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Best of the Babylon Bee: People who have called for ceasefire denounce ceasefire

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

Rare Earths: About That Strategic Stockpile

The U.S. needs to take steps to create one.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 15

1956—So much for basing Supreme Court selections on short-term political calculations.   Informed by his...

Brightline Touches the Third Rail

Government partnership comes with a high hidden cost.

A Preposterous Legal Assault Against Fossil Fuels

The Supreme Court should blow the whistle.

Tyson Foods planning to halt use of high fructose corn syrup in its products

Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high fructose corn syrup in its products by the end of this year.  The Arkansas-based food producer announced on Monday that, in addition to pausing the use of high fructose corn syrup, it also plans to halt the use of sucralose, the preservative...

King Charles lauds Trump’s peace efforts at massive UK state dinner

King Charles on Wednesday praised President Trump for his peace efforts at the United Kingdom state dinner, highlighting that the president is committed to finding solutions to global conflicts. “Our countries are working together in support of crucial diplomatic efforts, not least of which, Mr. President, is your own personal commitment to finding solutions to...

Trump, first lady join royal family in UK state visit: In photos

Trump, first lady join royal family in UK state visit: In photos
Kate, princess of Wales, toasts with President Donald Trump after his speech at the state banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on day one of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump's second state visit to the UK, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP, Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump delivers his speech as Britain's King Charles and Kate, Princess of Wales, listen during the State Banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on day one of his and first lady Melania Trump's second state visit to the UK, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP, Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump, center, along with Britain's King Charles and Kate, Princess of Wales, stand during the State Banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on day one of Trump's second state visit to the UK, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP, Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's King Charles III, center left, speaks ahead at a State Banquet during a State visit of President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
President Donald Trump, center right, looks on as Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, center left, arrives for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)
Apple CEO Tim Cook waves as he walks with Tiffany Trump into the State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, glances toward U.S. President Donald Trump at a State Banquet in Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, attends the state banquet in Windsor Castle, England, on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, right, arrive with Britain's King Charles and Britain's Queen Camilla, for the official state banquet at the Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Britain's King Charles III, centre left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, centre right, pose with Queen Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump, right, at the state banquet at Windsor Castle, England, on day one of the president's second state visit to the UK, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP, Pool)
Britain's Kate and Prince William arrive for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)
Place settings for King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen on the banquet table in St George's Hall, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, ahead of the state banquet for Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, during their second state visit to the United Kingdom. The menu includes Hampshire Watercress Panna Cotta with Parmesan Shortbread and Quail Egg Salad, Organic Norfolk Chicken Ballotine wrapped in Courgettes, with a Thyme and Savoury Infused Jus and Vanilla Ice Cream Bombe with Kentish Raspberry Sorbet interior with lightly poached Victoria Plums. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP, Pool)
Preparations are made ahead of a State Banquet which will be attended by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during a State visit at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The table will seat 160 people for the banquet. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
President Donald Trump, right, and First Lady Melania Trump, left, during a Beating Retreat ceremony at Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool Photo via AP)
From left, Britain's Queen Camilla, Britain's King Charles III, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle, England, on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025, day one of U.S. President Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, Pool)
From left, Britain's Queen Camilla, Britain's King Charles III, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for the Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle, England, on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025, day one of the president's second state visit to the UK. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, Pool)
U.S. President Donald Trump, sitting next to First Lady Melania Trump, looks on a Beating Retreat military ceremony at Windsor Castle, England, on Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025, day one of U.S. President Donald Trump's second state visit to the UK. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP, Pool)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump arrives for a visit at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, Prince William, first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla review the Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III inspect the guard of honor during an arrival ceremony at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles III prepare to inspect the guard of honor during an arrival ceremony at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump salutes as he stands beside Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla with Melania Trump on the left during the national anthem at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)
Britain's King Charles, left, and President Donald Trump sit in a carriage during a procession through Windsor Castle, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcomed by Britain's King Charles III, in the Walled Garden on the Windsor Castle estate, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Ian Vogler/Pool Photo via AP)
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, left, receive President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday Sept. 17, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

Joy Behar: Massie the ‘one Republican you can respect’

Joy Behar, a co-host on ABC’s “The View,” on Wednesday lauded Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for standing up to the Trump administration. “He’s the one Republican that you can respect right now,” Behar told viewers. The hosts were discussing Massie’s support for the release of files tied to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a financier by...

Sherrill tops Ciattarelli by 8 points in New Jersey governor’s race polling

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) is ahead of Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli by 8 percentage points, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll found Sherrill garnering 49 percent support to Ciattarelli’s 41 percent among likely voters, with a Libertarian and socialist candidate each seeing 1 percent support. Four percent of respondents...

Rupert Murdoch, Tim Cook among VIPs invited to Trump’s UK state dinner 

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the business leaders invited to the United Kingdom state dinner for President Trump. The dinner at St. George’s Hall will include 160 guests, and Trump is expected to sit between King Charles III and Kate, Princess of Wales, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Democrats press Trump administration to keep vehicle emissions rules

More than 100 Democrats on Wednesday signed on to a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, calling on the agency to withdraw its proposed elimination of federal emissions standards for vehicles. In July, the EPA proposed rescinding its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which grants it the authority to regulate emissions...

Bernie Sanders: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said for the first time on Wednesday that Israel is committing “genocide” in its war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Sanders, among the most outspoken critics of Israel's government in Congress, said Israel has the right to defend itself after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, during...

Veteran pleads not guilty in flag burning near White House

A veteran pleaded not guilty on Wednesday after setting fire to an American flag in a federal park outside the White House last month to protest President Trump’s executive order cracking down on flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, was arraigned on two federal misdemeanor charges, at his first court appearance on Wednesday: igniting a fire...

Stephen A. Smith: ‘No problem’ with Trump sending National Guard to Chicago

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said Tuesday he has “no problem” with President Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago. “In the city of Chicago, I don't give a damn what they say, I have no problem with sending in the National Guard. They were a problem before [former President] Obama got into office, when...

Satisfaction with K-12 education drops to record low: Gallup

Just 35 percent of respondents to a Walton Family Foundation-Gallup poll released Tuesday are satisfied with the state of K-12 education in the United States. That marks the lowest satisfaction level since Gallup began conducting the poll in 1999. The poll, conducted over the phone from Aug. 1 to Aug. 20, found that 7 percent...

Senate Democrats call for hearing on Trump use of military in US cities

All Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday asked the panel’s chairman to hold a public hearing “at the earliest opportunity” with Pentagon officials to address the Trump administration’s increasing deployments of military service members to American cities. In a letter to Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the 13 Democratic senators say they’re concerned with the...

Watch live: Powell gives remarks after Federal Reserve cuts interest rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank cut interest rates for the first time this year, following months of pressure from President Trump. The decision comes as the Fed attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market. The move, floated by Powell last...

Senate Republicans tee up final vote on 48 Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans cleared a key hurdle on Wednesday toward confirming four dozen of President Trump's lower-level nominees, teeing up a final vote after they changed the chamber's rules last week.  The Senate last week invoked the so-called nuclear option to allow the chamber to confirm large numbers of nominees in a single bloc and on...

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