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Miranda Devine: Dems seek a blue-collar MAGA man to win back Trump voters — but better look in the mirror

Democrats have spent the last 10 years accusing Donald Trump of being the second coming of Hitler and melting down when Elon Musk or anyone else perceived as close...

A lack of cooperation with ICE to deport an illegal immigrant resulted in a family tragedy

On April 9, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Roman Amatitla would be charged...

California’s ‘Mad Max’ gas nightmare — with drivers to pay the price

California depends on oil from the Middle East, Asia and Latin America — because...

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As I begin my first week as POLITICO's Global Editor-in-Chief, I want to start...

Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, spokesman says

Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spokesman said Sunday.

GOP senator: Trump’s proposal to impose US tolls on ships in Strait of Hormuz would be ‘crazy’

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday said it would be “crazy” for the Trump administration to impose tolls on ships carrying oil, natural gas and other commodities through the Strait of Hormuz, something that President Trump recently contemplated. Trump told reporters last week that he would like the United States to impose tolls on ship...

Trump’s mental acuity in question amid pattern of erratic behavior 

Each moment on its own … maybe you brush it off. But together, people are asking: what exactly are we watching?  

Monster typhoon bears down on US-controlled islands

A dangerous typhoon bore down on two U.S. territories in the western Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and life-threatening flooding. Typhoon Sinlaku was downgraded from a super typhoon early Wednesday local time as it battered the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the latest advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Guam. ...

Zohran Mamdani, leftists fight Waymo, progress, and the future 

Make no mistake, an anti-tech wave is coming.

Trump extends feud with United Kingdom, Starmer with jab at drilling for North Sea oil

President Trump on Tuesday slammed the United Kingdom, which has frustrated the president by not backing the Iran war, over not drilling for oil in the North Sea.  “Europe is desperate for Energy, and yet the United Kingdom refuses to open North Sea Oil, one of the greatest fields in the World,” Trump wrote on...

A lawsuit against a Black Lives Matter activist could chill all of our speech

McKesson’s case poses high stakes for freedom of speech.

Iran war could plunge more than 30 million into poverty, UN warns

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could push more than 30 million people around the world into poverty, according to new projections by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The findings, released Tuesday via a 27-page brief, found that as many as 32.5 million people may fall into poverty due to a shock of energy affordability...

Hegseth-linked pastor knocks Trump over AI Jesus image: ‘He has to do better’

A pastor linked to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized President Trump over an artificial intelligence (AI) image appearing to depict him as Jesus Christ, which the president said was an image of himself as a doctor healing people. “I am glad he deleted it, and glad that he rejected the idea of portraying himself as...

Swalwell accusers respond to resignation in televised interview

Two women who accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) of sexual misconduct said in an interview with CBS News released on Tuesday that they feel "vindicated" that he will resign from Congress and that he has suspended his California gubernatorial bid. Ally Sammarco, who shared her story with CNN, which included detailed accusations toward Swalwell, said...

Pelosi says Trump’s pope outburst, Jesus post worthy ‘of a diagnosis’

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said “you’d have to ask a psychiatrist” about President Trump’s recent clash with Pope Leo XIV over the war in Iran. “It isn’t even worthy of a conversation; it’s really worthy of a diagnosis,” Pelosi said during an event at George Washington University on Monday. Trump accused the pontiff...

Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI in weight loss drug race

Novo Nordisk, the maker of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is partnering with OpenAI to deploy the technology across its operations as it looks to keep pace with rapid expansion in the obesity drug market. The Danish company announced in a statement on Tuesday that it would use AI to analyze complex datasets, identify promising drug candidates...

Are you paying taxes on phantom gains this year? Congress should abolish them.

If you got a brokerage 1099 this year, go and check Box 2a yourself. You might be surprised by what you find there.

Energy secretary predicts energy prices may rise, hit peak in ‘next few weeks’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that he expects gasoline prices to peak in the next few weeks. “We're going to see energy prices high and maybe even rising until we get... meaningful ship traffic through the Straits of Hormuz," Wright said during Semafor’s World Economy event in Washington, D.C. "That'll probably hit the peak oil price...

Former Biden official says Trump’s blockade ‘might be helpful’ in negotiations

The U.S. military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “might be helpful” in bringing Iran to the table for peace talks, a former White House national security official in the Biden administration said Tuesday. “I think as a potential diplomatic tactic it might be helpful,” retired Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said on MS Now....

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