would be a fraught…
Looking Trump in the eye, the N.Y. judge warns he may jail him
NEW YORK — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial found him in contempt of court Monday — the 10th such violation of a gag order — and warned the…
Trump mocks Sen. Tester’s weight, hints at a Montana campaign appearance
Former president Donald Trump mocked Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s weight at a fundraiser Saturday night in Palm Beach, Fla., comparing the Democrat’s appearance to that of a pregnant woman, according…
Awards honor feds’ good works as they face ‘the most toxic atmosphere’
Everything seems to be celebrated with a day or a week or a month, often for pecuniary purposes. There’s National Yo-Yo Day, Handwashing Awareness Week, and National Picnic Month. That…
This obscure N.Y. election law is at the heart of Trump’s hush money trial
An obscure New York state election law that has rarely been prosecuted over five decades has been dusted off by Manhattan prosecutors and elevated to a prominent role in Donald…
Fewer Black voters plan to vote in 2024, Post-Ipsos poll finds
Black Americans’ desire to vote in this year’s election is down sharply compared with four years ago, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted last month — a potentially troublesome…
Bingo, beaded bracelets and volunteer iPhones power Biden’s organizing effort
MILWAUKEE — Bracelet beading for Joe Biden, timed to the new Taylor Swift album, drew students last month on the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee campus. Bingo cracked open the…