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Mamdani must reform New York City’s property-tax system — it’s an avalanche of inequity

I’ve always found it morbidly fascinating there’s a scattering of deceased mountain climbers strewn out along the way up to Mount Everest’s summit. Their frozen corpses, shrouded in bright...

Universities and the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence

Shannon Watkins interviews Jeffrey Bardzell, who has been appointed to the position of chief...

Kristi Noem, Growing Liability for the Trump Administration

Kristi Noem has repeatedly demonstrated that she is incapable of speaking honestly about events...

At 88, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Will Not Run for Reelection

A few months after a police report stated that Washington, D.C., Delegate Eleanor Holmes...

Trump declines to say if ICE agent acted appropriately in fatal shooting

President Trump declined to say whether the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a man in Minnesota acted appropriately, instead saying the incident is under review.

Trump might make the nation’s data disappear, but he can’t change reality 

When elected officials dismiss data collection and statistics that have met the test of time yet tell a story that they dislike, they are effectively waging a civil war within our nation. 

Bukele offers sardonic response to Hillary Clinton over CECOT criticism

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Tuesday gave a lengthy sardonic reply to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she criticized the conditions in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, the notorious prison known as CECOT. The president was replying to Clinton's post about CECOT on the social platform X, which included a "Frontline" episode on...

Trump deploys quick-strike specialized military forces within range of Venezuela

The Defense Department on Monday deployed aircraft designed to transport special-operations forces, troops and equipment as part of an ongoing military buildup in the Caribbean that could signal imminent strikes against the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The White House and Pentagon isn’t commenting on the developments, but President Trump on Monday touted “a massive...

DOJ hits National Guard shooting suspect with new firearms charges

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last month, killing Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, was hit with new firearm charges Tuesday. The Justice Department announced additional charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who is now charged with transporting a firearm in interstate commerce and transporting a stolen firearm in interstate commerce and intent...

America knows Trump’s first year was a fiasco — his desperate speech won’t change that 

It’s easy to understand why Trump focused so heavily on trying to convince Americans that the economy was going great. Polls show that most Americans now believe their local economy is the worst it’s ever been, and even Trump’s own voters are blaming Republicans for their pain.

Stephen Miller calls on CBS News to fire ‘60 Minutes’ producers over ‘revolt’

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Tuesday urged CBS News to fire the producers of “60 Minutes” for launching a “revolt” against editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who recently pulled a segment focused on Venezuelan men deported to the El Salvadoran CECOT prison. “They know that these are monsters, who got exactly what they...

EPA reminder for the holidays: Reducing food waste matters

Big venues around the country are working hard to reduce food waste.

Trump’s naming spree draws legal scrutiny 

President Trump’s bid to secure his legacy is taking on a new name — or, rather, his own. This month, the president’s quest to leave his mark on history transcended his policy priorities and political victories in favor of renaming things in his honor. Trump affixed his name to two Washington institutions, the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, despite one pending legal challenge and drawing another. ...

Judge rejects challenge to Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration, upholding its $100,000 H-1B visa fee. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell rejected a challenge filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Association of American Universities, which alleged the move was unlawful. Earlier this month, 18 Democratic states also filed a lawsuit...

Democrats grapple with internal divisions heading into new year

The Democratic Party is debating the future of the 2024 election, while the Trump administration links tariffs to GDP growth, the hemp industry receives a lifeline, and the Supreme Court rules against Trump deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.

Trump’s marijuana order throws lifeline to hemp industry

President Trump threw the hemp industry a lifeline with his order to speed up marijuana rescheduling and launch Medicare coverage of CBD, giving more strength to a significant lobbying fight that looms in the year ahead. The hemp industry has been on its back foot since November, when a provision passed through the government funding bill to close a loophole that allowed hemp-derived products to...

Trump’s revival of Greenland takeover dismays Denmark

President Trump is drawing a backlash from Greenland and Denmark with the revival of his effort to acquire the world’s largest island. Trump, who has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland for the U.S., angered officials by tapping Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as his envoy to Greenland. He says Greenland is paramount to U.S....

Democrats divided over how to retake House, Senate majorities

Democratic lawmakers are battling among themselves over whether they need to review the lessons of the disastrous 2024 election as they hope to win back the House and possibly the Senate in next year's midterm elections. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill aren’t happy about Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin’s decision not to release...

Trump’s new point person on Greenland says administration not ‘trying to conquer anybody’

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), who is also now President Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not aim “to conquer anybody.” “Look, the United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to — you know — take over...

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