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Michael Goodwin: Trump gave Iran a chance at peace — but the president cannot trust the mullahs

The news that President Trump has taken the unusual step of calling a full Cabinet meeting Wednesday suggests that, among other things, he’s exploring ways to jump-start the maddeningly...

Gavin Newsom’s broken promises on health care — coming to a tax hike near you

A coalition of special interests will ask LA County voters to raise the sales...

LA’s shameful scrimping on fire safety

LA firefighters continue to rage against Karen Bass and City Hall, and with valid...

Texas Democrats think this is finally the year they’ll flip the Senate

Texas Democrats have wandered in the wilderness for decades. They hope a seminarian-turned-politician will...

The Texas GOP finally turned on Cornyn

The storied career of Sen. John Cornyn came to a swift and decisive end...

Woman killed by airborne umbrella at South Carolina restaurant

The woman and her husband were dining on the patio when a sudden, strong wind lifted an umbrella from a table and struck her, the coroner's office said.

The one thing successful companies are doing with AI 

Companies will not win by turning AI into a fear test. They will win by creating workplaces where human judgment gets more valuable as machine output gets cheaper. 

Interstate migration, not Congress, makes housing affordable

America’s affordability crisis is not evenly distributed.

Live updates: US hits Iran even as peace talks proceed; Cornyn-Paxton faceoff tests Trump’s backing

Even as the U.S. and Iran inch toward a deal to end the nearly three-months long conflict, tensions are running high. On Monday, the U.S. launched strikes in southern Iran that it described as "defensive," and Iran claimed to have brought down an American drone. President Trump demanded the Islamic Republic immediate turn over its...

Iran supreme leader: US military bases in Middle East no longer safe after new strikes

Peace deal negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran are on shaky ground Tuesday after the Islamic Republic‘s supreme leader warned U.S. bases in the Middle East are no longer safe. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei delivered this warning in a message to mark the beginning of Hajj — an annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca — a...

The Movement: ‘Freedom Conservatives’ hope fusionism comes back in style post-Trump

Wonks and activists of the conservative-libertarian fusionist flavor are cautiously optimistic that their politics will come back in style in a post-Trump political landscape — and that they can beat back the big-government “conservatives” that have risen in the Trump era. “Ideas and political philosophies are actually a lot more like fashion than we might...

A quick and easy way to stop Medicaid fraud

Medicaid fraud has been rampant for decades, costing taxpayers billions of dollars, but a proposed Republican reform of Medicaid block grants could help limit the fraud and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used more efficiently.

For Democrats, it’s the best of times and the worst of times

There were a number of setbacks that blunted would-be Democratic momentum, further reminding that they have a long way to go.

Cornyn seeks a Texas miracle as Paxton pulls away

In today's issue: ▪ Texas votes in key runoffs ▪ Trump defends Iran deal ▪ Clock ticking for GOP ▪ Pope Leo weighs in on AI Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) will attempt today to do what most Republicans this year have been unable to: win a primary in the face of President Trump’s opposition....

Epstein and Swalwell got the headlines — sexual harassment and violence got buried

The Trump administration is protecting the powerful, and leaving everyone else to fend for themselves.

Tech titans prepare for blockbuster IPOs in new front of AI race

Three of the world’s leading AI companies are racing to go public, opening yet another front in the high stakes competition over the technology. SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are all expected to make their stock market debut with hefty valuations, as investors are eager to get in on the companies at the heart of the...

John Bolton: US, Iran peace talks are ‘a mistake’

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Monday said the negotiations to end the war in Iran are "a mistake." Bolton, an outspoken critic of President Trump's handling of the conflict, told CNN's Pamela Brown that he hopes to see the discussions "break down." "I think the ceasefire was a mistake," he said....

Senate Democrat pepper sprayed at protest outside ICE detention facility in New Jersey

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Monday was pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while demonstrators gathered outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J. Videos circulated online of mutual aid volunteers pouring water into Kim's eyes while he held an ice pack in his hand. One video showed Kim speaking directly to ICE...

US forces conduct strikes in Iran, Centcom says

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday said U.S. forces fired "defensive strikes" in southern Iran amid discussions to bring the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran to an end. These strikes were intended "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," specifically boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites, Navy Captain Tim Hawkins,...

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