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The Fire Ted Cruz Political Action Committee and filmmaker Richard Linklater are back at it again with a new ad against Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who is engaged in a political battle for his senatorial seat against Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX). In keeping with the other two campaign ads …

The soaring stock market has been the crux of Donald Trump’s argument for the competence of his reign. It might be his favorite tweet subject, outside the “Failing New York Times.” Trump on August 18th: “Longest bull run in the history of the stock market, congratulations America!” August 24th: “Our …

After staying politically silent for her entire career, Taylor Swift has endorsed a pair of Tennessee Democrats in the November midterms. The pop superstar, who is a registered voter in the state of Tennessee, made the announcement in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday night, saying that she would vote …

Ten years ago, George W. Bush signed into law the Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as the TARP bailout. The rescue forked over $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out giant Wall Street banks that were already too big, and were about to get bigger. On Wednesday, Sen. …

We appear to have at least one liar on the Supreme Court. In 1991, Clarence Thomas repeatedly said “No, senator” when asked if he’d done any of the things that Anita Hill alleged: bragging about his penis, his sexual prowess, making specific references to pornographic films and so forth. He …

It might have been one of the bumpiest primary-campaign finishes in New York state history, but 27-year-old Julia Salazar pulled it off, upsetting 16-year incumbent Martin Dilan to clinch the nomination for the state senate’s 18th District, representing a large swath of northern Brooklyn. Salazar, a community organizer and Democratic …

Editor’s Note: The New York Times has amended a clarification to their earlier story, stating that their “article and headline created an unfair impression about who was responsible for the purchase in question.” They added: “While Nikki R. Haley is the current ambassador to the United Nations, the decision on …

It has been a year since Hurricane Maria wiped out Puerto Rico. If you drop onto the island for a visit, the recovery looks almost complete. The San Juan airport is crowded, the cruise ships are docking on schedule, and the piña coladas are flowing in Old San Juan. The …

Two years ago, there was a fierce online debate over the cast of a future movie about the 2016 Republican presidential race, which would probably be called Clown Car! (although Every Which Way But Left and A Kochwork Orange were also strong suggestions). Twitter users attacked difficult questions like, “Could …

Update 8/23/18:The supposed cyberattack targeting the DNC was a false alarm, according to the committee. The phony login page — initially thought to be a sophisticated phishing attempt to gain access to the party’s voter database — was in fact a test organized by the Michigan Democratic Party and run …