Tuesday night ended with Republican Troy Balderson narrowly ahead in an Ohio district that Trump previously won by 11 points. CNN says it’s time for Republicans to panic about the House. The Democrats’ most liberal candidates fared poorly in almost every closely watched race across several states. At least
Today's special election in Ohio's 12th District is the final Democrat challenge to a Republican stronghold ahead of the midterms. And in today's Democratic primaries across four states, progressive candidates will test how far left some Democrats are ready to go. "The rate
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have lost his job because he fought too hard to prevent Saudi Arabia from invading Qatar. Looking at Zimbabwe's election, Mnangagwa has one clear backer: China. He likely admires Xi Jinping's grip on power. Hong Kong has less than 30
It’s time other newsrooms learn to spot these hateful campaigns for what they are. In a message of support for writer Sarah Jeong, The Verge calls on publications to stand up to trolls who seek only to "waste our time by debating their malicious agenda." In yesterday&
It’s not at all uncommon for couples to choose to work with a marriage counselor—and not all couples resort to this step when their relationships have hit rock bottom. Even in the strongest of relationships, seeing a therapist can offer benefits. Over the past 25 years, the practice
The Manafort trial sees much talk of expensive cars, clothes, and furnishings, none of Manafort’s work running Trump’s campaign. Day three is likely to be another day “heavy on documents and details.” After the President tells the Attorney General to shut down the Mueller probe, his lawyers scramble
The 2020 electoral map is looking markedly different than in prior races—states rarely in play suddenly are. Depending on your 2016 electoral map visualization, you can argue America's heading left, right, or nowhere. Jokes about a House candidate's Bigfoot erotica proclivity hide the fact that
The first trial of Mueller’s Russia investigation begins today with former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. It’s widely believed, including by the judge, that Mueller is pressuring Manafort to flip on Trump. The difference between “collusion” and “conspiracy” is mostly semantics—and Rudy Giuliani knows as much, no
Twelve legal experts on whether Trump obstructed justice, in light of Cohen's claims the president knew about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting: If true, it's likely obstruction. The GOP tax cuts have lowered corporate taxes so much, and so quickly, that the federal budget deficit is
On Friday night, much of the world will see a blood moon during the 21st century’s longest lunar eclipse. Facing pressure from China, US airlines like American, Delta, and United no longer say Taiwan. Portugal may not be an anti-austerity story, but it shows that "positive real
