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The future of Syria’s Kurds hang in the balance

The Syrian government under President Ahmad al Sharaa has moved to reassert control over Kurdish-held territories in the country’s north and northeast. Kurds facing pressure both from Damascus and from their former Arab allies against ISIS were pushed out of Aleppo and Raqqa. The Syrian government subsequently took control of oil and gas fields in […]

Life is worth living

“You see George, you really had a wonderful life, don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it all away?” These words still fresh in mind from the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” always hits hard, the angel Clarence pleading with George Bailey not to take his own life. The concern […]

Cities can’t afford to keep losing families

The Houston Independent School District announced a large drop in student enrollment this year, as did most major cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver. While many blue states are just losing population entirely, even some red state cities, such as Houston, are losing children to surrounding suburbs. If cities are going […]

Judge blocks Trump admin from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence in deadly Minneapolis shooting

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order barring DHS and related agencies from "destroying or altering evidence" tied to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

New Democratic group pushes fresh faces as party’s brand sinks to historic lows

Democrats launch "The Bench," a new political group backing rising star candidates to remake the party and win back majorities in midterm elections.

Watch live: Congressional Hispanic Caucus gives remarks on Trump’s actions in Venezuela

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus will speak with reporters Friday morning, nearly a week after the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and President Trump declared the U.S. in control of the country and its oil infrastructure. The press conference also comes after the Senate advanced a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act to...

Trump: ‘Second wave of attacks’ on Venezuela canceled

President Trump on Friday said he canceled an "expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela, less than a week after U.S. strikes in Caracas resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of 'Seeking Peace,'" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social....

US added 50K jobs in December as hiring slowed

The U.S. added 50,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Economists expected the December jobs report to show a gain of roughly 55,000 jobs and the jobless rate to tick down to 4.5 percent, according to consensus estimates. The Bureau...

Live updates: Supreme Court tees up first opinions of term; Trump, oil companies to meet over Venezuela

President Trump on Friday is expected to meet with oil and executives, as the administration advances its efforts to capitalize on Venezuela's massive oil reserves following last weekend's raid. The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday has raised tensions nationally, as Republicans and Democrats...

America’s neglect of Puerto Rico’s education system is at a breaking point

Puerto Rico’s children deserve more than discriminatory policy — they deserve a future.

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Failures in socialism: Mamdani should heed Venezuela’s cautionary tale

The upheaval in Venezuela could not have come at a better time for New Yorkers.

Whole Hog Politics: Minnesota goes from Democratic debacle to GOP angst 

A week ago, it looked like Minnesota Democrats had stumbled into a scandal that might cost their party any chance to win back the U.S. Senate and at the very least turn a safe gubernatorial race into a desperate fight. A reliable mid-single digit win for Democrats on the presidential level even in tough years,...

Hundreds protest fatal shooting by ICE officer in Minneapolis

Hundreds of people took to the streets on Thursday to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis earlier this week. The anger among demonstrators grew even more Thursday, after reports emerged of a separate shooting involving Border Patrol in Portland, Ore., which left...

Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land

President Trump on Thursday said the United States will soon strike drug cartels on land. "We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico," Trump said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” without providing further details about the plans. His comments follow a monthslong U.S....

Trump says ‘own morality’ is only limit on his power: ‘I don’t need international law’

President Trump said his “own morality” guides his decisions on foreign intervention in a interview published Thursday, following weeks of scrutiny for U.S. strikes overseas. “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” Trump told the The New York Times Wednesday night when asked...

What happens after an ICE arrest?

“This is the deadliest year in ICE detention on record."

Border Patrol agent shoots 2 in Portland: Officials

Two people were hospitalized on Thursday after a shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland, Ore., according to officials. Local police said they responded to a call from one of the people wounded at around 2:24 p.m. local time. “Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel. The patients were transported to the...

Trump on Chinese leader Xi taking Taiwan: ‘That’s up to him’

President Trump on Thursday said his counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping, would have to determine himself if he will use military force against Taiwan.  The president told The New York Times regarding a potential operation led by Beijing that Xi considers Taiwan "to be a part of China and that's up to him what he's...

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