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NYC’s homeless camp chaos puts all of New York — and Mamdani’s ‘big plans’ — in danger

The homeless encampment spreading along Manhattan’s West Side is a warning: Under Zohran Mamdani, this city has no interest in protecting you, your business or your property.

Rubio targets the ICC, as he should

The State Department has launched a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court. The effort is welcome. The ICC is a clear and present danger to U.S. citizens and the American way of life. On Monday, the State Department announced a “sweeping campaign” to dismantle the threat the ICC poses to national sovereignty. Secretary of […]

Swalwell campaigns drop eye-popping sum to celeb defense attorney weeks after resigning

Eric Swalwell paid attorney Sara Azari over $360,000 from his campaign accounts days after resigning amid sexual abuse allegations that ended his career.

Dems have a big cash advantage in key Senate races

Democrats continue to rake in cash across some of the nation’s most pivotal Senate...

Lindsey Graham’s final act reverberates in Senate as sister is urged to “keep pedaling”

Darline Graham succeeds her late brother Lindsey Graham in the Senate as Russell Fry, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman eye the South Carolina seat.

Post-Platner Democrats must ask: ‘Are we the baddies?’

"Are we the baddies?" That line from a famous comedy sketch came to mind this week as Democrats struggled to embrace Graham Platner, the Nazi-tattooed, Hamas-praising, veteran-bashing, sex-texting, self-described Communist who was just nominated to be the next U.S. senator from Maine. The hilarious sketch from the British show "That Mitchell and Webb Look" portrays two Nazi soldiers...

Screwworm meds for dogs, cats get emergency authorization. Should you get them for your pet?

After the flesh-eating New World screwworm was identified in a small dog in New Mexico, the Food and Drug Administration announced it was granting an emergency use authorization to a medication that could fight the parasite in pets.

Dollar General says 2,000 items will actually cost $1 or less. What’s included?

Dollar General is refocusing on the price point that inspired its name. The discount retailer will offer 2,000 items for sale for $1 or less, CEO Todd Vasos said in an earnings call this month.

Anthropic pulls plug on new AI models after Trump admin directive

Anthropic said Friday it will remove access to two AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, to comply with a Trump administration directive restricting foreign nationals from using its latest systems due to security concerns. Details of the government’s request, including the length of the restrictions, have not been made public. The company said it...

Crews begin stripping Trump name from Kennedy Center after court ruling, weather delay

Workers began stripping President Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, hours past a court-ordered deadline. Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys representing the historic performing arts center asked a district court late Friday evening for a 12-hour extension to the 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline. The attorneys cited safety concerns due...

Screwworm spread tests US readiness after Trump staffing cuts

The U.S. spent decades driving the New World screwworm far into South America. But now the parasite has reemerged, and officials are working to beat it back yet again using many of the same tried-and-true methods as the government did in the 1950s.  Experts have been tracking the path of parasitic fly as it moved steadily northward...

FISA 702 lapse plunges US into unknown territory

The unprecedented expiration of the nation’s warrantless spy powers has plunged the country into legal uncertainty over the extent to which it can surveil foreigners located abroad.  Both chambers of Congress on Thursday failed to pass bills to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through July 2 amid outrage from Democrats...

GOP divided on pursuing third reconciliation amid election tensions

Republicans are divided over whether to pursue a third party-line spending package, with some lawmakers expressing skepticism that such an ambitious effort can clear Congress in a high-stakes election year. GOP leaders and top budget writers have already begun laying the groundwork for a third package, which they hope will include defense funding, fraud prevention...

US forces shoot down Iranian drones targeting ships in Stait of Hormuz: Centcom

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Friday that U.S. forces shot down an unspecified number of Iranian one-way attack drones in the Strait of Hormuz, as an emerging deal between the two nations hangs in the balance. Centcom wrote on the social platform X that Iran had launched “multiple one-way attack drones” targeting commercial ships...

Trump says US military killed Venezuelan gang leader

President Trump announced late Friday that U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) launched a strike that killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. A "swift and lethal kinetic strike" killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Tren de Aragua is a...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: UFC fights don’t belong on White House lawn

President Trump’s plan to celebrate his 80th birthday with a UFC viewing on the White House lawn is drawing skepticism from former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who says the location is inappropriate. “I think UFC fights are great. I enjoy watching them, but to be honest with you, I don’t really think they belong...

Judge orders restoration of National Parks displays removed under Trump executive order

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to reinstall displays it removed from National Parks sites over the past year as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content and climate change information. A group of park advocacy organizations sued the Interior Department, National Park Service and its leaders...

Appeals panel denies last-ditch effort to keep Trump’s name on Kennedy Center

A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's order allows the deadline to remain until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next ruling won’t be until at least June 29. It means Trump’s name is required to be removed from the exterior of...

Democrats on the lookout for their next ObamaCare 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats on the lookout for their next ObamaCare With healthcare costs a top concern in this election cycle and enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies going nowhere in Congress, parts of the Democratic establishment see this moment as...

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