For decades, the American dream was built around people trying to get into the United States. Now, for the first time in at least half a century, a growing number of Americans are actively looking for ways out. And increasingly, politics is driving the decision. Last weekend, hundreds of Americans gathered at the Hard Rock …

NBC News managed to turn a straightforward espionage story into yet another lecture about possible racism — and in doing so, perfectly illustrated how ideological framing now dominates much of the national media. The underlying story itself is serious enough on its own. Eileen Wang, the now-former mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned after admitting to …

Democrats descended on Montgomery, Alabama, this weekend for a rally dramatically titled “All Roads Lead to the South,” where party activists and progressive lawmakers gathered to denounce Alabama’s newly redrawn congressional map and warn Republicans that a political reckoning is coming. Leading the charge was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who delivered a fiery speech accusing Republicans …

Sen. Thom Tillis is throwing a wrench into Senate Republicans’ plans to move a major reconciliation package this week — and according to reports, his concern has less to do with the bill itself than with the political danger it could create for fellow Republican Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. Axios reported that Tillis warned …

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger ignited an immediate legal and political firestorm Thursday after signing one of the most aggressive gun control measures in the commonwealth’s history into law — a sweeping ban targeting so-called “assault weapons,” including AR-15-style rifles. Beginning July 1, 2026, Virginians will be prohibited from purchasing, selling, importing, manufacturing, or transferring a …

The legal twists in the Luigi Mangione murder case took another sharp turn Monday after a New York judge ruled that some of the evidence pulled from the accused killer’s backpack will be barred from trial — while other items taken from that very same bag will still be shown to jurors. Judge Gregory Carro’s …

Former FBI Director James Comey returned to familiar territory on Sunday: defending his own decisions, attacking his critics, and portraying himself as the last adult in the room while facing yet another federal indictment. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Comey addressed mounting legal trouble tied to an Instagram post that prosecutors say crossed a …

Virginia police officers Meghan Grabow and Martin Powers are now at the center of a growing controversy after objecting to a transgender-identifying male recruit using the women’s locker room at the Norfolk Police Department. Their complaints, and the department’s response, have triggered outrage among critics who argue the situation exposes the collision between gender ideology …

New York Magazine columnist Ross Barkan is facing plagiarism accusations after multiple journalists and editors pointed to similarities between his reporting and previously published articles, prompting the magazine to launch an internal review of his work. The controversy started Thursday when Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell accused Barkan of closely copying portions of a May …

Tennessee’s latest congressional redistricting battle is following a now-familiar pattern playing out across the South: Republicans redraw maps, Democrats rush to court, and judges are increasingly reluctant to intervene before elections unless plaintiffs can clear a very high legal bar. That is exactly what happened Thursday when Chief U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell Jr. …