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7+ min ago (335+ words) Your Vox Membership goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership, we'll give one to someone who can't afford access. It's a simple way for you to support Vox's journalism and share it with someone who needs it. On Monday, Vox announced the launch of a major, multi-year editorial project exploring what it will take for the United States to restore its capacity to build " from new energy solutions, to upgrading transportation systems, to dramatically expanding the nation's housing supply. Vox received a grant from Arnold Ventures to support this project, though Vox retains full editorial control over all content produced as part of the project. The first editorial package, The Case for Growth, is live today, with additional stories rolling out over the next month. This series will explore why the US turned away from a…...

7+ min ago (1118+ words) Tennessee state Rep. Aftyn Behn (D) trails her opponent Matt Van Epps (R) by only 2 points in a district that went for Trump by 22. As Donald Trump's approval ratings continue to plummet, all eyes have turned to a special congressional election in Tennessee's 7th district, which has shocked politicos by becoming a competitive race for Democrats after going for Trump by 22 points. "Even if Behn doesn't win the race " something that would have been unthinkable a few weeks ago " a defeat by single-digits could signal major trouble for Republicans in the 2026 midterms," USA Today reporters Joey Garrison and Zac Anderson point out. The Trump-endorsed Van Epps has championed a strong right-wing platform, including strong opposition to trans rights, or as he put it on his website, "the woke left's push for gender surgeries and mutilation on minors." He also said he would fight…...

13+ min ago (44+ words) President Nicolas Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas he wants "peace with sovereignty", amid US tensions. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told supporters at a rally in Caracas he wants "peace with sovereignty", amid increasing pressure over potential US military action against Venezuela....

14+ min ago (335+ words) MS NOW writer and editor Hayes Brown says the list of lawyers willing to jeopardize their reputations and their law licenses to pursue President Donald Trump's lawfare against his perceived enemies is "growing blessedly shorter." "As it stands, the scramble to find lawyers who are both sufficiently loyal and able to make ridiculously political arguments hold up in court is failing," said Brown. Monday saw a federal appeals panel confirm that Alina Habba's controversial appointment as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey wasn't legitimate. This ruling came on the heels of a different federal judge's determination that Trump appointee Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed to serve as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Filling in the gaps from the thousands of departures with qualified MAGA-friendly lawyers is even more difficult. The Washington Post reported last month that a…...

21+ min ago (1540+ words) Turkey says tanker sailing from Russia reports attack Iran demands US pay $22 bn for allegedly backing 2022 protests Israel kills two Palestinians and demolishes West Bank homes War from within: Israel's bid to exploit Iran's ethnic divisions Has the Israeli state lost control of the settler movement? In marriages across MENA, consent is fictional and rape is legal How Israel emerged as major threat to Syria's post-Assad future In a divided Lebanon, Christians find hope through Pope Leo After the ceasefire, Gaza faces an unending war with trauma Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon might be one of the last moments of calm before the storm, as the country stands on the brink of a new Israeli war. Israel, frustrated by Beirut's slow efforts to disarm Hezbollah, is threatening to escalate its attacks to weaken the group's military capabilities, which it…...

24+ min ago (638+ words) Inset, left to right: Irene A. Whitehead (Kent County Jail) and Ryleigh Whitehead (GoFundMe). Background: The Kent County Jail in Michigan (Google Maps). A Michigan mother who was outspoken about her newborn daughter battling a rare and deadly virus just two years ago has been arrested for allegedly killing her little girl after she admitted to repeatedly suffocating the child with a bag. Irene Aiyana Whitehead, 27, was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree child abuse in the death of young Ryleigh Whitehead earlier this year, records show. Authorities responding to a 911 call'at Whitehead's home in Cedar Springs on Sept. 3 said they found the child unresponsive and not breathing. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. Whitehead was the only adult at the home when Ryleigh died, police noted....

30+ min ago (585+ words) Missouri Republicans have been doing everything they can to block a referendum to put the state's gerrymandered congressional map on the 2026 ballot. The latest twist came late last month when Attorney General Catherine Hanaway accused a company hired to collect signatures for the campaign of human trafficking. You read that right: Human trafficking. If true, it would be a massive scandal " and a grave tragedy. But so far, the only evidence Hanaway has cited are "reports." After she made the initial accusation on social media, we sought clarification from her office on where she heard these allegations, what "reports" she was referring to and what led her to believe they were credible enough to seek assistance from ICE, the federal agency that enforces immigration laws. Her office didn't respond. A few days later, Hanaway issued a statement announcing she had…...

35+ min ago (753+ words) It's a criminal offense'war crimes or murder are criminal offenses. Hegseth doesn't have the immunity that the President of the United States does." ' Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), quoted by Time, on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's role in the boat strikes. In politics, nothing is more valuable than voter data. Scammers know that too. They're not guessing your number ' they're buying your personal information from the same kinds of data brokers that fuel political targeting. Your phone, your email, even the clues about your habits and interests" all of it gets packaged, sold, and used to come after you. Incogni cuts off that pipeline. It automatically forces data brokers to delete your information, shutting down the lists scammers rely on. Think of it as your own personal opposition-research blackout: once you're off their rolls, you're a much harder target. If…...

37+ min ago (430+ words) Republican Party officials have a "serious concern" that Democrats could make huge gains in typically red states. Lower polling numbers than expected for the GOP and candidates who are, according to insiders, not taking their races seriously, are worrying Republicans running election campaigns this year. A special election Tuesday in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District could be an indicator of how the 2026 midterms will turn out " and GOP members worry it's leaning towards a Democrat sweep. Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries suggested the party had been "over-performing" in parts of the country that Trump's administration had flipped in the 2024 election. He told NOTUS, "Democrats have been over-performing the 2024 Trump numbers since the very beginning of his presidency, starting in late January in Iowa, where we flipped a district that Donald Trump had just won." While Republican Matt Van Epps is projected…...

40+ min ago (617+ words) Turkey says tanker sailing from Russia reports attack Iran demands US pay $22 bn for allegedly backing 2022 protests Israel kills two Palestinians and demolishes West Bank homes War from within: Israel's bid to exploit Iran's ethnic divisions Has the Israeli state lost control of the settler movement? In marriages across MENA, consent is fictional and rape is legal How Israel emerged as major threat to Syria's post-Assad future In a divided Lebanon, Christians find hope through Pope Leo After the ceasefire, Gaza faces an unending war with trauma Turkey on Tuesday said another tanker reported coming under attack in the Black Sea, with no injuries, in the third such maritime attack off the Turkish coast in four days. It said the vessel, which was carrying "sunflower oil", was on its way from Russia to Georgia when it was struck. Two tankers…...