Most Americans are opposed to Russia receiving Ukrainian territory at the end of the war, according to a new poll that comes as President Trump has suggested "land swaps" should be part of a peace deal. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about “how much of Ukraine’s territory” they want Russia to have at the...
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and other officials in Washington, D.C., say the Trump administration's crime crackdown is really about exerting power and elevating immigration enforcement — not making D.C. safer. While top Trump officials say the high-profile deployments have had the immediate effect of stifling crime in the District, local critics are raising questions about...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voiced support Wednesday for the Trump administration’s plan to potentially take a stake in Intel, suggesting it aligned with an earlier effort to secure returns from CHIPS and Science Act investments. “I am glad the Trump administration is in agreement with the amendment I offered three years ago to the CHIPS...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the operators of LA Fitness on Wednesday, alleging the popular gym chain makes the process of canceling memberships too difficult for consumers. “The FTC’s complaint describes a scenario that too many Americans have experienced – a gym membership that seems impossible to cancel,” Bureau of Consumer...
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McKinney, Texas has been ranked as the most attractive real estate market in the U.S. by WalletHub, with five other Texas cities in the top 10 and three Louisiana cities in the bottom three.
The Interior Department is deputizing federal border agents and sending them to National Park Service sites amid the federal law enforcement takeover of Washington, D.C., Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday. Burgum wrote in a post on the social platform X that the department “has authorized a service-wide deputization” of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to...
Two German fighter jets were dispatched to Romania's border with Ukraine on Tuesday in response to Russian attacks in the region. Moscow targeted Ukrainian ports on the Danube River, according to Romania’s Ministry of National Defense. However, no intrusions from Russian forces were detected during the German mission. “The close cooperation with Allies throughout the...
Russia is sending signals that it intends to slow-walk a peace deal on Ukraine, showing some daylight between the Kremlin and President Trump’s intentions to end the war. From a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to suggestions of security agreements for Kyiv, Russian officials have expressed doubt about some early prospects of a peace...
The House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation is requesting a meeting with Hertz to discuss the company's use of AI scanners to inspect cars for damage and bill customers without human review.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing the popular video-sharing platform of preying on young people with addictive algorithms and other design features. Ellison argues the social media company is driven “by an out-of-control pursuit of profit above all else” that seeks to keep young users on the app with features...
Brian Hamilton argues that American politics is being drained by energy-sucking vampires in Congress, and that the solution is to implement term limits and elect leaders who give more than they take.
When you’re the right-hand man to Donald Trump, the guy who wants to convince working-class America that he’s their champion, jet-setting across the globe on lavish retreats doesn’t scream solidarity. It screams out-of-touch.
