A former U.S. government contractor pleaded guilty to spying for Ethiopia after exploiting his top-secret security clearance for more than two years — raising questions about safeguards protecting U.S. national security secrets.

Welcome back to Good Life, a newsletter about navigating our modern culture and staying sane in the process. This week, we discuss Texas turning blue.

Outgoing Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that the 2026 midterms left Republicans in dire straits nationwide and blamed Washington lawmakers for the party's devastating electoral losses.

Jennifer Hegseth, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's wife, reportedly has a swampy side hustle.

In the immediate aftermath of Republicans' bruising midterm defeat, Democrats are eyeing ways to go after President Donald Trump's administration.

Doctor Democrats who embrace the medical establishment notched major wins in high-profile races in Ohio, South Carolina and Michigan on Tuesday.

Arizona voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday restricting transgender athletes to competing in sports based on their biological sex while also reelecting their Democratic governor.

The government of Poland is currently undergoing a constitutional crisis that prominent Polish legal figures called a coup during exclusive interviews with the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Apple is teaming up with a tech giant the Pentagon calls a Chinese military company to power AI on its phones.

The Democrats' election night victory extended to a number of gubernatorial races, flipping five previously Republican seats.

Some of America's wealthiest political donors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Tuesday's midterm elections, only to watch several heavily-financed candidates lose as Democrats captured control of Congress.

Trans-rights protesters descended on the grand opening of a new "Harry Potter" store, staging a demonstration outside the venue.