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Case of the missing $18 billion: A Gov. Kathy Hochul mystery

It’s a mystery fit for Sherlock Holmes: Where New York’s governor will come up with the cash to fill the yawning gap in her proposed state budget?

Trump’s deranged text on Greenland is damaging and dangerous

President Donald Trump has taken a bad situation and made it worse. His recent text messages to the prime minister of Norway about the U.S. administration’s desire to acquire Greenland were extraordinarily uncouth, self-defeating, and, to speak plainly, almost deranged. On Saturday, Trump exchanged text messages with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre about America’s […]

GOP calls Trump its ‘secret weapon’ — but polls show warning signs heading into midterms

Trump's approval rating average sits at 42% as Republicans face significant midterm challenges, with polling showing erosion among Independents and on key issues.

ICE’s new policy limiting congressional oversight visits survives court challenge

A federal judge has delivered a significant victory to ICE, refusing to halt the agency's new policy limiting the ability of members of Congress to conduct oversight of migrant processing and detention facilities.

Trump declines to say whether he would use force to seize Greenland 

President Trump on Monday declined to say whether he would use force to seize control of Greenland, according to a new interview with NBC News. The president told the outlet that he had "no comment" on the question, as he continues to push for the U.S. to acquire the Arctic territory that’s part of Denmark. ...

America’s top Catholic clerics denounce militaristic US foreign policy

The three highest-ranking Catholic cardinals who lead archdioceses in the United States issued a statement Monday criticizing U.S. foreign policy as overly militaristic, referencing President Trump's recent operation in Venezuela and threats to take Greenland by force. In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, the archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C.,...

GOP’s culture of rebellion in slim majority imperils Johnson agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) job managing the House GOP’s paper-thin majority is getting only more difficult in the new year, with a culture of rebellion — and a perfect storm of external political factors — threatening to derail the party’s agenda just as Republicans are gearing up for a tough midterm cycle. In the earliest...

Trump’s potential Supreme Court pick ignores his own judicial hubris

Ho’s own article and conduct display some of the very qualities he condemns in others.

Musk drops $10 million in race to replace McConnell: Report

Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a super PAC affiliated with Republican Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris, who is part of a competitive field running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios reported Monday.  The contribution to Fight for Kentucky marks the most Musk has donated to a single Senate candidate....

Europe cannot abandon its commitment to human rights

It is fair to say that the fate of the liberal international order will be decided by what happens in Europe — especially in the European Union.

DOJ threatens to ‘come down hard’ on protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service

Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to prosecute protesters who disrupted a church service Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. Bondi wrote on the social platform X that she spoke to Jonathan Parnell, the pastor who leads Cities Church. A group of protesters interrupted Parnell’s sermon Sunday and accused David Easterwood, another pastor at the church, of...

The most expensive states to have a baby aren’t where you’d think

Take a guess: Where's the most expensive place in the U.S. to give birth? If you're thinking of California or New York, you're wrong.

As Trump wars with King’s legacy, America must embrace it 

Attacks on the legacy of the civil rights movement have included library purges and demands for censorship in college classrooms, national parks and monuments and museums.

Live updates: Trump links Greenland push to Nobel snub as tensions rise with allies

America's European allies are pushing back hard against President Trump's pressure tactics in his bid to take control of Greenland, with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer issuing rare public criticism of Trump on Monday. Starmer called Trump's threatened 10 percent tariffs on goods from eight European allies "completely wrong," though he suggested "calm" discussions to...

Which tax bracket are you in for 2026, and how much is the standard deduction?

As a taxpayer, you pay tax as a percentage of your income in layers called tax brackets, according to the IRS.

Flying without a REAL ID? $45 alternative available soon

The TSA warns that, without a REAL ID or this new program, you could face "additional delays which may result in a missed flight."

Trump links Greenland push to Nobel Peace Prize slight

President Trump suggested the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award last year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was a factor in his continued push to acquire Greenland in a letter to Norway's leader over the weekend. In a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre shared with multiple European...

Flying without a REAL ID? $45 alternative available soon

The TSA warns that, without a REAL ID or this new program, you could face "additional delays which may result in a missed flight."

How Democrats can fight Trump’s ICE enforcement actions

Democrats must take bold action to address the growing presence of ICE agents in the US, including imposing congressional oversight and holding ICE officials accountable for their actions.

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