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Now colleges are even dropping the swimming test — and that could cost lives

I vividly remember the trepidation I felt as a Cornell University student when I took my required swim test.

The numbers are in: Unions need a new playbook

For decades, organized labor has been in decline. Despite periodic headlines suggesting a resurgence, unionization in the United States continues to fall. In 2025, just 10% of American workers belonged to a union — down from prior decades and only a marginal uptick from a record low the year before. Strip out the public sector, […]

Will Viktor Orban fall in Hungary’s elections?

On April 12, Hungarians will vote in the most important European election of 2026. For the first time since Viktor Orban consolidated power in 2010, the prime minister faces a challenger capable of unseating him. Peter Magyar, a former Fidesz insider who broke with the ruling party in 2024, has built the Tisza Party from […]

Repeated rebukes from NATO ‘allies’ could push Trump out of alliance

Over the weekend, France became the latest member of NATO to snub the United States. Its decision to restrict airspace access for U.S. military overflights transporting supplies to Israel may prove to be the moment President Donald Trump chose to walk away from the trans-Atlantic alliance. Although French President Emmanuel Macron’s office told Reuters the […]

Follow the rules, get sued anyway: A Supreme Court case to watch

Imagine running a restaurant where you need 51 different menus. Not because your customers want them, but because trial lawyers in each state and Washington, D.C., demand them.  That’s what could happen for some businesses if the Supreme Court decides, in an upcoming case, to let states impose laws that cover the same products as […]

Khamenei had reservations about son, says US intelligence: Report

The late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly was wary of his son, newly elected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding him, according to U.S. intelligence reports. CBS News reported Sunday that President Trump, Vice President Vance and other senior officials have received intelligence that the new Iranian leader’s father believed his son was...

Trump ‘strongly’ encourages other nations to help on ‘paper tiger’ Iran, Strait of Hormuz

President Trump encouraged other countries to assist in dealing with the closure of Iran’s Strait of Hormuz on Monday, calling Tehran “a paper tiger” in response to concerns of threats from the Middle Eastern nation. “We strongly encourage the other nations to get involved with us, and get involved quickly and with great enthusiasm,” Trump...

Hegseth’s disdain for morality distances the Pentagon from universities

The more military instruction fixates on lethality, the greater the need for broad education in civilian institutions. 

Live updates: Trump to speak with reporters as Iran fight presses on

President Trump will speak to reporters Monday morning, hours after saying he is not ready to declare victory against Iran, even though the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. He's pressing for global help in securing the Strait of Hormuz, as the 17-day war with Iran slows the flow of oil and gas....

Germany’s defense minister rebuffs Trump’s Strait of Hormuz request: ‘This is not our war’

Germany’s defense minister on Monday rebuffed calls from U.S. President Trump to send ships to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, telling reporters “this is not our war.” Trump has called on allies, including those in NATO, for military ​support to keep the vital shipping route open. Iran has effectively closed the strait for the past...

Hegseth is memeing us into a quagmire

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is relying on outdated metrics to convince the American public that the war in Iran is over, while ignoring the fact that the enemy is still a threat and the conflict is far from over.

Watch live: Trump takes questions before Kennedy Center board lunch

President Trump on Monday is scheduled to take questions from reporters before a lunch with Kennedy Center board members that is expected to focus on its controversial closure this summer. The event comes after Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday that Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center's vice president of operations, would succeed Ric Grenell...

Conan O’Brien pokes fun at Timothée Chalamet ballet, opera controversy in Oscars monologue

(KTLA) - We knew it was coming. Conan O’Brien made a jab at the recent controversy involving “Marty Supreme” star and Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet during his opening monologue at the 2026 Oscars. “Security is extremely tight tonight,” O’Brien began during his monologue. “I’m told there’s concerns about attacks from both the opera and...

Trump says he ‘may delay’ China trip after call for help with Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Sunday he might push back his trip to China scheduled for later this month, as he pushes for other countries to help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  During a wide-ranging interview with the Financial Times, the president called on China to help police...

If you’re worried about a fair midterm vote, you should be

I’m getting increasingly worried about Donald Trump’s plans to interfere with, rig or subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections. 

China mum on Trump request for help in reopening Strait of Hormuz

China has not offered a comment on President Trump's request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which has been all but closed due to the war with Iran. About 20 percent of the global supply of oil goes through the Strait, and the problems have triggered a huge jump in oil and gas...

Work requirements will help Medicaid and its beneficiaries

Their enactment into law rebuilds public trust by realigning an important safety net with its intended mission. 

Polls shows the US is divided on the Iran War but united on its goals 

Simply put, Americans appear uneasy about the conflict even as they agree with its purpose. 

An undiplomatic system: Political appointments are undermining America’s image abroad

The real danger is not one controversial nominee. It is a system that keeps producing them. 

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