3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (332+ words) In 2023, McKee closed the Washington Bridge, a vital link that carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River and connects Providence to its eastern suburbs and the south coast of Massachusetts. During the summer, it also carries traffic bound for Cape Cod....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) To understand Donald Trump’s epic (in length, not content) speech on the first night of the Midterm Republican Convention nobody but him wanted to hold, you need to appreciate that the president really does believe the stuff he says about…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (502+ words) New York Magazine With 54 days to go until the midterm elections, things are looking less than hot for Republicans hoping to maintain full control of Congress. In the Senate, the latest analysis sees the balance shifting to 50 seats per party,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (650+ words) New York Magazine New Hampshire, much like Ohio, Iowa, and Florida, is a onetime red-hot battleground state that has recently become a bit more predictable. Only once since 1988 have Republicans carried the Granite State in presidential elections. But it has…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (301+ words) The moneygrubbing that will go on during this event is at world-class levels, as Punchbowl News notes: The goal of the party committees and super PACs is to convince the check writers that they’re the best investment to save the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (304+ words) Republicans have controlled a majority of governorships for 28 of the past 32 years, dating back to the GOP landslide election of 1994. They currently hold a 26 to 24 advantage in governorships. It’s not higher because Democrats have done marginally better at winning the…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (731+ words) nymag.com We’re now two months out from the 2026 midterm elections, and in some ways, the outcome is even more uncertain than usual. The basic rules of how votes are cast and counted are still up in the air thanks…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (451+ words) nymag.com Elon Musk declared last year that he was going to do “a lot less” political spending in the future, adding that if he felt compelled to invest more of his (unfathomable amounts of) money, he would. But he…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) New York Magazine Democrats should stop obsessing over the foolish, petty fights that dominate cable news, says former state senator Daniel Squadron. With just over 60 days left before the midterm elections, he says, the most effective way for rank-and-file voters…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) New York Magazine It seems that despite their vast differences, both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have decided that they wouldn’t benefit from a government shutdown right before the midterms. Perhaps even more surprisingly, Donald Trump has suddenly refrained from…...