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‘Unprecedented’: Judges reveal behind-the-scenes coordination on Trump immigration cases

Minnesota federal judges coordinated via email threads and templates to handle habeas petitions during Operation Metro Surge, raising judicial ethics questions.

‘Civil rights’ for rent — once-respectable groups sell out on school choice

New York’s once vaunted civil-rights tradition is a pitiful shadow of its past self,...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their...

Bill Cassidy on vaccines, RFK Jr. and the fight for public trust

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Why California should fear the next natural disaster — and what you can do

I was standing in a burned-out canyon outside San Diego in October 2003 when...

Top adviser: ‘Not true’ Trump regrets picking Vance as running mate

A top adviser to former President Trump's campaign shut down Wednesday a report that Trump has been privately grousing about his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). Chris LaCivita, who along with Susie Wiles has effectively co-managed Trump's White House bid, was asked on Fox News Radio about a Daily Mail report that said Trump...

Study finds bursts of rapid aging at 44, 60

The human body doesn’t age steadily throughout middle age and instead goes through bursts of rapid aging typically at around age 44 and again at 60, according to a new study published Wednesday in the academic journal Nature Aging.   Stanford University researchers tracked age-related changes in more than 135,000 types of molecules and microbes...

Biden administration releases national heat strategy

The Biden administration unveiled Wednesday its “national heat strategy” to coordinate a federal response to extreme heat in the years 2024 through 2030.  A strategy document lays out overarching goals of public outreach, research into extreme heat and providing solutions.  The outlined solutions include: assessing at-risk populations, setting up early-warning systems, adopting safety measures through regulation,...

Listen to the modern-day Jeremiahs denouncing Israel’s war in Gaza

Some now want to broaden the term “antisemite” to include all not in lock step with Netanyahu’s far-right government.

Do Harris, Trump have a plan to protect Americans online? 

technologies. On top of that, our law enforcement procedures, government agencies and federal grant programs need to be updated for the Digital Age.   The rapid pace with which new technologies have rolled out onto the market in recent decades contrasts dramatically with the plodding pace with which the U.S. government and Congress have worked to address the myriad harms these technologies can cause. It’s time for that to change.

Megyn Kelly: Trump’s ‘rambling’ is boring and probably ‘age-related’

Conservative pundit Megyn Kelly knocked former President Trump for what she called a "rambling" conversation with Elon Musk this week, a tendency she suggested is "probably age related." “And look … one of the reasons why Trump gets upset with yours truly is because I have been raising that question for a while. And when...

Iran is weaker than we think. It’s time to take advantage.

Israel's determination to defend itself and willingness to strike blows in the heart of Iran stands in sharp contrast to the United States

The Switch Up — Remembering Michael Brown, 10 years later

Ten years ago, the nation watched as protests spread across St. Louis over the unarmed shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr. The unrest in many ways thrust the Black Lives Matter movement into the national spotlight in a way it hadn’t before. The St. Louis County prosecutor never brought charges against officer Darren Wilson,...

Trump casts ballot during early voting for Florida primary

Former President Trump on Wednesday cast his ballot in the Florida primary as part of the early-voting window, even as he has pushed for one-day voting as part of his reelection bid and cast doubt on the reliability of early voting. Trump delivered brief remarks to cameras as he cast his ballot in Palm Beach....

Domestic politics always affect hostage deals

While diplomats pursue possibilities that all parties might accept, the president alone has to weigh humanitarian objectives against national interests.

Ex-Trump officials argue Biden’s drug pricing efforts are ‘backfiring’

A health care policy group led by a pair of former Trump administration officials argued in a memo Wednesday that the Biden White House's efforts to negotiate drug prices for Medicare recipients are doing more harm than good. The Health Market and Policy Network issued a memo first obtained by The Hill one day before...

Watch live: JD Vance speaks at campaign event in Michigan

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday at a campaign rally in Michigan. The rally comes as he and his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have traded accusations over military service. The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT. Watch the video above.

Humanity’s future hinges on smarter AI use

The future of humanity is being transformed by AI, genetics, biotechnology and other technological revolutions, and it is up to us to use these newfound superpowers wisely to prevent potential crises and enhance our governance capabilities to match our scientific and technological abilities.

Russia moving troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk to repel Ukraine attack, official says

Russia has moved troops from the isolated European enclave Kaliningrad to the border region of Kursk to help defend against a Ukrainian incursion, according to Lithuania. "We are now seeing how they are redeploying their troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk," Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasciunas told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Tuesday meeting. "I...

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