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WATCH: Surfaced videos of Dem Senate candidate backing ‘defund the police’ contradict recent denials

Unearthed video shows Abdul El-Sayed questioning whether police need guns and their funding despite repeated claims he never backed defunding.

Trump asks Supreme Court for rehearing over $5M E Jean Carroll civil judgment

Lawyers for Trump filed a rehearing petition after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal of the $5 million E. Jean Carroll civil judgment last week.

Barrett, Kagan to make rare Capitol Hill appearance as Supreme Court seeks more security amid threats

Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify on a $20.5 million budget increase request, with most of the funding aimed at boosting security.

Fierce Trump critic makes stunning admission on defense spending: ‘He has won the argument’

Mark Carney says Trump has "won the argument" on NATO defense spending, crediting years of U.S. pressure for shifting the security burden to allies.

Platner ripped cheaters as ‘garbage’ in unearthed posts before his own early-marriage sexting scandal

Graham Platner repeatedly slammed a lawmaker for infidelity in Reddit posts years before his own campaign confirmed he sent sexual messages to women.

HUD is right about recovery, wrong about fentanyl test strips

Fentanyl test strips, which provide information to drug users about the presence of fentanyl, are being swept up with drug paraphernalia in HUD's new funding notice, despite research showing that they save lives.

Greene deletes post criticizing Platner accuser

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) removed a post on social media in which she criticized the woman who accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) of rape. The post came hours after Jenny Racicot, 41, told Politico that Platner sexually assaulted her five years ago — an allegation that Platner has denied. In a story published Monday...

Belgian soccer team celebrates with Trump dance after knocking out US

The Belgian national men's soccer team poked fun at President Trump as it defeated the United States in the World Cup on Monday night. Members of the team celebrated its fourth and final goal of the game on the goal line by performing what has become widely known as the "Trump dance" as American supporters...

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges

Andrew Gillum, who was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida governor’s race, was arrested last week on drug-related offenses, according to jail records. Officers from the Daphne Police Department in Alabama arrested Gillum on July 2 at 10:44 p.m. CDT, according to booking records from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Gillum, 46, was booked...

Trump on Toyota plan to move some production from Mexico to US: ‘A really big deal’

President Trump on Tuesday celebrated plans for Toyota to move manufacturing operations of its Tacoma truck from Mexico to Texas, a move aligned with his administration’s efforts to grow American manufacturing jobs. “A really big deal. Tariffs at work!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post, referencing trade policies that imposed taxes on imports...

When federal oversight fails, police decertification must lead the way

Decertification is one of the strongest accountability tools available because it targets what officers value most: their ability to continue serving as police officers.

Mamdani says embattled Platner should drop out of Senate race in Maine

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest Democratic lawmaker to say that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race, should drop out after a woman the candidate dated in 2021 accused him of sexual assault. "I believe that it's time for him to drop out of the race," Mamdani said of...

Supreme Court allows Texas app store age-verification law

The Supreme Court declined to stop Texas from enforcing a state law that requires app stores and developers to verify users' ages and receive parental consent for children younger than 18 years. In a one-sentence order Monday, the nation's high court denied a request to pause enforcement of the law, the Texas App Store Accountability...

Live updates: Trump criticizes NATO allies as he arrives in Turkey for summit; Platner’s support dissolves

President Trump received a ceremonial welcome, complete with military salutes and a flyover, as he arrived Tuesday in Ankara, Turkey, for a two-day NATO Summit. He started the visit with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where he said he had no concerns over selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, adding the U.S. would...

Democrats more critical of support for Israel: Survey

A new poll shows that Democrats are increasingly likely to criticize the U.S. for its support of Israel and for not providing enough aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Associated Press-NORC poll released Tuesday found that 58 percent of Democrats believe the U.S. supports Israel too much, an increase from the 45 percent...

A tax too far: Don’t punish immigrants sending money to family 

Remittances represent one of the most efficient poverty reduction programs yet developed, and no government designed it. 

DOJ alums call on senators to reject Blanche nomination as attorney general

More than 1,200 former Justice Department employees encouraged the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, writing in a Tuesday letter that he has been “demonizing career employees.” “In the coming weeks, many will rightly underscore the corruption and abuses that have defined the Justice Department under Todd Blanche’s leadership: the vindictive prosecutions...

Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran mourns Khamenei

A commercial tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the British military said Monday. The vessel was hit off the coast of Limah in Oman while traveling southbound, according to the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, which is part of the British Royal Navy. The projectile struck the...

The Supreme Court’s bleak October term served Trump, not America

The Supreme Court voted for the Republicans and Trump whenever it had a chance to do so and checked Trump where it had no plausible alternative but to do so.

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