‘I Might Have to School Them a Little Bit’: Embattled Democratic Rep. Susan Wild Smears Conservative Constituents in Private While Publicly Embracing Moderate Views

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Susan Wild, the Democratic Pennsylvania congresswoman in one of the country’s tightest House races, has privately and repeatedly trashed working-class conservative voters in her district as bigots who “drank the Trump Kool-Aid.” But in public, the Pennsylvania Democrat has drastically moderated her positions on hot-button issues as she seeks reelection in her battleground district. Earlier

A Pentagon Official Saw Her Ties to an Iranian Influence Network Exposed—Then Visited the Biden-Harris White House 8 Times

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Ariane Tabatabai’s admin access ‘warrants our highest scrutiny,’ Stefanik says L: (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) R: Ariane Tabatabai (YouTube screenshot) The Biden-Harris White House hosted a Pentagon official at the center of an Iranian government influence operation eight times—after her ties to Tehran’s hardline regime were exposed, raising further questions about the official’s ongoing access to

Data Gaps Allow Campaigns to ‘Pick and Choose’ Their Own Crime Story: Criminologist

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While most experts agree per-capita violent crime rates are dropping, many say incomplete FBI crime reports exaggerate those declines. LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Crime is a standard election issue but rarely have parties and candidates offered such starkly polar narratives about public safety than in 2024 campaigns, criminal justice experts say. That’s not surprising when local and state