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FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he threw his sandwich at an officer, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation’s capital on August 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Leyden/Getty Images Not guilty. That was the finding of a jury on Thursday in the case of a man charged with assault for throwing his hoagie at a federal officer in Washington, D.C. The jury’s conclusion came after about seven hours of deliberations. The case of the Subway sandwich has come to…

Politics / November 5, 2025 And Democrats need to seize the moment—for once. Ad Policy Donald Trump throws hats to supporters during a Make America Great Again rally at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport.(Brendan Smialowski / AFP) Afunny thing happened to our political blowhard class on its way to its next appointed bout of savvy prognosticating. As breathless pundits looked to this week’s handful of off-year elections for telltale signs of the country’s mood swings, the news broke that President Donald Trump has reached a new low in his national approval ratings. In a CNN poll released Monday, 63 percent of…

California voters this week made the biggest Democratic move yet against President Trump’s effort to reshape voting maps in favor of Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. They overwhelmingly approved a map for congressional districts that could help Democrats win five more seats in the U.S. House. The ballot language itself referred to Texas, where Trump convinced Republican leaders to draw new lines this summer aimed at turning five seats for his party. States usually redistrict at the start of the decade following the decennial census. But Trump has set off a redistricting race across the country, saying that keeping…

Jon Wiener: From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show, rock critic Greil Marcus will comment on the new film about Bruce Springsteen writing the songs for his 1984 album “Nebraska.”  The film misses the context: Springsteen’s theme is working class decline in Reagan’s America.  But first: Americans voted in several key elections on Tuesday – John Nichols has our analysis – in a minute.[BREAK]The Democratic victories were big on Tuesday, big everywhere.  For comment and analysis, we turn, of course, to John Nichols. He’s executive editor of The Nation. John, welcome…

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign rally in Queens on Oct. 26. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Wall Street’s expensive bet against Zohran Mamdani turned out to be a bad investment. New York City’s CEOs and other billionaire business leaders spent more than $40 million trying to stop Mamdani from becoming the city’s next mayor. Now they have to live with him — and their reactions range from threatening to leave the city to pragmatic acceptance. “I think it’s the stages of grief,” says Kathryn Wylde, who…

Politics / November 6, 2025 Zohran Mamdani’s triumph has given socialists huge power in New York City. Now they must use it well—or see the ruling class crush them. Ad Policy Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere in Queens, on November 5, 2025.(Alexi J. Rosenfeld / Getty Images) Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City has thrust the US democratic socialist movement into the national spotlight. If Mamdani’s triumphant affordability platform—which includes plans to provide universal childcare by increasing taxes on high-income earners—is implemented, it could lead to a significant transfer of wealth…

Telehealth — seeing a doctor or nurse via a videoconference on your phone or computer — got a boost during the pandemic. Telehealth payments for people on Medicare are on hold during the shutdown. Fotografía de eLuVe/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fotografía de eLuVe/Moment RF/Getty Images A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with her doctor, she was told Medicare — at least temporarily — stopped paying for telehealth appointments when the government shut down. So Stearn was offered a choice: Make an in-person appointment, or pay out of pocket for…

Politics / November 5, 2025 Democrats stormed back to dominance, winning all three statewide races and a stunning 13 seats in the House of Delegates. Ad Policy The crowd cheers winning Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spannberger in Richmond.(Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images) “This is surreal,” victorious Virginia House of Delegates candidate Kimberly Pope Adams declared as she walked into her raucous victory party Tuesday night. In 2023, the Democrat lost her race for this Virginia House seat by only 53 votes. On Tuesday night, she won with 53 percent of the vote, defeating Republican incumbent Kim Taylor overwhelmingly,…

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a campaign rally in October. All three identify as democratic socialists. Angela Weiss/AFP hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP New York City has elected a democratic socialist as its next mayor. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won with a progressive platform focused on making the city more affordable, through free bus service, frozen rents, universal childcare and a higher minimum wage, among other ideas. The state assemblymember represented both the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party on the ballot. He quoted prominent late-19th and…

November 5, 2025 At a DSA watch party, I got to see history unfold as Zohran Mamdani’s victory was announced. Ad Policy New Yorkers celebrate as NY1 projects Zohran Mamdani winner in the mayoral election, at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden on November 4, 2025, in the Astoria neighborhood of New York City. The watch party was one of many hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America in support of Mamdani.(Jeremy Weine / Getty Images) Bushwick, Brooklyn—The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) watch party here was supposed to kick off when the polls closed at 9 pm. But when…