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Decades after their feud, Cornel West sees poetic justice for Larry Summers

Larry Summers once drove Cornel West out of Harvard in a very public fight. Now, Summers is back in the spotlight, and West can’t help but point out the...

‘Our most important battle’: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism

Former President Barack Obama is embracing his role as mentor-in-chief, huddling with nearly three...

Parkland survivor jumps into crowded NYC House race as Gen Z progressives challenge party elders

Activist Cameron Kasky joined Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary race for New York's 12th Congressional District to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.

EXCLUSIVE: Social Security Administration touts major gains under Trump, says service ‘strongest in decades’

SSA sends letter to Congress detailing progress on benefits processing, online services and tax relief through Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Senate Republicans, Dems block dueling attempts to repeal controversial Arctic Frost provision

Bids to clarify that senators couldn't enrich themselves from the controversial Arctic Frost provision and to fully repeal the law were blocked in a bipartisan showdown.

This group will pay $920 more per month if ObamaCare subsidies expire

With ObamaCare insurance options opening up for enrollment on Saturday, one group of Americans could see their monthly premiums go up should tax credits expire at the end of the year. Americans 60 years and older with an income of $65,000 will pay $920 more a month in 2026, according to estimates from the health...

Trump seeks energy deal with China amid broader trade talks

President Trump is eyeing an energy deal with China, he said in a social media post on Thursday. He said in a post on Truth Social that Beijing has agreed to begin purchasing U.S. energy and that a “very large scale transaction” related to oil and gas from Alaska "may take place." “Chris Wright, Doug...

DOGE staffer set to replace admiral leading Navy’s research office

The senior head of a Navy office that helps organize critical research and funding for the service has been replaced by a 33-year-old former DOGE employee who previously pressed for thousands of job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. Rear Adm. Kurt Rothenhaus was booted as chief of naval research for Rachel...

Trump sets lowest refugee cap in US history

President Trump is setting the lowest-ever goal for U.S. refugee admissions, allowing a maximum of only 7,500 refugees while dictating that the majority of the slots should be given to white South Africans. The figure is well below the 70,000 to 80,000 range used over the George W. Bush and Obama administrations and just a fraction of...

Marjorie Taylor Greene to visit ‘The View’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is slated to appear on ABC's "The View" next week. The firebrand Republican lawmaker is known for her loyalty to President Trump and frequent media appearances, which she often uses to promote the president's agenda and attack Democrats, media figures and prominent liberals. Greene will join ABC's daytime table talk...

Effort to fast-track permanent daylight saving time bill thwarted: What happens now?

We're still on track to "fall back" an hour this weekend.

Convicted would-be Trump assassin asks to be imprisoned in state that authorizes assisted suicide

The man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed last year in South Florida asked a federal judge to recommend he be imprisoned in a state that authorizes assisted suicide. Ryan Routh, found guilty last month on all five counts he faced, told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a winding request...

Hochul declares state of emergency as SNAP benefits lapse

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over the impending halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits for millions are set to dry up amid the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats have urged the administration to tap into a contingency fund for SNAP, but Trump...

Republicans drag Zohran Mamdani into government shutdown battle 

House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away. Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the...

Warner hits GOP colleagues, Trump admin over Democrat exclusion from boat strikes briefing

Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration and his Republicans colleagues following a briefing on the legality of Caribbean boat strikes that excluded Democrats. In that Wednesday briefing, Trump administration officials shared a document that has been widely sought by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle —...

Three-star general retiring after reported friction with Hegseth, Caine

A three-star general who worked on the Defense Department’s (DOD) Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, is retiring from the role after reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine.  “General McGee is retiring, and the War Department is grateful for his service,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed in a...

Daylight saving time change not popular among Americans: Survey

The daylight saving time changes are not popular among Americans, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 47 percent of respondents said they either “somewhat oppose” or “strongly oppose” today’s “current system of daylight saving time where most states change the clocks twice a year.” Forty...

Anca Faur Aldrin, wife of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, dies at 66

The couple had been married since Jan. 20, 2023.

Erika Kirk can fulfill Charlie’s dream by working for divorce reform

During a public address after her husband’s death, Erika Kirk said, “If he ever ran for office, his top priority would be to revive the American family.” That’s because Charlie Kirk knew marriage was vital for the well-being of our country and revitalization of the American Dream. Today, marriage has little protection under our laws — a fact of...

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