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4,812 stories Updated Nov 18, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

The lead Nov 18, 2025 9

Want Lower Prices? More 'Affordability'? Move to a Red State.

Voters cite rising costs and state policy divides as affordability becomes the key political flashpoint across the country.

Outside Contributor

Nov 17, 2025 51

Why Did Democrats Fight So Long – Before Caving?

Senate Democrats prolonged a 40-day shutdown to protect Obamacare subsidies as rising costs expose the ACA’s growing failures.

Outside Contributor

Nov 17, 2025 42

Voters in New York and California Personify the Definition of “Insanity”

Blue-state voters keep choosing policies that drive decline, serving as a warning of repeated mistakes and lost growth.

Outside Contributor

Nov 17, 2025 95

Bill Gates Memo Confirms the Climate Change Agenda Is All About Power

Gates retreats from climate doomsday claims as public skepticism grows, revealing the political and power motives behind climate policy.

W. J. Lee

Nov 16, 2025 61

A Skunk by Any Other Name—MSNBC is Now MSNOW

MSNBC is now MS NOW, but a name change can’t save a network plagued by declining ratings, branding confusion, and partisan programming.

David P. Deavel

Nov 14, 2025 50

Trump Most Popular Second-Term President This Century

President Trump’s approval rating is now higher than Barack Obama’s and George W. Bush’s at the same point in their second terms, defying media hostility and political opposition.

Alan Jamison

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