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‘Cap-and-Invest’ raises gas prices without doing anything for climate

Sacramento has a problem with Cap-and-Invest, the “climate change” premium that adds at least 20 cents per gallon to the price of fuel in California. The program works as...

Spencer Pratt gave Angelenos a voice on the debate stage

Spencer Pratt had a big night on Wednesday at the LA mayoral debate.

Mamdani’s out to leverage anger at ICE to undermine the NYPD — with Israel next

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving to weaponize of City Hall’s procurement power against ICE...

Kudos to future lawyer Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is at times a controversial figure, but no one can doubt that...

Don’t give up on NYC, Ken Griffin — expose the idiocy of Mamdani’s socialism

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialism just cost the city jobs, economic activity and tax revenue...

British voters head to the polls — here’s what to watch and why it matters

Voters in much of the United Kingdom are going to the polls on Thursday, filling council seats across England and electing members of devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales. From an American perspective, much of the interest will lie in the fate of two politicians with very different relationships to President Trump. British Prime Minister...

5 things to know about hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak

An outbreak of hantavirus aboard a Dutch cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean is raising concerns about the virus among members of the public wary about another global outbreak. At least three passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius have died, and five other people have been sickened after showing symptoms of the hantavirus. The ship’s operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said no symptomatic individuals remain on board.  Some passengers,...

Democrats launch probe on whether Trump pardons were ‘pay-to-play’

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Dave Min (D-Calif.) on Thursday sent letters to 17 people who received pardons or commutations from President Trump, asking whether the president granted them leniency under “pay-for-play” circumstances. The lawmakers said the individuals got Trump's clemency “under suspicious circumstances,” according to a list of recipients released by Min’s office....

SPLC pleads not guilty in fraud case brought by Trump administration

A leader for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Thursday pleaded not guilty on behalf of the civil rights group amid an effort by the Justice Department to charge it with fraud. The Trump administration has accused the organization of defrauding its donors by using a now-defunct informant program to funnel money to the extremist groups...

Jeffries on Trump call for ‘inciting violence’ charge: ‘Another deranged rant’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) clapped back at President Trump over a Truth Social post the president made saying he “should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE!” “What’s up, y’all? The [New York] Knicks are up two-zip, I’m feeling good, and then I got to wake up this morning and deal with another deranged rant...

Democrats mock reported personalized Patel bourbon: ‘Notes of insecurity, narcissism’ 

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee mocked FBI Director Kash Patel after a new report came out saying the Trump administration official occasionally travels with a “personalized branded bourbon” engraved with his name and title.  “The Kash Patel bourbon: strong notes of insecurity, narcissism, incompetence and alcohol-fueled national security risk,” the lawmakers wrote in a...

Tennessee approves GOP House map drawing out lone Democrat seat

Tennessee lawmakers on Thursday passed a GOP-friendly map that carves up the state’s only majority-Black House seat and threatens the lone Democrat in the Volunteer State's nine-member congressional delegation. The Tennessee House and Senate approved the new map on Thursday after first voting to repeal the state’s 56-year prohibition on mid-decade redistricting, a necessary step...

FEMA Review Council makes its recommendations to reform agency

The review council tasked by President Trump with looking into reforms for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved its final report Thursday, recommending sweeping changes to the agency. The prescribed changes approved by the FEMA Review Council include reviewing agency staffing, shifting more responsibility to state, local and tribal authorities, and privatizing flood insurance....

What causes hantavirus in the US?

Hundreds of cases have been confirmed in the U.S. since the CDC started tracking the virus.

Trump administration not picking AI winners and losers: Wiles

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said Wednesday that the Trump administration is “not in the business of picking winners and losers” on AI, as officials grapple with how to safely roll out more advanced models. “This administration has one goal; ensure the best and safest tech is deployed rapidly to defeat any and all threats,”...

Pentagon CTO rules out resolution with Anthropic, calls Mythos a broader ‘cyber moment’

One of the Pentagon's top technology leaders ruled out any reconciliation with Anthropic, despite the White House softening its own tone on the AI company. "Never again will we be single-threaded with any one model," Emil Michael, under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, said Thursday in a fireside chat at the AI+ Expo...

Iran creates agency for Strait of Hormuz tolls as it reviews US plan to end war

The Iranian government this week launched an agency to administer tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as officials in Tehran consider a proposal from the Trump administration to end hostilities. The new agency, called the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, will approve ship transits and collect tolls in the key waterway, according to shipping...

Colbert on time slot not going to traditional late-night show: ‘None of my business’

Comedian Stephen Colbert demurred when asked about the time slot on CBS he will soon vacate not being replaced by a traditional late-night show. "It’s none of my business," Colbert said during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter when asked about "The Late Show" being replaced by Byron Allen's "Comics Unleashed" on CBS. "God bless...

4 states monitoring for hantavirus after deadly cruise ship outbreak

An Arizona Department of Health Services spokeswoman told The New York Times it is monitoring a resident who isn't symptomatic.

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