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The week in whoppers: Gavin Newsom flips reality on Cali taxes, NY Times downplays Paul Ehrlich’s doom-mongering and more

Gavin Newsom is straight up wrong. California’s top income-tax rate, 14.4%, is America’s highest.

Valuable Lessons from the ‘Afroman’ Trial

A search warrant inadvertently led to an exceptionally entertaining civil trial.

Arkansas governor asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was asked to leave a restaurant in Little Rock because her presence made the employees feel "threatened."

From hero to zero: U.S. grapples with how to cancel Cesar Chavez

American communities spent the past few decades memorializing Cesar Chavez in their roads, schools, a National Park Service site and even a U.S. Navy ship. Now the rush is on to erase them.

DHS funding talks bog down after Senate Democrats add new demands

Top Senate appropriators and centrist dealmakers met with White House border czar Tom Homan on Thursday to negotiate an end to the month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, but left the negotiating session still far from a deal.

Trump could request $200 billion funding for Iran: ‘Small price’

President Trump confirmed Thursday that he may ask Congress for an additional $200 billion to fund the war in Iran, saying the money is worth every cent because it will ensure the U.S. military has the best equipment available for the conflict.

Why the US and Israel have started dividing on Iran strategy

Cracks are beginning to appear between the United States and Israel over the strategic objectives of the war against Iran. President Donald Trump implicitly lambasted Israel late on Wednesday for attacking an Iranian gas field. Trump warned on social media that “NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely and valuable […]

On This Day: Washington fears a smallpox outbreak as the British depart

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. March 19, 1776 A smallpox outbreak is heavy on Gen. […]

Russia says Ukraine peace talks in ‘situational pause’ amid Iran war

The Kremlin on Thursday said peace talks with the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war are on a “situational pause” amid the war in Iran.  "This is a situational pause, for obvious reasons," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday in reference to the Ukraine talks, according to Reuters. Peskov's Thursday comments regarding...

Google: AI tool helped prevent heat-trapping contrails

Google said on Thursday that its artificial intelligence (AI) forecasts helped prevent contrails, the white lines that often follow planes in the sky. The tech giant said in a blog post that it had decided to collaborate with American Airlines in 2023 “to show that pilots using AI-based forecasts could reduce contrails on a small...

Education Department shifting student loan responsibilities to Treasury Department

The Education Department announced Thursday that it is moving some of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, the latest and largest in a series of program shifts as the Trump administration works toward its goal of shutting down the Education Department. The interagency agreement, officials said, will move “operational responsibility for collecting on defaulted Federal student loan...

Gas prices in 8 states cross $4: The states that could be there soon

Prices at the pump have been climbing, jumping more than $1 a gallon since the month began.

IMF: Prolonged high gas prices could increase inflation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Thursday that rising energy prices caused by the ongoing conflict with Iran could lead to higher global inflation if prolonged, but it said no nation has yet reached out for emergency financial assistance. IMF communications director Julie Kozack told reporters that the organization was closely monitoring how oil and...

Massie ad labels challenger ‘Trump traitor’

A new ad from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) slams his GOP primary opponent, Ed Gallrein, whom President Trump has endorsed.  The ad, shared Thursday by Inside Elections journalist Jacob Rubashkin on the social platform X, opens with a photo of Massie and the president smiling and flashing thumbs-ups. It then goes on to accuse Gallrein...

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