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Jared Kushner’s overseas luxury resort project faces anti-corruption investigation amid violent protests

Albania's SPAK opens investigation into luxury resort project linked to Jared Kushner as violent protests over the coastal development intensify.

Karen Bass stiffs Valley’s longest-running July 4 parade — why?

A starkly unpatriotic decision by Karen Bass has landed like a dud firework. The...

What’s the next Platner surprise, electing vets to fight polarization and other commentary

Graham Platner was sold to “Mainers and the national media” as “an antiwar Marine...

Let’s go, Knicks —bring it on home!

New York fans aren’t just dreaming of past Knicks glory days, this 2026 iteration...

What if this election brings real change?

What if LA bucks the national trend of big cities moving further left?

Google wants to release up to 32 million ‘good’ mosquitoes in California and Florida 

When you think of Google “debugging” something, you probably think of software – not actual bugs.

The world can’t bomb its way to nuclear disarmament 

If Donald Trump wants history and the Nobel committee to recognize him as a peace president, he has a strange way of going about it. 

US bombs radar, drone sites in Iran

The U.S. military over the weekend struck radar and drone sites in Iran, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said late Sunday. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend,” Centcom said in a post on the social platform X....

Schumer: Democrats to make all-out effort to kill Trump ‘slush fund’

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) notified Senate Democrats on Monday that they will make a coordinated effort to eliminate the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, which Schumer called a “slush fund.” Schumer said he will force Republicans to vote to kill the fund, regardless of how Republicans attempt to prevent the issue from...

250 years later, America’s ties to its first and oldest friend are getting even stronger

In 1777, Morocco became the first nation to recognize the United States. I was reminded of that history not in a textbook, but in the Pentagon, seated across from senior American defense officials, as our two countries recently concluded a new 10-year Defense Cooperation Roadmap. In that room, the past did not feel ceremonial —...

America’s 250th birthday celebration takes a Trump-centric turn 

In today’s issue: The country’s upcoming semiquincentennial celebration has fallen subject to partisan tensions as President Trump appears set to headline the start of the multi-week festival later this month. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he wants to hold a rally in Washington, D.C., to mark the country’s 250th birthday instead of a planned concert, after more than a half dozen musical acts pulled...

Ebola triggers fears over public health ahead of World Cup travel surge  

A recent outbreak of Ebola cases in Africa is sparking fresh concern from public health officials in the United States about the spread of communicable diseases ahead of next month’s World Cup. The tournament will be played in more than a half-dozen cities across North America and is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the...

Pence questions Trump’s conservative credentials and ‘hostility to constitutional order’

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday shared grievances with President Trump for abandoning his conservative base for populist ideals. In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Pence notes a shift in Trump’s tone and rhetoric that now focuses on widespread reform in the form of populist policies. He said Trump’s attempt to get him...

Paxton set to meet with Thune after Cornyn loss

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday said he will meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R) after winning the GOP runoff to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.  Since beating Cornyn, a four-term incumbent, Paxton says he’s been in contact with Thune, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-S.D.), Republican Conference Chair Sen. Tom...

Macron says opportunity for US, Iran deal ‘must be seized now’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged leaders in the Middle East to help the U.S. and Iran seize the opportunity for a peace deal after months of war resulting in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Macron said he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Emirati...

Family visitation resumes at Delaney Hall after protests

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) on Sunday said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will resume family visits at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark following a string of protests over immigrants’ treatment at the facility. “Starting today, limited visitation will resume at noon, and regular visitation hours will be restored beginning tomorrow,”...

Trump responds to NYT article, says it’s ‘very good’ administration is losing legal talent

President Trump on Sunday said it is "very good" that thousands of lawyers have chosen to no longer work for the administration, referring to The New York Times's reporting on the exodus. The Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 to March...

Pence: There’s ‘clearly” been an effort to ‘rewrite’ Jan. 6 history

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said there has “clearly” been an effort to “rewrite” the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Look, I'm very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police...

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