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New Jersey noncitizen-voting mess is tip of an iceberg Mikie Sherrill hopes you won’t notice

It look like Mikie Sherrill’s scapegoating, stonewalling and sidestepping is about trying to protect Democrats, not her constituents.

We need more police before the Olympics — no more excuses

The Olympics are coming — and LA doesn’t have enough police. That was already...

Fast Takes: Mamdani can’t define working class, don’t blame AI for your problems and more

Mayor Mamdani, tribune of the “working class,” couldn’t  “define” it with any specificity, marvels...

California Attorney General Sabotages Voter ID Proposal

Rob Bonta is trying to doom a popular attempt at improving election integrity.

Top Democrats brush aside DSA friction as party girds for November

Top Democrats played down any friction between establishment incumbents and upstart socialists seeking to gain a greater foothold in the Democratic Party.

With alarming rise in antisemitism, Congress must pass the Jewish American Security Act

The Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism was formed in response to the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, and has since passed legislation to invest in Holocaust education, protect houses of worship, and address antisemitism online.

Watch live: DOJ outlines charges in UFC Freedom 250 attack plot probe

Department of Justice (DOJ) officials will brief the press Friday morning on new charges against eight men who allegedly plotted to kill President Trump, Vice President Vance and others in an attack at the White House's UFC Freedom 250 event on June 14. The indictment, which was returned in Ohio, charges the defendants in two separate...

Former FBI agent: ‘No one should be surprised that Iran wants to kill the president’

Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent, reacted on Thursday to new reporting of a planned Iranian attack on President Trump’s life. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Israel shared intelligence with the U.S. that reportedly revealed a new attempt from Iran to assassinate Trump amid renewed military operations between...

Violent crime is falling — now is the wrong time to cut federal prison funding

A proposed budget cut is threatening to undo this progress, and if it passes, Americans will be less safe.

Why dimes, quarters, and half dollars have grooved edges

Pennies and nickels traditionally had smooth edges because their metal was less valuable and provided less incentive for clipping.

Kia issues ‘park outside recall’ for 460K vehicles over fire risk

This is at least the third time in recent years KIA has issued such an alert.

Cook Political Report moving 4 of 5 gubernatorial races toward Democrats

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday shifted its ratings in five gubernatorial races, moving all but one race in favor of Democrats, as the left gains momentum in several key states ahead of November. Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors' editor for the report, wrote that Democrats are finding themselves uniquely competitive in several...

Trump does an about-face on Ukraine and NATO, at least for now

Trump's positive remarks about Ukraine certainly should be a cause for concern in the Kremlin.

Former Trump national security adviser: More Iran talks ‘probably a waste of time’ 

Victoria Coates, a former deputy national security adviser to President Trump, agreed with the president’s pessimism around negotiating with Tehran officials to end the Iran war. Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not “want to deal with [Iran] anymore” and called the country’s negotiators “scum” at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.  “At this point,...

The fallout from Graham Platner’s exit and what’s next: Join Friday’s Whole Hog

The Maine Senate race was thrown into turmoil after Graham Platner suspended his campaign as the Democratic nominee after facing sexual assault allegations. The discussion will break down the political fallout, what his exit means for the race, and who stands to benefit. Plus, where the Michigan Democratic Senate primary stands after this week's debate,...

Trump fires election board Democrats

President Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Hill.  Trump fired the remaining Democrats on the commission, Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, while Republican Christy McCormick resigned.  “The President, and head of the Executive Branch, reserves the right to remove individuals that...

Live updates: Iran reportedly developed plot to target Trump; housing bill reaches veto deadline

Iran was developing a plan to kill President Trump, which Israeli intelligence shared with the U.S. earlier this week, according to reports. Trump himself said on Wednesday, as he departed the NATO summit in Turkey, that he was a target. The plot was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It comes as reporting indicates...

The South is democracy’s front line, and the left must send reinforcements

Sustaining this work takes an investment the South has never been given.

Mexican national killed in Houston ICE operation was not ‘target,’ lawmaker says 

The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in their probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday.  Garcia, who represents the Houston area, told MS NOW that acting ICE Director David Venturella confirmed to her...

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