MAGA media's midterm meltdown - Sophia Tesfaye - MAGA media's midterm meltdown - Sophia Tesfaye - Alex Jones blames Donald Trump, who blames Fox News, who can't get over culture wars

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Dems better hope for no Manchins in wave - Heather Digby Parton - Dems better hope for no Manchins in wave - Heather Digby Parton - Even with a decisive Senate majority, conservative Democrats can stymie legislation and the party's agenda

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The petty joy of a blue election night -- Melanie McFarland -- Watching a beleaguered CNN and MS NOW embrace optimism again was a good way to mark our political sea change

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Donald Trump is now radioactive -- Andrew O'Hehir -- The president's hand-picked candidates were wiped out. Can the party he cannibalized escape his legacy?

3 hours ago

MAGA wiped out in blue avalanche -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Donald Trump said to vote like he was on the ballot — and voters listened

4 hours ago

Investigation season is coming for MAGA -- Amanda Marcotte -- Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller have a lot to worry about — as does Trump himself

11 hours ago

El-Sayed wins amid Haley Stevens drama -- CK Smith -- The race capped off a massive night for progressives

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Jackson ends Collins' 30-year reign -- Troy Farah -- Collins conceded the race Tuesday night amid a massive Democratic wave

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After Trump's looming midterm loss, how ugly will it get? -- How ugly will Trump's loss get? -- Brian Karem -- His crowds are shrinking and his influence is fading. He may try anything to cling to power

3 days ago

The first line of Donald Trump's obituary -- The first line of Trump's obituary -- Allan J. Lichtman -- The president's signature accomplishment is undermining faith in elections

6 days ago

Fox News loses its grip on the culture wars -- Fox News loses its grip on culture wars -- Amanda Marcotte -- Coded bigotry is harder to sell when MAGA gets unfiltered garbage online

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The Trump Show is on the verge of cancellation -- Trump Show on the verge of cancellation -- Heather Digby Parton -- As polls predict GOP midterm losses, the president turns to dubious reinforcements to save his MAGA project

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The ICE arrest of a pro-Trump evangelical has MAGA in an uproar -- The ICE arrest that has MAGA in uproar -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Podcaster Samuel Sey was a vocal supporter of ICE. Then he was detained

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Trump's right. Bill Maher is a man without a party — or a point -- Trump has a point about Bill Maher -- Alex Galbraith -- In his longest social media post ever, the president hit on a kernel of truth about the "Real Time" host

5 days ago

Talarico, Hinojosa both win big in Texas -- Troy Farah -- In a landmark result for Lone Star Democrats, they win both a US Senate seat and the governor's race

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Andrews wins South Carolina Senate race -- Alex Galbraith -- The Democratic candidate pulled out the historic win in a surprisingly close race

15 hours ago

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins in Georgia -- CK Smith -- The former Atlanta mayor defeated billionaire Rick Jackson, who spent over $200 million on his run

15 hours ago

Fascist memes are dangerous too - Matthew N. Hannah - The Conversation - Cringe fascism can reduce deadly serious policy debates to the level of online memes

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Ossoff projected to win reelection -- Alex Galbraith -- Ossoff projected to win reelection -- Alex Galbraith -- The incumbent Democratic senator's successful campaign will raise expectations about a potential presidential bid

59 minutes ago

Trump rages at Fox News midterm coverage -- CK Smith -- The president singled out Jessica Tarlov, switching off the network over the host's "voice"

17 hours ago

Black voters' election night surprise -- Heather Digby Parton -- SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act. Early voting numbers indicate that Black Americans are fighting back

23 hours ago

Will the midterms live up to the hype? -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Democrats expect big wins. But 2026 could still have surprises in store

15 hours ago

Tom Petty and The Who open their vaults -- Caryn Rose -- Tom Petty and The Who open their vaults -- Caryn Rose -- The best classic rock box sets don't just revisit history — they bring it to life

14 hours ago

Martha Stewart's grave Halloween mistake -- Melanie McFarland -- The lifestyle mogul's tasteless choice to dress up as a homeless person has fans questioning her judgment

1 day ago

Everest climbers: dreamers or cultists? -- Coleman Spilde -- "Everest: The Other Side" is a moving, maddening look at humanity's need to defy the odds

2 days ago

It's scary how watchable these tales are -- Melanie McFarland -- "Black Zombie," "Carrie" and "Yaga" are Halloween horrors that will get inside your head

3 days ago

The Star Trek captain who elevated TV -- Melanie McFarland -- The man behind Jean-Luc Picard aimed for the stars in all his work and made TV nobler for it

4 days ago

Trump crashed SNL's Halloween special -- CK Smith -- Tom Hanks and Bobby Moynihan cameo vs. SNL's Trump. Host Inde Navarrette took a swipe at previous host Shane Gillis

2 days ago

Scary mommies are everywhere -- Jen Chaney -- "Phony," "Other Mommy" and "Carrie" rethink one of horror's oldest archetypes

5 days ago

Elvis vs. AI: Just look past the irony -- Alex Galbraith -- Defending the most famous pop culture bandit against AI thievery isn't hypocrisy. It's righteous

5 days ago

Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

24 days ago

We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

1 month ago

The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

1 month ago

Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

1 month ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

1 month ago

Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

1 month ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

2 months ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

2 months ago

RFK Jr.'s measles reckoning -- Troy Farah -- The CDC is accused of hiding measles deaths. Kennedy is busy campaigning for the GOP

10 days ago

A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

26 days ago

Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

26 days ago

Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

1 month ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

1 month ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

10 days ago

Russian plague catches Trump's eye -- Troy Farah -- A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

29 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

1 month ago

The new mystery of the grocery price tag -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The new mystery of the grocery price tag -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- As stores embrace algorithms, the cost of groceries is becoming a question of whom — and what — we trust

17 hours ago

I can't stop making this cabbage -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Miso butter, crispy lemon-panko crumbs and one head of cabbage make a weeknight side worth repeating

5 days ago

The trouble with playing house on Airbnb -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Airbnb's latest cleaning rules reignite an old question: Who handles the housework when a vacation feels like home?

7 days ago

Americans hate tipping. They still pay -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The backlash against tipping is loud. Restaurant gratuities are holding steady. What are diners really mad about?

9 days ago

New York City, deliciously off-script -- Chaya Milchtein -- From sticky lamb ribs to tuna-head shots, burlesque and stained glass, a very different kind of New York itinerary

5 days ago

Why women dread male Instacart shoppers -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Behind the jokes about grocery substitutions is a familiar frustration: paying for help and still doing the work

9 days ago

You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Three pots, an unreasonable number of toppings and one very good excuse to gather

15 days ago

Food safety's partisan trust gap -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

16 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

1 month ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

1 month ago

I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

1 month ago

What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

1 month ago