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Miranda Devine: Bruce Blakeman is the antidote to the anti-American poison emanating from Albany and City Hall — but voters must hit the polls

In the bid to save New York — and the nation — apathy is as much the enemy as the DSA, for Democrats and Republicans alike.

Congress Could but Won’t

The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is bipartisan legislation aimed at the public’s...

Senate GOP gets back in line with Trump over the Iran war

The Senate late Wednesday night in a 47-50-1 vote opted not to rebuke the Trump administration a second time over its military conflict in Iran, as leaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the war. The resolution would have been Congress’ way to reassert its power to...

Data Center Controversy Unseats Powerful Utah Lawmaker

A massive data center project in Box Elder County, Utah helped bring down the Beehive State’s Senate President, who lost his GOP primary on Tuesday after his support for the controversial development fueled voter backlash. Stuart Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians and the longest-serving president of the state Senate in its history, lost to challenger...

President Trump kicks off Great American State Fair, sticks to script with speech

President Trump stuck to script when he kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday as a part of the country’s 250th anniversary. “Tonight, as we stand on the edge of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,” Trump told a crowd of...

Sunday shows preview: Trump faces GOP headwinds as midterms near

President Trump is sitting down for an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” following a turbulent week marked by new lows in his approval ratings and growing tensions with Senate Republicans that have spilled into public view. As midterm elections loom, the president has faced mounting political pressure on key issues including the economy...

Multiple people injured after tent blows over at West Virginia ball park

Multiple people were taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following what 911 officials called a "mass casualty event" at Kendrick Family Ball Park in Morgantown.

Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles spearheads wave of reality stars running for office

A new wave of celebrities are appearing on ballots across the country, showing just how far a famous face can carry a candidate to office with no political experience. ​Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality, is in second place in the Los Angeles mayor's race. Another reality television star, Luke Gulbranson, has announced his run...

World Cup stadiums earn prestigious certifications as green buildings before matches begin

Most of the stadiums for this year's FIFA World Cup have achieved green building status after a push for certification in the run-up to the tournament. As the tournament opens, 13 of the 16 stadiums have earned LEED certification, the world's most widely used green building rating system, the U.S. Green Building Council said. Ten...

McCarthy criticizes California’s vote count process after Trump claim of ‘big cheating’

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) piled on to criticism against California’s vote-counting process on Friday, echoing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud pushed by conservatives, including President Trump. McCarthy told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on WABC 770 AM that California voters were “continuing to lose faith” in the process, as results keep trickling in from...

Pence says violent Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump ‘should never get a dime’

Former Vice President Pence said Friday that Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police officers, vandalized government property or sought to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election in the 2021 attack on the Capitol should not be pardoned by President Trump and “should never get a dime.” In an interview on HBO’s “Real Time with...

Mental health must be part of cancer care

Mental health parity laws have been passed to ensure equal coverage of mental and physical health conditions, but access to quality, affordable care remains a challenge for millions of Americans.

How doubt became a weapon against constitutional rights

Justice Samuel Alito's legacy may be the weaponization of doubt in constitutional law, which has been used to erode protections for reproductive rights, voting rights and racial equality.

Bill Maher taunts Trump over approval ratings: ‘I know he’s in a foul mood’

Comedian Bill Maher joked on Friday that he can “always tell” President Trump’s temperament based on whether the president is attacking him on social media. “I can always tell when the President is in a bad mood, because he starts tweeting about me,” Maher said during the opening monologue of his HBO late-night show. “I...

Anthony Head, ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Buffy’ actor, dies at 72

Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,’ has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

Congress’s latest housing bill won’t fix affordability

It needs to stop hunting for scapegoats and start clearing the way for the private market to build.

Trump pardons ex-GOP lawmaker convicted in insider trading scheme

President Trump granted a pardon this week to a former Republican lawmaker who was convicted of insider trading for using nonpublic information to buy stocks after leaving office, according to the White House. A June 4 proclamation stated that ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer (R-Ind.) would receive a “full, complete, and unconditional pardon” without explanation. It notes...

Over 160K sign petition opposing data center next to Nashville Zoo; mayor weighs in

A data center larger than a football field could come to a property steps away from the Nashville Zoo. That possibility is raising very real questions for Nashville residents and zoo officials as they look at what that development would mean for this area.

‘Star Wars’ comes for Trump: A dark evil rises again in Hollywood

If anyone understands that words matter, it's liberal Hollywood writer and director Tony Gilroy.  

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