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There was a sentiment Andy Burnham kept returning to when I interviewed him last July at Byline Festival.

Mentally Impaired Trump Stuns Terrified Rally Crowd

OMG! This Backfired So Badly..!

‘Nothing Embodies the Nightmarish Oppression of the “Liberal Elite” More Than the Vast, Impersonal, Know-All, Toxic AI Sheds’

The great Trump bubble is bursting. A frightful revenge may be the consequence. But an irreversible collapse of the MAGA movement is underway, registered on…

How NY Gov. Hochul, Bruce Blakeman would tackle rising electric, heat bills

The latest part of our New York State of Unaffordability podcast looks at the candidates’ stances on utility costs. [ more › ]

Israeli airstrike hits car in Gaza City, killing one and injuring several others

EU awards the Sakharov Prize to International Criminal Court

‘Glaringly Absent From Burnham’s Speech Was the Climate and Nature Emergency’

‘Andy Burnham is the crowning achievement of Zack Polanski”. In an echo of Thatcher’s famous verdict on Tony Blair, that was just one of the…

WATCH: Blanche and Patel announce charges for Democratic Virginia lawmaker Lucas

AG Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel announce indictment of VA state senator

Federico Peña asked Denver voters to imagine a great city in 1983. Then he became mayor

"All these young people and others were dissatisfied with how things were going." The post Federico Peña asked Denver voters to imagine a great city…

Silence and Sponsorship

Why has a prestigious education title published nothing on the recent scrutiny of former Reform UK academic James Orr? Samantha Asumadu reports

‘WHIPLASH’: Young voters prefer Democrats, TURN on Trump and GOP in new Harvard Youth Poll

‘Damned if you do, damned if don’t’: Baker on GOP candidates stuck campaigning with Trump

UChicago Public Safety Council In ‘Early Stage’ Of Exploring Policy Changes Around Sexual Violence

The advisory council shared resources for sexual violence prevention but didn't discuss two reported sexual assaults at fraternities near campus or commit to drafting policy…

WATCH LIVE: Texas Democratic lawmakers hold news conference on efforts to come ‘after Texas voters’

Holy Sh*t He Got Caught On Camera

How Kaduna court jailed journalist for four years after posting about her parents’ detention

A DISPUTE over N100 in change from a charcoal sale escalated into a police case, leaving 23-year-old journalist Faridat Isiak facing a four-year prison sentence…

LIVE: Erdogan and Carney Hold a Joint Press Conference Amid Trump Tariffs Feud