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CBS Picks Bari Weiss to Lead Town Hall With Erika Kirk

It's the new editor-in-chief's first on-air role at the network

(Newser) - CBS News' new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will step in front of the cameras to moderate a prime-time town hall featuring Erika Kirk, widow of slain conservative figure Charlie Kirk, the Guardian reports. The event, set to air on Dec. 13 at 8pm ET, will center on "grief, faith, politics,...

Poll: 40% of Younger American Women Want to Leave

They're losing faith in American institutions

(Newser) - A record number of young American women are considering a move overseas, according to a new Gallup survey . In this year's poll, 40% of women ages 15 to 44 say they'd move abroad permanently if they had the chance, four times higher than in 2014. The desire to...

Trump Threatens Boston's World Cup Games, LA's Olympics

President cites safety and politics in threats to 2 major cities

(Newser) - President Trump threatened Tuesday to pressure soccer's governing body to yank Boston's 2026 World Cup hosting rights, the Guardian reports. "We could take them away," Trump said during a White House press conference with Argentinian president Javier Milei, referencing the games scheduled for Gillette Stadium in...

Alan Dershowitz Sues Vendor Over Pierogi Snub
What Happens When You Won't
Sell Pierogi to Alan Dershowitz
in case you missed it
Aug 3, 2025 11:10 AM CDT

What Happens When You Won't Sell Pierogi to Alan Dershowitz

He may sue you, as he's doing with a Martha's Vineyard food vendor he says refused to serve him

(Newser) - Alan Dershowitz is once again in the spotlight on Martha's Vineyard, this time claiming a local food vendor refused to serve him pierogi due to his political views. The former Harvard Law professor, known for defending Donald Trump during his first impeachment and bemoaning his own social exile...

Obama-Romney Was the End of an Era
Obama-Romney
Was the End of an Era
OPINION
Dec 25, 2024 1:30 PM CST

Obama-Romney Was the End of an Era

Politics hasn't been the same since then, writes Nate Cohn in the New York Times

(Newser) - Barack Obama's victory over Mitt Romney in 2012 seemed at the time to herald a "new era" in American politics, one of Democratic dominance fueled by "young, secular and nonwhite voters," writes Nate Cohn in a New York Times analysis. But the emergence of Donald Trump...

In Academia, 'Professors Are Bad at Politics'
College Professors Need
to Back Off of Activism
OPINION
Dec 9, 2024 11:29 AM CST

College Professors Need to Back Off of Activism

Case Western Reserve instructor Michael Clune says that 'professors are bad at politics'

(Newser) - For the past decade, Michael Clune has "watched in horror" as professors in higher education have hurtled toward what he calls an "existential crisis"—academics who've morphed into what he calls activists, with "nearly every scholar now [justifying] their work in political terms." Writing...

Eye on Disenchanted Voters, Cruise Line Offers 4-Year Trip

Villa Vie Residences rolls out 1- to 4-year cruises at a starting cost of $40K a year

(Newser) - Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free—of politics, perhaps. That's not the marketing slogan for one cruise line's new shtick, but it might as well be. As the Guardian reports, Villa Vie Residences is offering up a conveniently timed postelection cruise...

This Election Is Really Stressing Everyone Out
This Election Is Really
Stressing Everyone Out
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 28, 2024 7:01 AM CDT

This Election Is Really Stressing Everyone Out

77% of respondents to APA survey say future of US is a source of significant stress this election cycle

(Newser) - If the looming election has given you a perpetual knot in your stomach, you might be glad to know you're not alone. Per the American Psychological Association's "Stress in America" report for 2024, 77% of adults surveyed say the future of the United States is a significant...

Feeling Political? So Are These US States

Maryland ranks as the No. 1 state in terms of political engagement, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Election Day is less than three weeks away, but early voting is already underway in some states, and others are gearing up to open their own polls. WalletHub wanted to see which states were the most politically engaged, so it looked at all 50 using 10 metrics as a gauge....

Far-Right German Party's Win Causes 'Deep Concern'

Alternative for Germany wins one state election, finishes in close second in another

(Newser) - A far-right party won a state election for the first time in post-World War II Germany in the country's east on Sunday, and it looked set to finish a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote. The new Sahra Wagenknecht alliance, or BSW, founded by a...

Crusader for Environment, Against Vietnam War Left GOP

Pete McCloskey co-created Earth Day, Endangered Species Act

(Newser) - Pete McCloskey—a pro-environment, anti-war California Republican who co-wrote the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day—has died. He was 96. A fourth-generation Republican who said he was "in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt," McCloskey represented the 12th Congressional District for 15 years, running for president against...

Northern Ireland MP's Arrest for Sex Crimes a 'Big Shock'

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, member of UK House of Commons, resigns as DUP leader

(Newser) - Good Friday was not great for the UK's longest-serving MP from Northern Ireland who resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party following his arrest for alleged sex offenses. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's social media accounts vanished hours before police announced a 61-year-old male had been charged with "...

Threats to Federal Judges, Prosecutors by the Numbers

Data from US Marshals Service shows threats more than doubled from 2021 to 2023

(Newser) - Serious threats to US federal judges and prosecutors have more than doubled in recent years, due to what officials say is a growing wave of violence tied to political polarization. Data from the US Marshals Service, responsible for protecting court personnel, shows serious threats against federal judges climbed to 457...

Neighboring Towns Have 'Happy Coincidence' in Mayors

New Jersey brothers John and Vince Giovannitti will run Paulsboro and Gibbstown

(Newser) - Two neighboring New Jersey towns may feel even closer next year when they're governed by two brothers. As the AP reports, John Giovannitti, 61, will be sworn in Jan. 2 as mayor of Paulsboro, one day before newly reelected younger brother Vince Giovannitti, 57, is sworn in to a...

Young Would-Be Voters Answer Taylor Swift's Plea

Pop star credited with boosting voter registrations through an Instagram post

(Newser) - After boosting the economy , Taylor Swift thought she might as well boost voter registration, too. Vote.org has credited the singer with helping to register more than 35,000 new voters Tuesday on National Voter Registration Day. "I've been so lucky to see so many of you guys...

Most Americans Find Politics Exhausting
Most Americans Are
Very Tired of Politics
NEW survey
Sep 19, 2023 3:59 PM CDT

Most Americans Are Very Tired of Politics

And more people than ever blame both parties in a new survey

(Newser) - If the idea of talking politics these days feels like a wearying chore, you are not alone. A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that 65% of Americans say they often or always feel "exhausted" when thinking about politics. A smaller majority (55%) feels downright angry. Only...

Mexico's Next President Will Likely Make History

2 female candidates are set to face off in 2024 election, giving nation its first woman president

(Newser) - Two women will face off to become president of Mexico, "all but guaranteeing that the country's next leader will be the first woman to hold the office," the Hill reports. Mexico's ruling party announced Wednesday that it has chosen former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as...

Turkey Tries Again to Elect a Leader

Erdogan favored to stay in office after high-stakes runoff Sunday

(Newser) - Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade, or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society, per AP . President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at...

For Elise Stefanik, a 'Bewildering and Sudden' Shift to Trump World
She Started Out
Moderate, Then
Went Full MAGA
LONGFORM
Jan 1, 2023 5:00 PM CST

She Started Out Moderate, Then Went Full MAGA

'WaPo' profile examines 'bewildering and sudden' shift of New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik

(Newser) - After Mitt Romney lost the presidency in 2012, Elise Stefanik, a budding young Republican from upstate New York who worked for his campaign, helped put together an "autopsy report, a document urging more inclusivity and openness in the GOP." So writes Ruby Cramer in her profile of Stefanik,...

A Theory to Explain Modern Politics: 'Calcification'

Ezra Klein digs into the phenomenon

(Newser) - These days, it seems that Democrats will vote for Democrats, and Republicans will vote for Republicans, no matter what happens during the election cycle. This "calcification" of American politics is explored in a New York Times essay by Ezra Klein, who draws from the work of political scientists John...

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