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Praise for Boy George and more: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 16, 2026

NY Post readers discuss Boy George honoring Oct. 7 victims and more.

New England Journal of Medicine Opinion Editor Takes Credit for Ruining Its Reputation

The editors of the NEJM can restore the publication’s reputation as a sober source...

DNC passes dueling ICE resolutions as establishment, insurgents clash

The DNC on Saturday voted to approve dueling resolutions affecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

BBC seeks Trump family subpoenas in defamation case

The BBC wants to subpoena President Trump's children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner for its defense in the president's $10 billion defamation lawsuit.

American missionary in Niger released after 10 months of captivity

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released after more than 10 months of detention in the North African country.

Tuberville says he likes to talk to ChatGPT on long drives

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Friday that he likes talk to ChatGPT to pass time on long car drives across his home state. The Alabama Republican, who's running for governor, revealed to the Washington Post Friday that he talks with the popular chatbot about questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid. He will also listen as the...

Republicans face unexpected challenge in Alaska Senate race

As Republicans look to hold on to their Senate majority in November, one state that is usually safely red is heating up as a former Democratic congresswoman makes a comeback bid to return to Washington.  Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is facing a challenge from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and while polls are somewhat inconclusive,...

Brown, Acton hold slim leads over Husted, Ramaswamy in key Ohio races: Poll

A new poll has former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Amy Acton (D) leading by narrow margins against their Republican opponents in the Ohio Senate and gubernatorial races. The survey, conducted by Wedgewood Polls, puts the Republican nominee Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) behind Brown with 44 percent to his 48 percent.  Vivek Ramaswamy, a GOP...

Maher on USS Abraham Lincoln conditions: ‘It just makes my blood boil’

Comedian Bill Maher condemned the reported harsh conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying accounts of food shortages and broken toilets the sailors onboard have worked under made his “blood boil.” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the aircraft carrier would be returning to the U.S. from deployment after spending...

Past and present WNBA players defend league amid intense scrutiny during its Hall of Fame weekend

Active and retired WNBA players and coaches are speaking out during Hall of Fame weekend about the widespread debate the league is facing over issues relating to gender, race and equity. Decorated basketball player and coach Dawn Staley, who was inducted for the second time in the Hall of Fame, said she believed this kind...

DNC gives final approval of 2028 primary calendar starting in South Carolina

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has voted to approve the 2028 presidential primary calendar, starting with South Carolina. The party okayed a plan that has the Palmetto State kicking off the cycle on Jan. 22, 2028, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. New Hampshire, long a first-in-the-nation contest, will hold its primary third, on Feb....

Iran attacks third UAE tanker within a week

The United Arab Emirates accused Iran on Saturday of attacking another vessel belonging to its state oil company while it transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the third such incident in less than a week. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) vessel was struck Friday while traveling through the strait, Reuters reported,...

Kalshi accuses Nevada investigators of violating federal law in geofencing complaint

Kalshi is pushing back against the state of Nevada’s claims that the prediction market operator failed to comply with geofencing requirements, accusing the state’s gaming regulator of violating federal law. In a motion filed in state court on Friday evening, state prosecutors argued that the firm failed to implement a geofencing solution by Aug. 12...

Here is our way forward on immigration

Jennie Murray, president and CEO of The Forum, calls for lawmakers to implement firm, fair, and compassionate immigration reforms to stabilize the nation's broken system.

Why Americans now hate each other more than ever

Recent polling and sociological analysis suggest that the United States is experiencing a severe generational decline in trust and a rise in mutual contempt driven by economic and political incentives.

Trump family crypto company receives approval for conditional banking charter

A crypto firm partially owned by President Trump’s family received preliminary conditional approval for a bank charter on Friday. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for an application from World Liberty Trust Co. for a national trust bank, according to a letter posted on the OCC’s website. The OCC...

ICE purchase of electric shock gloves prompts Democratic outrage

Outrage is building among congressional Democrats who are alarmed by new plans from the Trump administration to buy gloves that will allow immigration agents to deliver a painful electric shock as they carry out deportations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday published a notice of its plans to spend as much as $20...

Trump targets El-Sayed, WWII Memorial vandalism in string of Truth Social posts

President Trump targeted several Democratic politicians in a series of Truth Social posts while also calling attention to vandalism at the World War II Memorial on Friday evening. Several of the posts focused on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive labeled as “crazy” in the past by members of the Trump administration. One...

Ben Shapiro says Rubio’s potential 2028 White House bid against Vance could backfire

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro is warning that a widely speculated 2028 presidential contest between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance could backfire on the secretary.  In a podcast interview with host Patrick Bet-David released on Wednesday, Shapiro cast doubt that Rubio would launch a presidential bid, citing the secretary’s history as...

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