Prediction Markets Called the Midterms. Lawmakers Still Call Them Gambling.
You can bet the incoming Democratic majority is watching the action on prediction markets.
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Which Way, Democrats?
Some newly elected Democrats are sounding a conciliatory note. Others are calling for immediate reprisals.
Tax Cuts Won and Lost in the Midterms
Voters punished Republicans at the polls, but their appetite for lower taxes proved more complicated at ballot initiatives.
It Was a Data Center Election After All
A majority of voters told exit pollsters that data centers were a top issue for them during this election.
Did the Midterm Elections Just Kill MAGA?
Plus: the GOP's uncertain future, the rise of anti-tech populism, and the road to 2028
Virginia Votes To Overturn Lifetime Voting Ban for Felony Offenders
Virginia's Question 3 passed by a comfortable margin, ending more than 100 years of felon disenfranchisement in the state.
Republicans Fumble Their 2024 Gains With Arabs in Michigan
Democrats alienated Arab Americans in the last election. Now Republicans have driven them back.
Midterms 2026: Data Centers Out, Reproductive Freedom In
Voters also rejected automated license plate readers, and the idea of transgender girls playing on girls' sports teams in schools.
Arizona Slams the Brakes on Automated Traffic Enforcement
Red-light and speed cameras don’t increase roadway safety and are simply “taxation by citation,” says the Goldwater Institute.
Bluenami
Plus: Gerrymandering failures, Supreme Court to rule on Catholic preschool, and more...
Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race
He is likely to vote in line with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Americans Would Rather Win the Midterms Than a Sports Title. Here's Why That Might Be.
A government so large that it can threaten our lives and livelihoods can also threaten our favorite sports teams.
Byron Donalds Offers Florida More of the MAGA Same in Governor's Race
Donalds is long on promises, short on details, and still trying to sell Ron DeSantis' culture war.
Dems in Disarray?
Plus: Obamacare premiums spike, the next James Bond, and the looming GOP civil war.
Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers, Spurns Leftist Abdul El-Sayed
Democrats are bluntly denouncing Stevens as a traitor.
Data Center Bans Won't Stop AI. They'll Barely Slow It Down.
Even still, data center moratoriums are not an optimal policy for the pro-AI camp.
Abdul El-Sayed Is a Socialist in All but Name
The Michigan Senate candidate once dissed Obama as "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road."
Antics in Alaska
Plus: Israeli election results, Warsh might favor raising borrowing costs, and more...
Trump Hands Alliant Energy $5.1 Billion in Loans Ahead of Key Midterm Races in Iowa and Wisconsin
It’s the 10th energy project financed by the Trump administration’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, which has over $289 billion in loan authority.
To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan
The New York Times has the story.
Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.
Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.
California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion
Plus: the costs of France's welfare state, María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela, and Republicans brace for the midterms.
Justice Department Targets Alaska Senate Election
The Trump administration says the state should not certify the election if the incumbent loses too narrowly.
Will the Wealth Tax Fail?
Plus: Brazilian presidential elections, passing by Cuba, Taiwanese families who hate Arizona's schools, and more...
Abdul El-Sayed Would Freeze the Bill of Rights in the 18th Century
The Second Amendment is not confined to 1780s technology.
Could a Libertarian Swing the Texas Senate Race?
Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown discusses Ken Paxton's corruption scandals, James Talarico's economic policies, and why Texas isn't as free as Republicans claim.
I Predict the GOP Will Lose Its Senate Majority (and Magically Regain It)
Republicans are looking doomed in Michigan, Ohio, and Texas...but there's always Pennsylvania.
Will Ohio Voters Buy Republicans' Pitch?
Plus: Gun laws in Oregon, Mamdani's free-daycare expansion, vibrators and selfishness, and more...
Be Prepared for Elizabeth Warren's Reign of Economic Error
The progressive Democrat, whose party may take control of the Senate, is sounding alarms over consolidation in the hot sauce business.
Nobody Wants To Be the Pro-Tech Candidate in This New York Race That Could Flip the House
Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are trying to tie each other to the AI industry and data centers.
Musk's Meddling
Plus: Hochul's race, shooting in Oregon, Taiwanese export controls for chips, and more...
What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat?
Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name?
Ohio's Democrat Momentum
Plus: OpenAI arrest, Pope Leo's cancer, Guilfoyle forced out, and more...
Settling the School Wars
Plus: Objecting to the execution livestream, Ilhan Omar's house gets searched, Bulgarian attack, and more...
Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs
From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.
Texas Looks Competitive
Plus: AI weirdness, Amazon algorithm data, bond markets, and more...
Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm
Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan emerges as one of the country’s biggest political battlegrounds.
Can Nebraska's Dan Osborn Win Over Libertarians?
Dan Osborn discusses breaking with both parties, opposing the Iran war, and how he plans to win over Trump voters.
What's Going To Happen in the Midterms?
Plus: Anthropic's Claude constitution, Letitia James to handle Cornell rape case, and more...
Will Texas Turn Blue?
Plus: Flydubai details, botched execution, Warsh criticism, and more...
Trump's Iran War Is Losing With Everyone (Even Republicans)
Plus: rising debt and mortgage rates, whether AI will make government obsolete, and how to pitch Reason to your friends
Trump's New Ads Look Like Campaign Spots. Taxpayers Are Paying for Them.
With midterm voting underway, the distinction between public service announcements and campaign ads blurs.
Hinojosa Hates the Culture War
Plus: Decline in gubernatorial debates, thin-skinned commies, and more...
'Bro We Need Your Vote': Matt Gaetz and a Desperate GOP Wrestle With Trump's Unpopularity
The disgraced former congressman is imploring voters not to abandon Republicans over gas prices and war with Iran.
What's Going on in North Carolina?
Plus: Playboy's Gen Z sex survey, toy sales spike among childless adults, lesbian mask feuds, communism, and more...
AOC's World
Plus: Detroit and the midterms, Amazon bans certain AI agents, and more...
