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On Oscar night, Hollywood stars attack Israel, but silent on Iran

Why does the Iranian woman, who risks everything to remove a headscarf, not merit a red pin from Hollywood celebrities at the Oscars?

Heat wave melts excuses for California’s failure to expand water storage

This week's heat wave is about to melt what's left of California's snowcap.

The ‘billionaire tax’ is a fiscal flop

California’s proposed “billionaire tax”  will collect less than half of what is promised —...

Thune ready to move SAVE Act forward in Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected Tuesday to take steps to move forward for the long haul to attempt to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.

Airline chief hopes DHS shutdown ends for TSA by April

Airlines for America CEO and former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Monday said he hopes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown currently affecting the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will end by April. "At most, my hope is that it's maybe the first week in April, at most, when the new secretary comes in,"...

JPMorgan admits to closing Trump’s accounts after Jan. 6 Capitol attack

JPMorgan Chase this week acknowledged it closed President Trump’s bank accounts in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, The Associated Press reported. In a court filing the bank submitted this week in Trump’s lawsuit against it, JPMorgan’s former chief administrative officer, Dan Wilkening, wrote, “In February 2021, JPMorgan informed Plaintiffs...

European Central Bank chief says world needs ‘clarity’ on US trade relationships

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Sunday said countries need "clarity" on the future of their trade relationships with the United States after the Trump administration's tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court. “I think it's, it's critically important that all people in the trade, both outside of the United States, but also...

House Democrat says ‘diplomacy is the best way’ on Iran

Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) said Sunday that “diplomacy is the best way” when it comes to the U.S.'s handling of Iran’s nuclear program after recent tensions between the two countries. “Well, there's the largest buildup, as you pointed out earlier, the largest buildup since the Iraq War in that region. The president is still ongoing...

TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight

“As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly,” the agency said.

This 89-year-old ‘King of the Volunteers’ at the Olympics will star in the closing ceremony

VERONA, Italy (AP) — When Mario Gargiulo traveled to the 1956 Cortina Winter Games, his first trip to northern Italy from his hometown of Naples, the 20-year-old never imagined he'd return to the Olympics. But he has, 70 years later, this time as the so-called “King of the Volunteers.” He was among the first of...

US trade representative says GOP lawmakers who weren’t always in favor of tariffs have ‘now come around’

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Sunday said GOP lawmakers who have not traditionally favored tariffs have “now come around” to the Trump administration’s levies on foreign partners. “I've heard from a lot of Republicans over the past year, ones who traditionally, you know, weren't always in favor of tariffs, they've now come around. And...

GOP governor: Trump’s push to end TPS for Haitians ‘is wrong’

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) again defended Haitian migrants Sunday, as a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for those from the Caribbean island plays out. “I think the policy to revoke that is wrong,” DeWine told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s “Face the Nation.” “I think...

Iranian foreign minister says US deal is still ‘quite possible’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that a nuclear deal with the U.S. is still “quite possible” after recent tension with the Americans. “Well, you said on Friday that you would have a draft proposal within two to three days. Have you gotten the supreme leader to sign off on that proposal yet? And...

Trump wages a war on truth, promoting fake history and fake science 

President Trump is attempting to replace factual information about American history and the environment with false narratives, leading to censorship of displays and signage about slavery, Native American land seizures, and climate change in national parks and other federal sites.

Why Stephen A. Smith could be the next president 

Stephen A. Smith's potential presidential run could bring a much-needed authentic voice to the Democratic Party, offering a powerful story of overcoming poverty and a directness that could resonate with a disillusioned electorate.

Texas GOP Senate candidate: ‘It’s time for the next generation of American first patriots to lead’

Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) on Sunday said its time for the next generation of “American patriots” to lead on a national level as he vies to oust Sen. John Cornyn in a crowded Texas GOP primary. “I'm a West Point graduate. I'm a former Apache pilot. Flew 55 combat air missions in Baghdad. And the...

Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump’s HHS worries health experts

Public health experts and former federal staffers are uneasy over National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s rising influence over U.S. health policy as he temporarily takes on the added role of leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Trump administration announced the leadership shake-up this week, with former interim CDC...

Efforts to fight online financial scams are missing the mark

I question whether targeting these massive online platforms alone is the right approach in combating today’s rapidly evolving fraud tactics.

Newsom says his family will determine whether he runs for president

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), whose name has often been floated as a 2028 presidential contender, said his family will determine whether he runs for the White House. “My son, Romeo, was very powerful, texted me a few months ago, and there was some headline that suggested that I made some decision, and he goes,...

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