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Mt. Vernon lunacy and more: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 9, 2026

NY Post readers discuss a Mount Vernon police commissioner driving a getaway car for her son's gang shooting and more.

Resentful lefties are making a new push for reparations. My own research reveals they know nothing about American history

The push is back on for slavery reparations. In July, the New York Civil Liberties...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 9

1969—“Now is the time for Helter Skelter,” declares Charles Manson, triggering two nights of...

Campaign Speech Lies at the Heart of the First Amendment

That’s why it must be defended, even if doing so is unpopular.

Fetterman: Trump has ‘zero leverage’ over lame-duck GOP senators 

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) pointed to weaknesses in President Trump’s influence in Congress amid opposition from three outgoing Republican senators to the president’s nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to a permanent role overseeing the Department of Justice (DOJ).  Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Bill Cassidy (La.) and John Cornyn (Texas) have all expressed skepticism...

Silicon Valley clashes over open-source technology

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story ‘Rogue’ AI hacking incidents amplify debate over open-source tech Concerns over AI’s cybersecurity risks reached a fever pitch this week following two hacking incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking further debate in Silicon Valley over whether open-source could reduce these threats. Illustration / Samantha Wong; and Adobe Stock...

Rogue AI hacking incidents amplify debate over open-source tech

Concerns over AI’s cybersecurity risks reached a fever pitch this week following two hacking incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking further debate in Silicon Valley over whether open-source could reduce these threats. The incidents are amplifying the recent push for open-source technology, which gained momentum earlier this year amid growing competition with China and the...

DOI proposes potentially major water cuts

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOI proposes potentially major water cuts The federal government is proposing potentially steep cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the dwindling Colorado River. © AP Photo/Brittany Peterson, File The river provides water to...

US stands on the brink of a regional war 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US stands on the brink of a widening regional war The U.S. war with Iran is flaring up across the region, threatening to pull U.S. allies into a fight that Washington and Israel started five months...

Italy closes air and sea borders, suspends Schengen with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis

The Italian government on Friday imposed border checks with Spain in response to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.  The move will impact flights and maritime transport and temporarily suspends Spain’s Schengen border-free rights, an agreement that allows citizens of European member states to move...

George Santos settles with CFTC over Kalshi bets

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over wagers he placed on the State of the Union earlier this year on Kalshi, the agency announced Friday. Santos placed bets on whether he would attend President Trump's address in February, while also posting on...

Trump appeals ruling finding he colluded with DOJ in $10B IRS suit

The Trump administration on Friday appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Florida who found the president effectively colluded with his own government in bringing a $10 billion suit against the IRS. That suit, which the Justice Department pointed to as the basis for creating its $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, was highly criticized by...

Senate Democrat declines to say whether Schumer should continue in leadership post

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) declined to say Thursday whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for continued Democratic leadership in the Senate. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Van Hollen said he was “focused on the 2026 elections.” A Politico poll from June detailed that 47 percent of people who...

F-35 fighter jet crashes near San Diego

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., on Friday.  Emergency crews are responding to the scene in what Marine officials said was an F-35 “aircraft mishap,” according to Fox 5. It is unclear what caused the crash.  Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a Marine Corps installation...

Tony Romo on leave from CBS Sports after arrest in Wisconsin

Romo, 46, was arrested last week on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.

ICE arrests Johns Hopkins migrant researcher at Baltimore airport

Johns Hopkins officials say they are deeply concerned about the university employee was arrested during a personal trip

Cybersecurity expert: ‘Moderate confidence’ Iran attacked Minnesota water facilities

National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases founder Morgan Wright said Thursday that there is “at least moderate confidence” that Iran is behind recent cybersecurity attacks on water facilities across Minnesota.  “You know, there was an alert that was put out four days before this describing that they believed Iran was going to launch an...

Kennedy Center pauses public tours: Reports 

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stopped its decades-old free public tours, but it backtracked hours later to specify the pause would only last a few days, according to reports. Brooks Boeke, the director of the volunteer program, told volunteers Thursday the center would place a “temporary pause” on the public tours...

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