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Sunday shows preview: Trump boosts midterm candidates in final stretch; Supreme Court opens new term
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Politics · Economy · Military · Security · TechSunday shows preview: Trump boosts midterm candidates in final stretch; Supreme Court opens new term
With a month until the midterm elections, President Trump is hitting the campaign trail in an effort to ramp up voter turnout across traditionally red states, as rising costs and a deeply unpopular Iran war leave the GOP scrambling to protect its majority in Congress. Trump’s October campaign blitz will feature stops in Oklahoma, Alabama,…
Tens of thousands in Spain take to streets to protest housing crisis
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched across Spain on Saturday to protest rising housing costs after parliament failed to address the crisis.
Trump, Cotton tussle over daylight savings after cell phone number leak
President Trump repeatedly berated Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Saturday over his stance on a daylight savings bill after posting the Republican Congress member’s cell phone number on social media. In a morning Truth Social post, the president encouraged his supporters to call the senator and urge him to back legislation that would make daylight…
White House defends media outlet bans, now citing ‘professionalism’ standards
Trump administration lawyers are fighting back against CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s attempt to prevent the White House from enforcing futures bans against them — with the Justice Department (DOJ) now arguing the three outlets failed to meet “professional” standards. “The President concluded that they have failed to maintain basic minimum ‘standards of professionalism and…
The next crash could be an economic bloodbath
The author warns that the massive capital investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure creates a systemic economic risk that could trigger widespread financial instability if projected productivity gains fail to materialize.
Florida’s dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades
A dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an update this week. Dengue fever, which is transmitted through infected mosquito bites, is rarely fatal and most infected people do…
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Russia hits 2 Kyiv bridges; Ukraine closes 5 of 6 in city
Russia has hit two bridges in Kyiv in its war against Ukraine, threatening vital infrastructure in the capital city. The city closed 5 of 6 bridges.
Could Russia’s Su-57 Felon Fighter Jets Beat Ukraine’s F-16s? Maybe, Maybe Not
We haven’t yet seen a head-to-head matchup between the two advanced fighter jets—because Russia has kept its Su-57s as far from the front lines as possible. The post Could Russia’s Su-57 Felon Fighter Jets Beat Ukraine’s F-16s? Maybe, Maybe Not appeared first on The National Interest.
The Strange Power of Coincidence
What chance encounters reveal about the way our minds work
Iranians charged with terrorism in attack on U.K. Jewish community
British prosecutors on Friday charged two Iranian nationals with terrorism for allegedly planning an attack on the Jewish community in Manchester.
Energy Security in a De-Globalizing World
India and China have both invested in building redundancies into their energy systems to prevent chokepoints and vulnerabilities. The post Energy Security in a De-Globalizing World appeared first on The National Interest.
The Right’s Identity Politics Take a Bizarre Turn
MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad.