James Fishback tops 1,899-vote X poll on Republican presidential field
Fishback received 40.3% in a self-selected X poll, leading DeSantis, Vance and Rubio; the result is not a scientific survey.
Fishback received 40.3% in a self-selected X poll, leading DeSantis, Vance and Rubio; the result is not a scientific survey.

An AP-NORC survey found 26% approval for President Trump's handling of the economy and 17% approval on the cost of living.

New district polls put Democrats Shannon Taylor and Cait Conley slightly ahead of Republican Reps. Rob Wittman and Mike Lawler, but both margins fall within survey uncertainty.

The department reported 647 assaults from January 20, 2025, through September 20, 2026, compared with 37 during the same-length period under the Biden administration.

The State Department says a U.S., Japanese, South Korean and Polish industry consortium aims to expand nuclear power across Europe and promote more than $150 billion in reactor investment.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that American naval forces as far away as the Indian Ocean could be targeted if U.S. attacks resume.

The Stanford Review reports that Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to change students’ race, gender and facial appearance in promotional images.

The Rev. Flourish Klink made the claims in a March 21 homily at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, according to the sermon text published on Klink’s website.

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