Democrats finally decided to take rural America seriously – and won big | Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson
Democrats won over rural voters from Maga in the midterms by focusing more on working people and less on culture warsLong before Jamie Ager entered politics, he was making a name for himself in a very different place: the meat counter of a grocery store…
Horny Grandmas Are Having a Moment
Creators in their sixties, seventies, and eighties have flooded adult platforms as the demand for mature content has skyrocketed, with some turning to online sex work as a retirement lifeline.
First Thing: Global tech stocks wobble over AI regulation fears after midterms
Anticipation that Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ will lead to tighter rules on AI and datacenters sends tech stock plunging. Plus a big eight-legged surprise for customs officials in PeruGood morning. Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply as a rout…
After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone | Jonathan Freedland
Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen againHe’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or other intervention, Donald Trump will remain in the Oval…
How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri
Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann WagnerFred Wellman’s victory in Missouri’s second congressional district on Tuesday was such a surprise that NBC News’s star data analyst Steve…
Major League Rugby could get Buffalo team amid talks with 17 other locations
Buffalo Thunderbolts would enter league in 2028League could expand in time for 2031 World CupMajor League Rugby will play with just five teams in 2027 but has signed a letter of intent with the Buffalo Thunderbolts regarding a bid for entry in 2028 and…
There is a showdown looming in the Democratic party over support for Israel | Moustafa Bayoumi
Even Donald Trump has acknowledged that support for Israel is increasingly a political liability in US politics. Will the Democratic leadership listen?Abdul El-Sayed’s victorious path to the US Senate must become a wake-up call to the Democratic party.…
A Cruise to End All Cruises
The Odyssey was supposed to last a lifetime. Instead, it was a floating fiasco.
Trump signs order to make gold-decorated Oval Office a national monument – video
Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he says will prevent future administrations from changing his design of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, spaces he declared to be national monuments that should be preserved. Since returning to office,…
Trump wooed Latino voters, but his ICE tactics sent them back to the polls: ‘They’re taking our neighbors’
Texas business owner says he expected ICE raids to focus on those with criminal records not his relatives and employeesTuesday night’s explosive rout of the Republican party was supercharged by the fury of Hispanic Americans who turned out in record…