What issues do voters really care about heading into the Midterms?

At a recent live recording of the NPR Politics podcast in Seattle, the hosts discussed the affordability crisis, AI, immigration enforcement and President Trump.

The Building Blue Tsunami | Jeet Heer | TMR

Is Trump accidentally helping the Democrats?

Insane Leak Ends His Career…

In Chicago Mayor’s Race, Candidates Turn To Influencers Hoping To Go Viral With Voters

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Susana Mendoza and Alexi Giannoulias are building relationships with content creators as campaigns rethink how they share their message in the upcoming…

Meet The Social Media Influencers Spreading Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Message

Johnson is leaning into content creators to reach Chicago voters beyond traditional political advertising. Most are unpaid, lending their vast platforms to help Johnson tap…

Former Prince Andrew files a legal action to quash warrants that led to searches of his residences

It’s Time for the Catholic Church to Distribute the Loaves

I was 7 years old the first time I put on the vestments. White surplice over red cassock, the fabric stiff and foreign against skin…

Poll: Democrats closing gap with Republicans in RED states

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

Chicago Fashion Week Kicks Off Thursday With Runway Shows, Workshops, Parties And More

From Hyde Park to Highland Park, there are more than 80 fashion events across the Chicago area. We've highlighted 15 of them here.

Hasan Piker’s UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test

Austinites who expected overwhelming turnout and chaos on Wednesday for the appearance of the leftist political streamer Hasan Piker at the University of Texas at…

Early Addition: Do any of you get off at the 3rd Avenue L train stop?

L Train service? Everybody rejoice! Because one software engineer crunched the numbers and decided the stop is useless, here are your early links: Street named…

EXCLUSIVE: El-Sayed and Slotkin sit down with MS NOW after first joint town hall in Michigan

Updated: Military aircraft carrying 32 people crashes into swamp in Ondo  

A MILITARY aircraft crashed into a swamp near Naval Base in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, October…

Boulder, fossil-fuel companies face off in Supreme Court in high-stakes climate case

Oral arguments are to be heard in Suncor v. Boulder today. The post Boulder, fossil-fuel companies face off in Supreme Court in high-stakes climate case…

Tini Bar, With Room For Just 30 People, Goes Big On Retro Cocktails

The 630-square-foot bar opening in November below LIA Tavern in River North takes inspiration from midcentury modern design and house parties of the 1950s through…

Russia courts the Taliban without dropping Pakistan

I have watched Pakistan-Afghanistan relations long enough to distrust easy headlines, and last week’s news produced a few of them. At the Center-2026 (Tsentr-2026) war…

Jessica Killin’s new TV ad features Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s relatives criticizing Jeff Crank

Sky Roberts and his wife, Amanda, appear in the ad with Killin in a direct-to-camera condemnation of Crank for refusing to meet with them about…

The American Chestnut tree returns to the Bronx Zoo after more than a century

An American Chestnut tree in Vermont in 2017. The Bronx Zoo is getting 25 blight-resistant chestnut saplings as part of the effort to bring the…