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Would Biden Step Aside in 2024 Election? | 538 Politics Podcast
Senior election analyst Nathaniel Rakich reacts to President Joe Biden’s performance at the first debate.

Trump’s jet sits next to Russian government plane for two days in ‘isolated’ area: report
Donald Trump's private jet sat overnight next to a diplomatic aircraft for the Russian government at Washington Dulles International Airport, according to a reporter's photos.

Supreme Court OKs Local Crackdowns on Homelessness, as Advocates Warn of Chaos
The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will make it easier for elected officials and law enforcement authorities nationwide to fine and arrest people who live...

Trump’s Creepy AF Take on Taylor Swift
Trump has a take on Taylor Swift and it's extremely creepy. Cenk Uygur and Jordan Uhl discuss on The Young Turks.

In Twin Cities and beyond, district energy systems see pressure to cut carbon emissions
The operators of the decades-old energy systems that heat and cool buildings in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul have ambitious plans underway to reduce emissions.

Kansas legislative committee jumps into battle over selection of Medicaid contractors
A committee of the Kansas Legislature opened an inquiry into the Kelly administration’s replacement of one of three Medicaid contractors

Need a new outfit? Try the library.
The Library: Serving looks along with books: For 6 weeks last winter, Dover Public Library offered the city an alternative to fast fashion by lending...

Nate Silver’s 2024 Election Model Wildly Diverges From His Former Site FiveThirtyEight
Nate Silver says Trump has a 66-percent chance of winning. The site he founded, FiveThirtyEight, completely disagrees.

U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a precedent Friday that had limited judicial power to strike executive branch regulations, immediately criticized for potentially undermining decisions...

Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act
No Surprises Act is a law to protect individual patients from sky-high medical bills has already helped millions of Americans but may result in higher...

In Texas, parents’ rights don’t extend to gender-affirming care, state Supreme Court says
The Texas Supreme Court found that parents in the state do not have the constitutional right to seek gender-affirming care for their children.

SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content
The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by Missouri and Louisiana, along with seven people who were either banned or throttled by social media companies.

Influencer EXPOSES MAGA Ghoul’s True & Terrifying Intentions
The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 is nothing short of a nightmare, and if Donald Trump gets back into the White House, there won't be a...

Supreme Court makes prosecution of Trump on obstruction of an Official Proceeding charge more difficult, with ruling to narrowly define law used against him and Jan. 6 rioters
The convictions of hundreds of people charged for January 6 could possibly be dropped because of a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that narrows...

What can we learn from ‘supercommunicators’?
Communication is homo sapiens’ superpower. A pretty ballsy assertion, right? Ballsy because it elevates us from our animal kin. Ballsier still because – well, let’s...

New Yorkers Were Choked, Beaten and Tased by NYPD Officers. The Commissioner Buried Their Cases.
The commissioner decided that it “would be detrimental to the Police Department’s disciplinary process” to pursue administrative charges against the officers,” according to a letter...

”That Was Painful” Van Jones Reacts to Joe Biden’s Debate Performance
If you watched Joe Biden’s performance in the 2024 Presidential debate tonight and didn't come away thinking, “We need a different candidate NOW,” then you're...

Supreme Court rejects settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over legal protections for the Sackler family that owned the company
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against an estimated US$6 billion Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on June 27, 2024.

Watch the Debate Live With Us At 9PM tonight!
Join the conversation and let’s have fun talking about the debate while we watch it from the comfort of our homes! Radical honesty: this is...

Document indicates Supreme Court will punt Idaho emergency abortion case for now
A document inadvertently uploaded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday appears to indicate the court will send a case regarding emergency abortion care...