Monday, September 14, 2026

With friends like these...

JD Vance says friendship shouldn't require political loyalty tests. But when it comes to Abdul El-Sayed's friends, he applies a different standard. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Sep 14 2026

 
Vice President JD Vance holds a press briefing, the first since Karoline Leavitt stepped down as press secretary, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2026.

JD Vance says friendship shouldn't require political loyalty tests. But when it comes to Abdul El-Sayed's friends, he applies a different standard.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 10, 2026.
 

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Women defending Lindsay Clancy are being manipulated – period

Lindsay Clancy's trial has been as wrenching and complicated as the heartbreaking events that led to it. Here, readers offer their views on the case.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to the audience during his visit to the Indian River State College Eastman Advanced Workforce Training Complex on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Fort Pierce. DeSantis presented IRSC with a 4$ million grant during his visit.
 

Why does a college president need a $700,000 compensation package?

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President Donald Trump speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 10, 2026 in Dallas.
 

Vance, Rubio: GOP has deep bench for bright future beyond Trump

The Republican Party can and must move beyond President Donald Trump's version of 'conservatism.' The midterms suggest that moment is coming fast.

The Domino, a pizza shaped like Domino's logo and cut into two slices. The pizza is made with butter-flavored pan dough and baked in a rectangular pan.
 

Domino's is using domestic violence as an advertising strategy

Domino's Pizza executives clearly know their new commercial, 'Pineapple,' part of a new ad campaign, is controversial – but defend it as dark humor.

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court. Seated from left: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. Standing behind from left: Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
 

The Supreme Court's secrecy is working exactly as intended

The Supreme Court's secrecy isn't a flaw. It's what lets justices compromise and change their minds without facing public backlash.

A voter enters their ballot into a counting machine during the state primary election Sept. 8, 2026 at Oyster River High School in Durham, NH.
 

Unsure about election security? Here's how you can check for yourself.

Facts and truth matter. Exaggerated claims of noncitizen voters and outright lies about compromised voting equipment are being repeated far too often.

Girl reads a book, close-up.
 

Reading isn't dead – and it's still worth fighting for

We must continue to form readers who will lead a largely post-literate society, should that come to pass.

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