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Michael Cohen won’t say if he’ll use his Trump interview to seek a pardon

Michael Cohen and President Donald Trump have apparently patched up their differences in private. Now, they can do it in public. The president is scheduled to do a phone...

Chinese national in blue state charged with illegally voting in federal election under another man’s name: DOJ

Yupeng Sun allegedly registered another Chinese national to vote in the 2024 presidential election in Massachusetts, then reported the victim to immigration authorities.

The hidden tax California imposes on the rest of the country

When Americans buy groceries, fill up their cars or purchase goods shipped through California's...

First they came for the billionaires, but I was a man in the WNBA

1. California wants (to steal) your business by Harris Sockel, Editor  Last weekend, Ro...

Ex-federal prosecutor on Jack Smith developments: ‘This is preposterous’

Ex-federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann called House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan's (R-Ohio) recommendation of criminal charges for former special counsel Jack Smith “preposterous.” In an interview on MSNOW with Jen Psaki, Weissmann added, “You cannot read this letter and in any way view this as perjury.” He is referring to Jordan’s accusation that Smith made...

Cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states

Federal health officials have linked cyclospora outbreaks in four additional states to the same iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico that has sickened thousands of people in the Midwest.  The new states are Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. They join Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia as part of the country’s largest known cyclosporiasis...

Trump presses Thune to move reconciliation framework before August recess as tensions mount

President Trump on Friday pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately take up a House-passed budget resolution to advance critical funding for the Iran war despite Thune’s statement on Thursday that the measure doesn’t have 50 votes to pass the Senate. Trump turned the screws on the Senate GOP leader to act on...

Elon Musk says he backs ‘normal people’ when asked about support for ‘far right’

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on the idea that he supports the "far right," quipping in a recent interview that he backs "normal people" and slamming the media for its coverage of conservatives. In an interview published by The Economist Thursday, editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes suggested Musk "supports not just the...

US exceeds measles cases in all of 2025 by July 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) tally of 2026 measles cases has officially surpassed the annual total of last year, with more then 2,300 cases reported from across most of the country. As of July 23, the CDC has confirmed 2,318 new measles cases in 2026, compared with 2,289 total cases detected in...

Democratic panel picks South Carolina as first primary state

South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee's recommendation will now go to the entire Democratic National Committee, which will consider the matter in Austin, Texas,...

Trump fires back at EU over Google’s $1B fine, launches probe

President Trump on Friday slammed the European Union for fining Google over allegedly violating its digital competition law, stating the "illegal and highly discriminatory practice" will be probed in a trade investigation. "The European Union is at it again and, as usual, taking direct aim at GREAT American Companies!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This...

Canada opens Gordie Howe bridge without US; Trump says that’s ‘fine’

President Trump said Friday it was “fine” that Canada excluded the U.S. from its ceremony marking the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge after the Trump administration threatened a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports. “Canada disinvited the United States of America to the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, which is fine,...

House considering bipartisan ‘kill switch’ bill to regulate AI

I know the phrase "kill switch" immediately raises eyebrows. It sounds dystopian. It sounds like government overreach. But I think that framing misses the more important question. Why are lawmakers from both parties suddenly agreeing that something like this might be necessary?  

Immigration is a growth strategy for the states that need it most

Many of the states most worried about immigration are also those worried about population loss and workforce shortages.

The hidden strategy behind Trump’s latest Canada tariffs 

The administration has quietly changed the legal and political theory of the U.S.-Canada trade war. 

Will John Healey fund the UK defense increases he previously demanded?

Healey has moved from defense minister seeking an increase in his agency's budget to leading the ministry that traditionally pushes for reductions in defense spending. 

Musk on his involvement in politics: ‘I got carried away’

Tech mogul Elon Musk reflected on his brief venture into politics in a new interview released Thursday, suggesting he "got carried away." "I think I got a little too involved in politics," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO told The Economist. "I got carried away frankly." Musk took an increased interest in politics amid the 2024...

Retirees may need $185K for healthcare, Fidelity estimates

The new estimate from Fidelity Investments is up 7.5% from a year ago.

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