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Senate weighs new, painful leverage tactic as fears of another government shutdown grow

The Senate will vote on a measure to block lawmaker pay during government shutdowns as Republicans push multiple bills to prevent future closures.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 12

2005—Federal district judge Joseph F. Bataillon rules that the Nebraska constitutional provision defining marriage as “between...

The Vietnam Problem

An enemy with a fanatical will can outlast a militarily superior foe.

The Florida Teachers’ Union’s Flimsy Lawsuit Against School Choice

By attacking education freedom, the Florida Education Association reveals it prioritizes protecting power over...

Spencer Pratt Seems Like the Only Sane Man in Los Angeles Politics

He is a serious candidate, and the only one telling the truth about how...

By Barrett’s own definition, the Supreme Court is full of partisan hacks

The Republican-appointed super-majority has flatly failed the test. 

Lawsuit filed over Trump’s Reflecting Pool renovations 

A group sued over President Trump’s Reflecting Pool project on Monday, arguing the renovation at the National Mall violates environmental and preservation laws.  The Cultural Landscape Foundation and its founder, Charles Birnbaum, said the blue paint coating is “altering the historic character” of the Reflecting Pool without authority. “The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design. It was the...

Taiwan doesn’t want ‘surprises’ during Trump-Xi meeting: ‘Not overly worried’

Taiwan has said it does not want "surprises" during the meeting later this week between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which the island is among the most prickly items on the agenda. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan was confident in its U.S. ties, but somewhat wary of any unexpected...

Hassett predicts Powell will leave Fed if he’s ‘happy’ with IG report

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that he expects Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board of governors if he is “happy” with a forthcoming internal report on the Fed’s renovations, which have been repeatedly criticized by President Trump. Powell, whose term as chair expires this month, said recently...

Congress built the vaccine firewall. Now Congress must defend it. 

Tonight, a parent will look down at her newborn and say: let’s wait. The virus will not. Neither will the bleed. 

Over 350 earthquakes recorded since Friday in part of southern California

The area is "prone to earthquake swarms," officials say.

Memorial Day travel could set record in 2026: AAA

For many, Memorial Day serves as the kickoff to the summer season, leading to millions throughout the United States traveling for weekend getaways.

Hantavirus isn’t the next pandemic, health officials say. Here’s why

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn't exactly the case.

CEO pay soared in 2025, study finds

The analysis examined compensation at 1,500 companies across 33 countries and found the average CEO earned about $8.4 million last year.

God won’t save this Supreme Court: That job belongs to all of us

The Roberts Court has become a partisan and ideological tool of the right-wing legal and political movement.

American on cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus as 17 arrive in Nebraska

One American on the cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, while another is experiencing mild symptoms, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Sunday night. NBC News reported that the 17 Americans who were on the ship had returned to the U.S., with a government plane...

Iran lists demands Trump dismissed, punts on nuclear talks

Iran has laid out its demands in a counteroffer to the U.S. that President Trump shot down on Sunday, while seeking to push back nuclear negotiations, according to multiple reports. Iranian state media has said its negotiators demanded war reparations, Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. sanctions ending, the New York Times...

Spencer Pratt could upend the LA mayoral race 

Republican candidate and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has turned what might have been a predictable race into a genuinely competitive one

Trump’s crooked ‘art of the deal’ with Big Oil  

The American people have seen several big oil scandals over the last century. We have survived Teapot Dome, the collapse of Enron, windfall profiteering during the 1970s oil crisis, Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, and more. However, Donald Trump’s deal with Big Oil is the most corrupt in our history. 

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