On the night of Sept. 27, more than 600 people walked out of Tapachula, the Mexican city closest to the Guatemalan border, and headed north on the Chiapas coastal highway, according to EFE. They call themselves “Fe y Esperanza,” or Faith and Hope. Most of them had left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, a week earlier. The nearest U.S. crossing, Brownsville,...
October 2, 2026
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Supreme Court Reopens SAVE for Voter-Roll Checks as New Jersey’s 6,600-Registration Error Becomes Exhibit A
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Intro In one week this month, Europe’s leaders sounded a coordinated alarm. France, the Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania and Switzerland each warned their citizens of rising threats from Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron told party leaders, “No one is safe.” The warnings raise three fair questions. Are European governments fear-mongering? Are they laying groundwork to enter the Ukraine war directly? And...
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A Migrant Caravan Heads North Five Weeks Before the Midterms: Organic Movement or Manufactured Moment?
On the night of Sept. 27, more than 600 people walked out of Tapachula, the Mexican city closest to the...
Supreme Court Reopens SAVE for Voter-Roll Checks as New Jersey’s 6,600-Registration Error Becomes Exhibit A
Intro The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, cleared the way for states to again use the Department...
Is Europe Crying Wolf on Russia? What the Warnings Actually Say
Intro In one week this month, Europe’s leaders sounded a coordinated alarm. France, the Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania and Switzerland each...
If the System Failed Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter, What Chance Does a Poor Kid Have?
Introduction Nikole Hannah-Jones meant her daughter’s education to be an argument against leaving neighborhood schools. After a decade, it has...
Two Queens Men Charged After Park Avenue Manhole Exit Triggers UNGA-Week Security Sweep
Intro Two Queens men have been charged after police say they were recorded climbing out of a manhole on Park...
Falling Rents: Three Forces, One Trend
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