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Spencer Pratt and Zohran Mamdani should both follow this NY city’s housing lead

A small city in Westchester County has already figured out how to jump-start housing construction — and has managed to lower rents in the process. 

Platner is unfit for duty: The Maine Democrat would be beyond the pale in any other era

Let’s start simply by listing some of what’s made Graham Platner one of the most stomach-turning political candidates in memory. Democrats seem set to choose the Maine “oyster farmer” and former Marine to try ousting five-term Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November’s midterm elections. If they do pick him, however, it will be despite knowing […]

Democrats nominate notorious jihadi associate in 9/11 hero’s congressional district

The “red-green alliance” refers to the political Left’s reliance on Marxists and Islamists as vital, sometimes-overlapping electoral constituencies. This phenomenon is now common in Europe, and perhaps its most vivid American manifestation to date arrived in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, where Democrats nominated a Squad-style socialist and Islamist for Congress. Retiring incumbent Rep. Bonnie […]

If AI needs your work to function, it’s not ‘fair use’

Artificial intelligence doesn’t create in a vacuum. Rather, it depends on human work to analyze data, discovering patterns and finding anomalies. That work is essential for AI’s machine learning. Therefore, categorizing such work as “fair use” misses the point. As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, a fundamental question is emerging: What happens to creators’ rights — […]

Blame DEI for Fairfax’s crazy school schedule

Millions of school children across the country are enjoying their summer vacations, but not the students of Fairfax County Public Schools, in Virginia, who still have almost two weeks of school ahead of them. A mid-June release date is not that uncommon for schools elsewhere, but those that end in June usually begin after Labor […]

Banning transgender athletes has never been about protecting women

It is no accident that the same politicians are pushing both anti-transgender legislation and a rollback of women's other protections.

Defeated GOP incumbents snubbed by Trump may grow more willing to buck him

Republican incumbents who were snubbed by President Trump in the midterms are increasingly signaling they will take a more independent approach to his agenda, creating fresh challenges for GOP leaders as they race to notch a series of legislative victories in the weeks ahead. Republicans are looking to pass an immigration enforcement funding package, secure...

Trump says he’ll nominate Blanche as attorney general

President Trump on Wednesday evening signaled he will name acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially serve as the nation's top prosecutor. During a dinner at the White House, the president said that he will instruct Dan Scavino, the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, and other aides to nominate Blanche to the...

Good riddance to the SEC’s climate disclosure requirement

It is no secret that the climate crisis narrative and the policies attendant upon it are facing political headwinds. After decades of climate alarmism about horrors that always are a mere decade or so away there is now substantial evidence that the American public places a much higher priority on such other problems as economic growth and healthcare costs. But is climate alarmism such...

Redistricting casualty list all but sealed with Alabama ruling

In today's issue: ▪ Redistricting casualties sealed with Alabama ▪ House defies Trump with votes on Iran, Ukraine ▪ Senate advances immigration enforcement bill ▪ Trump floats Blanche for permanent AG The national redistricting battle that has dominated politics for the past year is finally coming to an end — for this cycle — following a Supreme...

Democrats question reported White House intervention in loan for Donald Trump Jr.

Several Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers following a report that a White House official intervened to grant a $620 million Pentagon loan to a company linked to President Trump’s eldest son. “We write to demand a full explanation for what appears to be an egregious example of Trump administration corruption involving the White House delivering...

Army identifies soldier killed in training accident in Iraq

The Army has identified the American soldier who died Sunday, along with a British Army soldier, during a military training accident in Iraq. Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, died on May 31 at Erbil Airbase in what the Pentagon called a “training-related incident,” according to a statement released late Wednesday. Seibel was...

Jill Biden hits back at Democratic critic of her book: ‘Say it to my face’

Jill Biden is responding to criticism from at least one Democrat who worked in her husband's administration, saying that her new memoir could be unnecessarily igniting a "painful conversation" for the party and urging any detractor to call her and "say it to my face." The former first lady appeared before a sold-out crowd at...

Remote work may be locking younger workers out of labor force: NY Fed

Rising youth unemployment rates since the 2020 pandemic may be tied to a trend in remote work, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said in an analysis published on Monday. In the report, the regional Fed bank cited census data showing a 20 percent increase in the jobless rate among college graduates under 29, from...

NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter goes silent

NASA on Wednesday announced that its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) orbiter mission has ended, almost half a year after scientists last heard from the spacecraft. All systems were working normally before MAVEN's passage behind Mars in December, the space agency said in a statement. NASA's Deep Space Network was unable to find a...

Bari Weiss: Scott Pelley fired from ’60 Minutes’ for breaking ‘foundation’ of trust

The head of CBS News told staff on Wednesday that the network’s decision to fire a longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent involved a breach of trust, according to an audio transcript of an editorial call reported by The New York Times. “I’m only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual...

Altman distances himself from campaign lobbying efforts in Capitol Hill visit

OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman tried to distance himself from the artificial intelligence industry's massive lobbying efforts this cycle as scrutiny mounts over the millions of dollars the sector is throwing into the midterms. Shortly after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Altman was asked about OpenAI's involvement in primaries across the...

Prolonged energy disruption from Iran war would be severe blow to global economy: Research

A new economic outlook released Wednesday indicates that a prolonged disruption of energy supplies resulting from the war in Iran would deliver a severe blow to the global economy, likely causing countries to slip into recession and leading to increased unemployment. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) described the conflict's impact as the...

Why Social Security checks could be $500 less each month by 2032

Residents of some states are projected to see greater Social Security check cuts than others, the report says.

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