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Mamdani keeps playing dumb on Israel

Mamdani’s spokesperson blamed victims after protesters mobbed an Upper East Side synagogue.

North Carolina Republican calls for ‘thorough and impartial’ investigation after latest Minneapolis shooting 

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into the latest fatal shooting involving a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent in Minneapolis, saying the American people are entitled to that “basic standard” of accountability from law enforcement. “There must be a thorough and impartial investigation into yesterday’s Minneapolis shooting, which is the basic standard...

Walz to Bondi after Minnesota shooting: ‘Go ahead and work on’ Epstein files

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi’s letter to him urging him to restore the “rule of law” by turning over information about the state’s welfare programs hours after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a local resident.  Bondi’s request follows the uncovering of a massive fraud scandal in...

Murkowski on Minneapolis shooting: ICE officers ‘do not have carte blanche’

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said Sunday that federal immigration officers “do not have carte blanche” while carrying out operations in cities nationwide, in the wake of the fatal shooting of an American citizen by Border Patrol agents. Murkowski wrote on the social platform X that Saturday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis...

Marjorie Taylor Greene: You’re all being ‘incited into civil war’ 

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) urged President Trump’s MAGA base to “take off their political blinders” as she expressed skepticism about the use of force deployed during the latest shooting in Minnesota involving a federal immigration agent.  In a post on the social platform X, Greene touted her support for law enforcement and immigration enforcement, but she also defended the right to legally carry firearms, indirectly pushing back on claims that 37-year-old Alex Pretti posed a threat...

MAGA divide emerges as Trump leaves door ajar to regime change in Venezuela

President Trump’s decision to leave the door open to putting boots on the ground and to regime change in Venezuela is getting a frosty reception from conservatives, who are warning that he is risking a key campaign pledge to end “forever wars” and keep out of foreign conflicts.  The president for years railed against Bush-era...

Palantir sees growth under Trump

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Palantir courts contracts, controversy in Trump 2.0 Palantir has seen its portfolio of government contracts mushroom in President Trump’s second term, but the company is also facing growing scrutiny over its work with the administration, particularly its assistance with controversial immigration efforts. © J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press...

Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immunization schedule by Kennedy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC announced Monday it would be reducing the number...

Khanna replaces Krishnamoorthi as top Democrat on House China panel

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is set to replace Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) as the top Democrat on the House select panel on competition between the U.S. and China.  A statement on Krishnamoorthi’s plans to step down from the role later this month didn’t cite a specific reason behind the exit, but the move comes as...

Trump tears into Walz after Minnesota governor drops reelection bid

President Trump on Monday responded to news that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will not seek reelection in November, citing the fallout over the governor’s handling of a massive fraud scandal.  “Minnesota’s Corrupt Governor will possibly leave office before his Term is up but, in any event, will not be running again because he was...

Watch live: Walz holds news conference after dropping reelection bid

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will answer reporters' questions at a Monday news conference after dropping his reelection bid. Walz, who was former Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 running mate, was facing a challenging political future after finding himself at the epicenter of a growing fraud scandal focused on hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly...

Senators should ignore this anti-Trump bill

Twenty House Republicans teamed up with Democrats to advance a bill that would nullify two of Trump’s signature executive orders.

Democrats are poised to take the House, but don’t expect a blue wave

The redistricting wars in Texas and California virtually made sure of that. 

One person in custody after incident at Vance home in Ohio

One person is in custody in the wake of an incident overnight at Vice President Vance’s Ohio home, according to the Secret Service. “An adult male was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department after being detained by U.S. Secret Service personnel for causing property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a...

Live updates: Trump asserts US control in Venezuela as Maduro heads to court; Congress returns

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will make his first court appearance Monday, after the Trump administration indicted and captured the South American leader over the weekend. President Trump on Sunday night made it clear when asked by reporters who is running Venezuela: "We're in charge." Maduro and his wife, who were transported on Monday morning to...

We need a program of national service

Twenty-five years ago, Gallup began asking Americans if they were proud of their country. Nine out of 10 said yes, they were extremely or very proud of the United States. Things have changed. National pride has sunk to 58 percent, an all-time low. The response among young people is especially telling. Gallup found that the...

Small plane crash at Cape Cod airport leaves pilot dead

A small, private plane crashed at the Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday afternoon, catching fire and killing the pilot.

Venezuela’s Maduro set for first court appearance after US capture

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was en route to a New York courthouse early Monday for his first court appearance in the U.S. after being captured. Maduro, who could face life in prison if convicted on narco-terrorism charges, and his wife are expected to appear in court at noon EST. The former Venezuelan leader and...

Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96

Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.

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