Two Elections: “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check”  —  I want to elaborate on something I said on Nicole Sandler's show on Friday.  There were really two elections last Tuesday.  —  In one, politics worked.  —  In the other, propaganda worked far better.

Who is allowed to practice identity politics?  —  I don't really know why Kamala Harris lost.  The best explanation I've seen is that Harris ran into a buzzsaw of anti-incumbent post-pandemic disillusionment that has played out across the developed world.  You can add more strategic …

Unions Bet Big on Harris.  Now They're Bracing for Consequences.  —  Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump's victory, but not necessarily all the same kind.  —  Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political …

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court  —  Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat  —  WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats …

Donald Trump says he won't ask Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to join his second administration  —  President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will not ask his former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley or his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to serve in his incoming administration.

Democrats' $1.9 trillion bet that blew up  —  Nearly four years ago, the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats made a $1.9 trillion bet in the form of the American Rescue Plan.  They lost, as it contributed to a surge in inflation that fueled massive voter discontent and Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Trump wins Arizona, flipping a swing state Biden won in 2020  —  Donald Trump recaptured a longtime GOP state that he won in 2016 but lost in 2020, as it slipped away from Republicans since his political rise.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has won Arizona, NBC News projects …

Scoop: Tom Cotton locks down the votes for Senate GOP's #3 job … - Cotton had been a serious contender for top positions in a Trump administration, but he decided to remain in the Senate, as Axios first reported.  — Cotton's expected win on Wednesday would box out Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) from leadership entirely.

A new era dawns.  America's tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power  —  The era that began with the Great Disruptor's first term is over.  Beware the emerging elite  —  In hindsight, 2016 was the beginning of the beginning.  And 2024 is the end of that beginning and the start of something much, much worse.

Dearborn's Arab Americans feel vindicated by Harris' loss  —  Dearborn residents swung toward Trump.  It was a protest vote against Harris and Biden.  —  DEARBORN, Michigan — Arab American leaders for months warned Vice President Kamala Harris that she needed to separate herself …

Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins Washington state rematch  —  The first-term Democrat will return to Congress after defeating Joe Kent for the second time.  —  Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won a rematch with GOP challenger Joe Kent in Washington state, The Associated Press projected Saturday.

A Sex Strike Is a Losing Strategy for American Women  —  No dating men, no sex with men, no heterosexual marriage and no childbirth.  These are the four principles of South Korea's 4B movement, a radical feminist movement that gained popularity in 2019, in response to sexism, hidden camera pornography and intimate partner violence.

Gallego defeats Lake in Arizona Senate race  —  Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is projected to beat Republican Kari Lake in a consequential race for Arizona Senate, dealing the former local news anchor her second straight electoral loss, according to Decision Desk HQ.