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Gavin Newsom’s tax return bait-and-switch: An attack on democracy

Gavin Newsom promised to "release" his tax returns. He did no such thing.

Attention Gavin Newsom: Donald Trump’s war on fraud is no bluff

California and Minnesota officials may have to shake down state taxpayers for a billion...

Gavin Newsom’s latest utility bailout — bad policy, bad for democracy

Gavin Newsom is secretly pursuing an 11th-hour push to shield California's three for-profit utility...

A few questions about the new hopeful Gaza peace plan

One enforcement arm is supposed to be the International Stabilization Force, but it's meant...

Gore’s ‘truth’ aged badly, a disastrous discipline ‘reform’ and other commentary

Al Gore’s alarmist documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” 20 years ago triggered the “inculcation” in...

In a first, US military used seaborne drones in attack on Iran port 

The U.S. military used one-way attack seaborne drones in an assault on an Iranian port on Sunday — the first instance of U.S. forces utilizing sea drones in combat operations.  The military utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a ship maintenance facility and a submarine at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base, the headquarters...

Map: Cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea illness continue to climb

Michigan alone has confirmed more than 2,000 cases. It's still unclear what has caused the spike in illness.

Graham’s sister on Trump’s Senate recommendation: ‘Devastated right now’

The sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has responded to a recommendation from President Trump for her to fill her brother’s seat. “Actually, I’m just kind of like devastated right now,” Darline Graham Nordone said during a call with The New York Post on Monday, according to the outlet. On Monday, President Trump...

States sue to block Paramount-Warner Brothers Discovery merger

A dozen state attorneys general on Monday filed a joint lawsuit seeking to block Paramount's pending takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery, the sprawling media company that owns one of the world's largest movie and television studios and cable news channel CNN. The deal would harm competition and have a negative impact on the business of...

Rubio vows diplomatic campaign to ‘dismantle’ ICC in escalating row

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday issued a new broadside in the U.S. fight with the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing a diplomatic effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the global tribunal. Rubio issued the action call in an opinion article with the Wall Street Journal and a video message shared on social media. His announcement...

Buttigieg slams ‘carnival of corruption’ in DC

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, seen as potential a 2028 presidential hopeful, said Sunday that there is a “carnival of corruption” in Washington, D.C. “Right now, what's at stake is nothing less than the American Dream. It is endangered. If you were born the year that my mother was born, at the end of World...

Elon Musk, Sam Altman bicker on X after Apple files OpenAI lawsuit

Technology leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman traded barbs on social media over the weekend after the SpaceX founder used Apple's new trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI to bash Altman over an alleged "scam." Musk on Saturday posted to X that Altman "takes scamming to a whole new level," nearly a day after Apple announced...

1 dead after ICE-involved shooting in Maine

The fatal shooting is the second ICE-involved death after a Mexican national was shot and killed last week in Houston

Centcom dispels alleged Iranian propaganda that three Americans killed in Kuwait

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday moved to dispel the allegation that three American service members were killed in Iranian strikes in Kuwait. "CLAIM: Iranian propaganda claimed today that three American service members were killed in Kuwait by strikes from Iran. FALSE," Centcom stated in a post on the social platform X. "TRUTH: There are...

The most important divide isn’t red versus blue, but young versus old

The battle between those two generations is not only political, but centers around the very different life experiences younger voters have had from their older counterparts.  

Second US citizen diagnosed with Ebola transferred to Germany for treatment: WHO

A second U.S. citizen was diagnosed with Ebola on Friday and subsequently transferred to Germany for treatment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The individual, whose identity was not revealed, is a humanitarian worker and was admitted to Frankfurt University ‌Hospital early on Monday. “As infections among response personnel are not unexpected in an...

Warren rips Senate leaders over crypto bill’s lack of ethics restrictions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, slammed Senate leaders Monday over the lack of ethics restrictions in a cryptocurrency regulation bill that is poised to hit the Senate floor in the coming weeks. Warren, a longtime crypto skeptic, raised concerns about President Trump’s recent financial disclosures, which showed he...

USPS unveils new Barbie Forever stamps at Austin collectors convention

USPS representatives promoted the stamps on Saturday morning as part of the National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention.

Live updates: GOP scrambles to plot course without Graham; Iran, US fight over Strait of Hormuz

The Senate returns Monday to a different landscape, with the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) top of mind. Graham, 71, died unexpectedly early Sunday, and preliminary reports point to an aortic dissection. By the afternoon, politicians in South Carolina and Washington were maneuvering to figure out his successor, both in the short term...

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