The Democratic Unraveling Began With Schools  —  Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in Tuesday's Virginia gubernatorial election was about schools.  It wasn't about Donald Trump, or inflation, or defunding the police, or Medicare for All, or President Joe Biden's infrastructure agenda.

Internal Lincoln Project Emails Show How a Charlottesville Tiki Torch Stunt Went Wrong … When Lauren Windsor, a Democratic operative working with the Lincoln Project, sent five young people dressed in khakis, white shirts, and sunglasses to hold tiki torches in front of Glenn Youngkin's campaign bus …

How a truck driver spent $153 on his N.J. election campaign to likely dethrone a political kingpin  —  1,143  —  The man who is poised to topple one of New Jersey's most feared political kingpins has never held public office, he has been a commercial truck driver for 25 years and he claims …

Trump campaign payments for ‘command centers’ at D.C. hotels could undermine executive privilege claim in Jan. 6 investigation  —  It was a month after the 2020 presidential election, and Bernard Kerik was starting to panic.  The former New York City police chief and his friend Rudolph W. Giuliani …

The NRA had a very good day in the Supreme Court  —  There appear to be at least five votes to significantly expand the Second Amendment.  —  The biggest surprise in Wednesday morning's arguments in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. (NYSRPA) v. Bruen, a major Second Amendment case …

Dear Colleague on Moving the Build Back Better Act Forward  —  Last Thursday, House Democrats proudly put forth our Build Back Better legislation.  While it was a reduction in dollars from the original $3.5 trillion package, it was not a reduction in values.

Senate Republicans block debate on a third major voting rights bill  —  Republican senators on Wednesday voted to block debate on the third major voting rights bill that congressional Democrats have sought to pass this year in response to the state-level GOP push to restrict ballot access …

Minneapolis Mayor Frey wins another term  —  Frey was first elected in 2018  —  Hegseth on Minneapolis voters rejecting plan to defund police: People want a cop, not a social worker  —  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has been elected to a second term after a hotly contested race that was too tight to call on election night.

9 cities that could be underwater by 2030  —  With sea levels rising worldwide, several major metropolises are at risk of being submerged  —  Global warming can be difficult to properly visualise.  If you're not directly threatened by rising sea levels, suffering water shortages or ravaged by wildfires …

Americans More Optimistic About Pandemic's Trajectory  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' outlook for the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has improved, as the summer surge brought on by the delta variant has waned in most parts of the country.  The percentage of Americans …

I Hung Out With Both Curtis Sliwa and Eric Adams on Election Night  —  It was the best of parties, it was the worst of parties.  —  At Empire Steak House on East 50th Street, the stench of fait accompli hangs in the air.  The Curtis Sliwa campaign has gathered here in midtown to watch him go down.

Watchdog finds no misconduct in mistaken Afghan airstrike  —  An independent Pentagon review has concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children in the final days of the Afghanistan war was not caused by misconduct or negligence, and it doesn't recommend …

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.  —  With progress on vaccinations and strong policy support …