Category: Politics
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Save the Alaska Senate Ballots. Then Make DOJ Prove Its Case.
Four days before Election Day, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to make Alaska preserve and segregate every ballot ranking Daniel J. Sullivan, and the U.S. attorney confirmed a criminal probe. Saving evidence is cheap. Overturning voters on a hunch is not. Here’s where the line belongs.
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DoorDash Is Buying Instacart. Judge It at the Checkout, Not by Its Size.
DoorDash agreed to buy Instacart for about $17 billion, and critics are already calling it a threat. Size alone isn’t a crime. Regulators should judge the deal by one test: whether families pay more or less for groceries and get more or fewer choices.
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Feds Bring the Minnesota Fraud Fight to St. Cloud. Now Get the Money Back.
Bessent, Patel, Oz and Ferguson brought the Minnesota fraud crackdown to St. Cloud four days before the midterms: 13 defendants, nearly $83 million in intended losses, and a Treasury alert on $8 billion in suspicious wires. Here’s what’s real, what’s political, and why taxpayers want their money back.
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Christa Pike Survived Her Execution. Tennessee Owes Everyone Answers.
A month after surviving two doses of pentobarbital, Christa Pike says she is in constant pain and blames Tennessee’s incompetence. She’s right about the incompetence. But Colleen Slemmer’s family still deserves justice, and taxpayers deserve a state that can do its gravest job correctly and in the open.
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Your Clocks Fall Back Sunday. The Senate Wouldn’t Even Vote.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, because the Senate never voted on the House-passed Sunshine Protection Act. Here’s the Trump vs. Cotton fight, what history says about permanent daylight time, and why letting each state choose is the better fix.
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Intel Lost Nearly 30% in a Day. Wall Street Wants AI Receipts.
Intel plunged nearly 30% and the Nasdaq headed for its worst day since June as investors balked at Big Tech’s cash-burning AI spending. Here’s why the market is doing its job, what it means for your 401(k), and why taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook.
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The Pope Just Voted in the Midterms. What’s Your Excuse?
Pope Leo votes. Let that sink in for a second. The leader of about 1.4 billion Catholics lives inside Vatican City, and he still got his ballot in for Tuesday’s midterms. On Friday, October 30, the Vatican confirmed that Leo XIV submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago. That makes him the first pope to vote…
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Home Prices Finally Fell. Your Mortgage Payment Didn’t.
Home prices just dipped for the first time in three years, yet the typical mortgage payment is up 10.7% to near a record. Here’s why rates matter more than price tags, why another subsidy won’t help, and what buyers can do right now.
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Bukele Sends 2,000 Troops Into Haiti. Trump Reportedly Gave His Blessing.
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele is sending more than 2,000 troops into Haiti to rescue four missing aviation technicians and fight the gangs, and Trump reportedly told him to do what he has to do. Here’s the conservative case for an ally carrying the load, and the caveats that come with it.
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Nearly Half of Tweens Have Used AI Chatbots. A Bot Isn’t a Friend.
Nearly half of 9- to 12-year-olds have used an AI chatbot, and many teens turn to one when they’re lonely or stressed. New York just banned bots from posing as human with kids. Here’s what the new research shows, what the law does, and why parents still have to lead.
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