Opinion

politico.com There are many words that presidential candidates commonly seek to apply to themselves — “brave,” “principled,” “independent” and the like — but “victim” is rarely one of…

WATCH LIVE: Garland holds briefing on conviction of Oath Keeper leader for seditious conspiracy

pbs.org Support Intelligent, In-Depth, Trustworthy Journalism. Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to speak a day…

Binance hires the accounting firm that disavowed Donald Trump's financials to verify its crypto reserves

businessinsider.com Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Binance is enlisting accounting firm Mazars to verify its cryptocurrency reserves. Mazars' US unit previously worked for former President…

Twitter's former trust and safety head says it might be hard for Elon Musk to understand the impact of his tweets because he's 'the richest man on the planet'

businessinsider.com Elon Musk. Getty Images Former Twitter executive Yoel Roth said Musk's wealth might stop him from seeing the "consequences" of his tweets. While some have celebrated Musk's…

Donald Trump Becomes Increasingly Unhinged Waiting For Ruling In Special Master Case

dealbreaker.com Donald Trump is not mad. Please don’t let them put in the newspaper that he is mad … in any sense of the word. Look how calm and sane he was yesterday on his Truth Social…

2:00PM Water Cooler 11/30/2022

nakedcapitalism.com By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Flavescent Flycatcher, Pichincha, Ecuador. Ornate, handsome, now flavescent! Politics “But what is government itself,…

Meet the legal nerd who MAGA bigwigs are turning to for help

politico.com Meet the legal nerd who MAGA bigwigs are turning to for help Stanley Woodward is not a typical Trump-world lawyer. He’s just trying to save their hides in court. Stanley…

What's next for Ivanka Trump? Ex-president's daughter bows out of politics

newsweek.com Ivanka Trump has been keeping a low profile since her father, Donald Trump, left the White House in 2021. The 41-year-old served as senior adviser during her father's term…

French Toast?

zerohedge.com French Toast? by Elwin de Groot, Head of Macro Strategy at Rabobank French president Macron and his wife have arrived in Washington for a two-day state visit to the White…

Republicans in one Arizona county refuse to certify election results By Reuters

investing.com By Ned Parker and Linda So -Republican officials who have embraced voter fraud theories resisted certifying the midterm election results in one Arizona county on Monday,…

Trump Says Nick Fuentes’ White Supremacist Views ‘Weren’t Expressed’ At ‘Very Quick Dinner’

forbes.com WATCH3:24 | Nov 30, 2022, 12:09PM EST Trump Says Nick Fuentes’ White Supremacist Views ‘Weren’t Expressed’ At ‘Very Quick Dinner’—But Appears To Stop Short Of Condemning Him…

Hakeem Jeffries to head House Dems in next Congress as 1st Black leader

pbs.org Support Intelligent, In-Depth, Trustworthy Journalism. Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Leave your feedback WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened House…

‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Was Spotify’s Top Podcast

forbes.com Topline Joe Rogan's controversial podcast The Joe Rogan Experience was the No. 1 podcast on Spotify in 2022 globally, the streaming service said Wednesday, despite…

Netanyahu says it was a "mistake" for Trump to dine with Ye and Fuentes

axios.com Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was a "mistake" for Donald Trump to meet with rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and far-right activist Nick…

Oath Keepers verdict is direct rejection of Trump's "big lie": Kirschner

newsweek.com The conviction of Stewart Rhodes for seditious conspiracy is also an indictment of former President Donald Trump's "big lie" regarding the 2020 election, says one former…

Trump Flips Sh*t Over Special Master As His Lawyers Get Spanked In Court

dealbreaker.com While you were stuffing your face with mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie over the holiday break, Donald Trump’s lawyers were busy doing what they do best. That’s right, they…

Yellen says she 'certainly' plans to remain as Treasury secretary By Reuters

investing.com NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said she "certainly" planned to remain on in her job. Yellen told an event hosted by the New York…

Blackstone's Schwarzman says he won't back Trump in 2024 By Reuters

investing.com (Correcting Nov. 16 story's fourth paragraph by deleting reference to most of Trump's endorsed candidates losing and saying instead that some of Trump's endorsed candidates…

E. Jean Carroll Adds Battery And Defamation Counts As Trump's Lawyers Tape 'Kick Me' Signs To Each Other's Backs

dealbreaker.com Last week, attorneys for Donald Trump and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll faced off for another round in front of US District Judge Lewis Kaplan. Carroll sued Trump in 2019…

Ron DeSantis is releasing his first autobiography, in a key sign he's exploring a White House run

businessinsider.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis throws out hats to supporters during a rally for himself and Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican of Florida, Monday, November 7, 2022 in Orlando,…

An exiled billionaire has given Chinese protesters 7 tips for stonewalling police if they get arrested

businessinsider.com Gun Wengui has been living in exile in the US since 2014. Reuters Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui shared tips for how protesters can deal with police questioning. Guo…

Elon Musk is on track to become Twitter's most-followed account. From Barack Obama to Katy Perry, here's how his rivals rank

businessinsider.com Elon Musk is the new owner of Twitter. Getty Images Elon Musk is expected to overtake Barack Obama as Twitter's top influencer in January, per BBC News. Musk has gained…

Donald Trump loses his free pass over presidential lawsuits

newsweek.com Donald Trump is at risk of being ruled liable over lawsuits related to actions during his presidency after a federal judge rejected a claim of absolute immunity in one suit.…

Nick Fuentes denies being part of Trump plot: "I love Donald Trump"

newsweek.com White nationalist Nick Fuentes has denied that he was part of a plot to make former President Donald Trump look bad following a controversial meeting between themselves and…

The lawsuit against Leon Black is just the beginning

axios.com Lawyers are expected to field a wave of sexual abuse complaints in New York over the next year, thanks to a new state law that temporarily lifts the statute of limitations…

Perspective

washingtonpost.com I love Thanksgiving. It’s not only the quintessential American holiday, but it also reminds my wife and me how thankful we are that the United States took in all eight of…

Twitter is not safer under new owner Elon Musk, company’s former head of trust and safety says

theglobeandmail.com Twitter’s former head of trust and safety Yoel Roth on Tuesday said the social media company was not safer under new owner Elon Musk, warning in his first interview since…

Kari Lake’s lonely and deeply absurd quest to challenge the Arizona election results

vox.com Kari Lake speaks to the media after voting in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 8. | John Moore/Getty Images The Republican candidate for governor is still refusing to concede…

How Can You Tell If A Photo Is Fake? This University Is Collecting ‘Type Specimens’ Of Online Duplicity

forbes.com A couple years ago, the internet found out that Joe Biden had a body double. Proof was presented in a pair of photographs taken in the Oval Office. One showed Biden signing…

Trump's Dinner With Kanye West and Nick Fuentes Vindicates His Enemies

newsweek.com After years of false charges and conspiracy theories such as the Russia collusion hoax advanced by his partisan foes, former President Donald Trump's supporters have stopped…

Trump’s toxic political brand is much bigger than he is

fastcompany.com Make America Great Again, again? Former President Donald Trump once rewrote the rule book for how to effectively market a presidential campaign, but with his third…

Why Didn't The Red Wave Materialize?

newsweek.com For the GOP, the outcome of the 2022 election was disappointing, especially when measured against expectations—including mine. Its leaders need to understand why the "red…

The GOP's same-sex marriage evolution: A slow, choppy tidal shift

politico.com The GOP's same-sex marriage evolution: A slow, choppy tidal shift It's been a decade since Democrats vaulted into unity on the topic, and Republicans are still openly…

Who is Nick Fuentes, the white nationalist who dined with Trump and Kanye?

theweek.com In the days since Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, brought a Nazi sympathizer to dinner with former President Donald Trump, the GOP has once again been forced to reckon…

Raimondo: US isn't seeking to sever economic ties with China

go.com WASHINGTON -- The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as Washington takes steps to protect America’s technological and military prowess from…

David Lipton, a Longtime Economic Diplomat, Will Step Down From Treasury

nytimes.com WASHINGTON — David A. Lipton, a longtime figure in the field of international economics, is stepping down on Wednesday from his job as international affairs counselor to…

Kari Lake reveals why she won't stop fighting election results

newsweek.com Kari Lake has said the U.S. will become like China if she gives up fighting the election results in Arizona. Lake, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the…

Pence Says Trump Should Apologize for Dinner With White Nationalist

youtube.com Former Vice President Mike Pence said Donald Trump should apologize for dining last week with rapper Ye and a well-known ...

Donald Trump bemoans Fox News being "terrible to me," draws 2016 comparison

newsweek.com Donald Trump is already attacking the coverage he is receiving for the 2024 Election cycle, taking aim at the normally unwaveringly supportive Fox News. In a post on Truth…

Republicans are falling out of love with America Inc

economist.com Republicans are falling out of love with America Inc That heralds risks for big business—and change for American capitalism | New York To american executives, Rob Portman is…

Of course Donald Trump is running again

economist.com Of course Donald Trump is running again Even though Republican opposition to another presidential bid is growing EVEN BY THE standards of Donald Trump’s career it has been a…

The Democrats keep control of the Senate

economist.com The Democrats keep control of the Senate Late victories in Nevada and Arizona deal another blow to the Republicans, and to Donald Trump THERE ARE a few counties in America…

Joe Biden will have a harder time dealing with the world

economist.com Joe Biden will have a harder time dealing with the world Despite some bipartisan support, his policies on Ukraine and China are likely to run into obstacles as Republicans…

A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared

economist.com A Republican victory will be much smaller than Democrats feared Several sorts of extremism may have prevented the party from securing a more convincing victory | Washington,…

How well did America’s pollsters do?

economist.com In a reverse of recent trends, they may have slightly underestimated Democrats | Washington, DC THE GROUP that needed the best midterm election night was not America’s…

Joe Biden should not seek re-election

economist.com Joe Biden should not seek re-election He and the country have more to gain if he rises above the next presidential contest After a lifetime of public service, Joe Biden…

Many Republican election deniers lost their statewide races

economist.com Many Republican election deniers lost their statewide races Spreading election-related conspiracy theories wins primaries, not necessarily general elections ONE OF THE…

The rise of Ron DeSanctimonious

economist.com The rise of Ron DeSanctimonious Florida’s governor is the Republicans’ big midterm winner EVER SINCE he lost his re-election bid in 2020 Donald Trump has been waiting to…

The Democrats have done better than expected

economist.com The Democrats have done better than expected Not a Republican wave—more a weak little ripple Editor’s note: This article was updated after confirmation that Georgia’s Senate…

As America votes, there are more eyes on its ballot boxes than ever before

economist.com As America votes, there are more eyes on its ballot boxes than ever before The contested role of poll watchers in the country’s elections AMERICA’S MIDTERM elections are in…

What’s at stake in the midterm elections

economist.com What’s at stake in the midterm elections An ordinary oscillation of power looks likeliest—with some surreal elements “YOU SEE the propagandists, the media back there. They…

The life and death of California Republicanism

economist.com The life and death of California Republicanism Is there room in the party for a pro-choice moderate who disavows Donald Trump? KEVIN BARROT left the Republican Party in…

What Democrats can learn from the midterm campaigns

economist.com What Democrats can learn from the midterm campaigns Many of them have once again proved insensitive to voters’ fears If the Democratic Party could muster the discipline, it…

The attack at the Pelosis’ home was part of a dangerous pattern

economist.com The attack at the Pelosis’ home was part of a dangerous pattern Partisan loathing means that more people are likely to get hurt IT WAS AROUND 2AM in San Francisco when a man…

Why the Republicans’ anti-democracy turn has become normalised

economist.com Why the Republicans’ anti-democracy turn has become normalised Post-Donald Trump’s presidency, the party isn’t post-Trump at all “IF YOU LEAVE the press area, you will be…

In North Carolina, racial politics remain inescapable

economist.com In North Carolina, racial politics remain inescapable What one state Senate race says about America To understand how power works in North Carolina and, indeed, America—how…

How to spot a wonky poll

economist.com Why a Democrat-aligned Super PAC is publishing funny numbers | WASHINGTON, DC One thing is assured in political polling: you will eventually be wrong. Elections can turn on…

Florida Democrats have taken to calling Republicans socialist

economist.com Florida Democrats have taken to calling Republicans socialist Americans of all stripes are confused about what socialism is To the voters in a South Florida congressional…