Nikki Haley’s Son, Nalin, Isn’t Afraid to Let Insults Fly

While Nikki Haley has, until recently, run a fairly positive campaign, she has endured relentless criticism from Donald J. Trump and others in his orbit. Her 22-year-old son, Nalin Haley, is not so inclined to pull his punches. Mr. Haley, who has become a more familiar presence on the trail with his mother, introduced …

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Not an Ordinary Special Election, and Yet a Typical Result

As I prepared to write this ahead of Tuesday’s special election to replace George Santos in New York’s Third District, two completely different outcomes seemed easy to imagine — or explain away. One was that the results would be excellent for Democrats, like most special elections this year. If their strength was just about …

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Democrats look to Nebraskans to shore up Biden’s blue wall

The Democratic Party’s blue wall around the Great Lakes has sprung a leak since the 2020 Census. The trifecta of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania stood for more than a decade as the last Democratic bulwark to Republicans seeking the White House, with enough votes on their own among the core swing states to give …

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Biden Appoints Lady Gaga As Cochair Of Commission

Grammy winner. Oscar winner. And now presidential appointee.  President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he was appointing Lady Gaga to serve as cochair for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The committee, which was founded in 1982 under former president Ronald Reagan, advises the president and other top officials on cultural …

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TikTokers Have Some Advice For Joe Biden’s New Account

So: Is it working? We reached out to popular TikTokers across industries — politics, news, even comedy — to ask how they feel about the president’s first post. Here’s the advice they have for Biden as he tries to resonate with TikTok’s massive audience of young voters. @bidenhq lol hey guys ♬ Fox nfl …

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