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Inside Scoop: Can Talarico take Texas? France in flames, Trump’s reality TV

Amy DeLaura · October 28, 2026 5:00 am

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James Talarico’s extremism and the Texas race that should not be close

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If you love the NFL, read Peter King’s ‘The Game’

A worker adjusts the paitning "Nighthawks" by famous U.S. artist Edward Hopper.

Edward Hopper, flaws and all, sketched in new biography

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‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson offers a new essay collection

President Gerald Ford speaks as Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter listens during a televised debate in Sept. 23, 1976, held at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theater. (AP Photo)

The parties have flipped on support for Israel

Frederic J. Frommer October 24, 2026 8:18 am

AI congress regulations

Congress and bureaucrats try to catch up AI, with predictable results

Taylor Millard October 24, 2026 8:15 am

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Divisive concepts and those who teach them

Dana Stangel-Plowe October 24, 2026 8:12 am

The Monkees (from left, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Micky Dolenz) pose with their Emmy award on June 4, 1967. They won for best comedy series and best comedy direction for their television program The Monkees. (AP Photo)

The only band that ever mattered was … the Monkees

Jack Baruth October 24, 2026 7:52 am

U.S. Marines flinch as shell booms from the tube of their mortar on a sweeping operation south of Da Nang, South Vietnam on Dec. 1, 1966, in an area believed to be under strong Vietcong influence. While the mortar is capable of being hand-held, it is normally placed on a heavy base plate to stand on its own. (Dang Van Phuoc/AP Photo)

When the Army calls, heroes answer

Trent Reedy October 24, 2026 7:49 am

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The fussiness of small portions and fancy wine

Rob Long October 24, 2026 7:47 am

A rioter passes in front of burning garbage in Lille, France, Oct. 1, 2026. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

Éric Zemmour and the 2026 riots: France has a decision to make

Dominic Green October 23, 2026 7:10 am

Left: Democratic nominee state Sen. Sean McCann (D-MI); Right: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) (seanmccannforcongress.com; Paul Sancya/AP)

House Democrats make push for western Michigan seat that’s long been a GOP stronghold

Barnini Chakraborty October 23, 2026 6:45 am

A campaign staffer for Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) sets up signs outside the Silver Spring Civic Building on the first day of early voting in the 2026 midterm race on Oct. 22, 2026, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Maryland ballot measure aims to eliminate the state’s last GOP-held House district

Eric M. Garcia October 23, 2026 6:30 am

Rioters watch a car burn in Paris’s Republic Square. (Thibault Camus/AP)

France on fire: The riots are a dangerous inflection point for the West

Hugo Gurdon October 23, 2026 6:15 am

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, left, gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Konstantin Palace in Strelnya, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Washington licks Putin’s boots

Hugo Gurdon October 23, 2026 6:05 am

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California billionaire tax could result in future revenue loss, study shows

Zach Halaschak October 23, 2026 5:30 am