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Pentagon’s new UFO file release logs near-miss as ‘super-heated’ orbs approach US helicopter

A senior U.S. intelligence official reported a close-range encounter with super-hot unidentified objects near a military facility, per Pentagon files.

GOP lawmaker unveils historic move to ‘expunge’ both ‘maliciously false’ impeachments against Trump

Rep. Darrell Issa introduces a House resolution to formally expunge both of President Trump's impeachments, citing false and withheld information.

Trump says Iran’s latest proposal reneges on giving up enriched material: ‘Are they stupid people?’

President Trump calls Iran's latest peace proposal a "piece of garbage" and says only "stupid people" in Iran question his resolve on nuclear weapons.

‘Democratic kingmaker’ Clyburn warns GOP-led effort to ‘break’ his district could backfire

Rep. Jim Clyburn accuses South Carolina Republicans of trying to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House district through redistricting.

California Democrats keep choosing this crazy position — and it’s a guaranteed loser

What makes this story impossible to dismiss as a right-wing crusade is the fact...

Democrat backs Jeffries after Trump calls for his impeachment: ‘Called it like it was’

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) on Sunday backed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after President Trump said Jeffries should be impeached for criticizing the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of justices struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. “He is a president that’s drowning in his dismal poll numbers and...

Schumer: House, White House must ban prediction markets bets

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling on the House and White House to follow the Senate’s lead and ban government officials from placing bets on prediction markets, which he says poses a serious national security risk. The Democratic leader noted that 16 accounts made more than $100,000 each by correctly predicting a U.S....

Southern Poverty Law Center’s wrongful indictment corrupts policy and history 

Whatever this Justice Department is devoted to, other than submission to Trump’s whims, it is not the rule of law.

Spirit says most customers refunded after shutdown

Spirit Airlines said Sunday that most of its customers had received refunds for their flights after the airline’s shutdown. The airline told Reuters it was close to finishing passengers’ refunds in the wake of ending operations. On Saturday, Spirit announced that it shut down after failing to come to a deal for a government bailout....

The Iran War has real political risks — but don’t ignore its strategic payoff  

Recent developments suggest the long-term strategic impact of the war may improve sentiment in the long term. 

Centcom denies claim US warship hit by Iranian missiles

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday dismissed a claim from Iranian state media that a U.S. warship was hit by Iranian missiles. “CLAIM: Iranian state media claims that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps hit a U.S. warship with two missiles,” Centcom said in a post on the social platform X early Monday morning. “TRUTH: No...

Yes, Northern Virginia, there is a Veterans Day

The only two national holidays that Fairfax is not observing are Veterans Day and Columbus Day.

The birthright citizenship case affects Puerto Rico, too

As policymakers reconsider the scope of birthright citizenship, Puerto Rico exemplifies how territorial ambiguity can obscure constitutional lines and complicate national policy.

No norms: The second liberals stop getting their way, they want to pack the court

For 40 years, it has been clear that Republican-nominated justices are more likely to peel off and side with the liberal bloc than the other way around.

How the weaker dollar quietly makes life more expensive

A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar.

Democrats bullish on midterm election prospects 6 months out

In today’s issue: Democrats are feeling increasingly bullish about their prospects for the midterm elections with less than six months remaining before voters head to the polls. History is on their side, as the party out of power has typically gained seats in Congress in most midterms. But they’re starting to show signs of a chance to flip control of both...

PGA Tour warms back up to Trump after long freeze

The PGA Tour returned to President Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Fla., over the weekend, ending a decade-long absence and signaling a new era of warmer relations between the president's sprawling resort business and the world's most popular golf league. The tournament came as LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed and Trump-allied rival tour, appears on the...

Republicans see GOP dysfunction as major liability ahead of midterms

Senate Republicans say the dysfunction in the House is becoming a liability for the broader GOP brand ahead of this year’s midterm elections, warning that if Congress can’t break through legislative gridlock the party’s candidates will pay a severe political price in November. Republican senators were dumbfounded by their House brethren’s refusal to pass a...

Crypto fight at center of FISA extension poised to escalate

A bid by hard-line conservatives to pass a measure banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) fell short, but the fight is only poised to escalate as both chambers revisit another extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance powers in the weeks ahead. Conservatives have long sought...

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