Ivan Nechepurenko: Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy. read more
Michelle Goldberg: It's hard to tell whether Israelis are enraged by "NAZA" because they think it's full of lies, or because they know or fear it's true. read more
The NYT Editorial Board: It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes. read more
"Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far," Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said in a campaign video. read more
Troy Farah: Sen. Mitch McConnell is back -- but is he really? read more
A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over read more
A Broader Measure Came In Higher, New Figures Show. Child poverty also fell to its lowest recorded level, while the share of Americans without health insurance remained largely unchanged. read more
Survivors appalled nobody will tell them if they're in Epstein's CSAM collection. read more
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal. read more
Senator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chair of the US Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptical approach for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania ... read more
The family of a Texas woman who died during pregnancy has filed the first lawsuit tied to a death linked directly to the state's abortion ban, naming Attorney General Ken Paxton among the defendants, reported The Washington Sun. read more
The two latest deaths suggest that the true number of infections is much larger than reported. read more
Trump's former ally says the president sought to prevent the release of the Epstein files before Congress passed a law to publish them read more
"The Trump administration has not provided sufficient assurances that these weapons will be used by the Netanyahu government in accordance with US law and with appropriate protections for civilians," [Pro-Israel New York Rep. Gregory Meeks] said. "I therefore will not clear this sale at this time." The deal, funded through US Foreign Military Financing, covers 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs and 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads. read more
Appalling as photos showing phone booth-sized cages at the Florida camp are, the truth is likely much worse. read more
Here's a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on May 7, 2025? If your answer is "I don't know," it turns out you're 100% correct. The officer left the letters "idk" in the search field where cops are supposed to document the reason for the search. read more
