47+ min ago  (545+ words) When you read that a city spent nearly a million dollars on a sidewalk, you probably figure that it must be one pretty long sidewalk, be made out of ethically sourced artisanal concrete, or maybe feature safety rails (I dunno)…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (812+ words) Ah, hot-take political journalism. Call it the Stephen A. Smith/Skip Bayless Effect: Whenever big political news breaks, TV's talking heads are delighted because they have something new to talk about. So they compete for the most virally explosive hot-take on…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (327+ words) Remember what happened after Joe Biden imploded on the debate stage? Democrats and their media allies scrambled to insist they had been deceived about his health all along, and that they had secretly harbored doubts but had been lied to....

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (308+ words) People like him should never have been considered a serious contender for the Senate to begin with. But Platner's implosion raises an uncomfortable question for Republicans: Was his scandal-plagued candidacy actually the reason Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) looked safe heading…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (576+ words) I tried, folks. This summer, I gave communist football an honest chance. Multiple chances. And as I watched, I found myself disliking it more and more. So you'll understand how I find soccer just as boring as you find baseball....

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (439+ words) If older teenage criminals are going to commit potentially deadly crimes the same as adult criminals, they should face charges as adult criminals. Related to a July 6 armed robbery, federal authorities in Washington, D. C. , have arrested and charged Onyx Austin, who…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (377+ words) A full courtroom packed with onlookers, including Charlie Kirk's family, Donald Trump, Jr. , and the family of the accused killer, Tyler Robinson, watched as the Kirk family lawyer stood up to call for more " not less " transparency in the preliminary…...

16+ hour, 46+ min ago  (955+ words) Happy Thursday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Alkrysztus knew in his gut that the wealthy would pay top dollar for Liberace-themed pet sweaters." Sometimes when the news is dominated by two or three stories, those of us who write about…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago  (417+ words) The United States nation faces threats that extend beyond the familiar divide between Democrats and Republicans. Increasingly, two ideological movements " one on the far left, one emerging on the populist right " share a willingness to undermine the principles that have…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago  (731+ words) Graham Platner, the self-described communist who had a Nazi tattoo on his chest for nearly two decades and still won Maine's Democrat Senate primary in June, announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign in the wake of the rape…...