The FAA lifted its ground stop, but travelers are still stuck
The planes can leave again. That is the good news, and it matters.
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356 published storiesMississippi just elected a Democrat to the Senate. Again, I had to check.
Scott Colom has defeated Cindy Hyde-Smith for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi. The margin was small.
Read the full story →Lauren Boebert Moved to a Safer District. It Did Not Save Her.
Lauren Boebert lost her House seat in Colorado to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, even after Boebert had moved to a district built to favor Republicans.
Read the full story →The FAA lifted its ground stop, but travelers are still stuck
The planes can leave again. That is the good news, and it matters.
Read the full story →A Minnesota lawmaker says “Resist” before the governor-elect takes office
Minnesota Republican state Rep. Ben Davis posted a single word after Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar named gun safety legislation a top priority: “Resist.”
Read the full story →Five Guaranteed-Income Mayors Just Won Higher Office
Five former members of the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income coalition won higher office this month. One became governor. Three won seats in Congress.
Read the full story →A Border Barrier Can Now Go Up in Big Bend National Park
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to resume construction of a border barrier in the Big Bend region of West Texas, including parts of Big.
Read the full story →America Once Expected To Pay Off Its Debt By 2009
The federal government once expected to erase much of its debt by 2009.
Read the full story →Colette Kress has been asked to hold Nvidia together
Colette Kress did not ask to become the public face of Nvidia’s crisis.
Read the full story →Eileen Laubacher’s lead in Colorado’s 4th is a real surprise
Colorado’s 4th District has long been one of the state’s most Republican places.
Read the full story →Mike Johnson Is Leaving House Leadership After AOC Called His Record “Awful”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not soften the point.
Read the full story →Trump Replaces His Chief of Staff Days After a Sweeping Midterm Loss
President Trump has replaced his White House chief of staff days after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms.
Read the full story →Democrats Just Took Back the Pen That Draws the Maps
The most consequential result of this month’s elections may not be a Senate seat or a governor’s mansion.
Read the full story →Bernie Sanders Wants Medicare at 55. Europe Shows Why That Is Hard.
A person who turns 55 tomorrow could, under Bernie Sanders’ proposal, qualify for Medicare. The change would lower the age to join from 65 to 55.
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