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Common sense prevails in Sacramento wildfire deal

Gov. Newsom’s plan would have helped utility companies avoid having to pay large sums to wildfire victims.

Markey trounces Moulton in Massachusetts Senate primary poll 

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the  Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...

Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims

Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...

This week on the Hill: House aims to pass measure to avert shutdown ahead of midterms 

The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...

Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Texas

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...

NYPD nab of alleged migrant gang leader proves broken-windows policing works

Victor Parra, the suspected co-ringleader of a migrant gang, was nabbed last week after three months on the lam for failing to wear a...

The AP just showed it knows absolutely nothing about young Catholics

Last week, a big exposé on the state of American Catholicism did something I never would have expected from the mainstream media: It made...

Cindy Adams pays tribute to her beloved mom for Mother’s Day: ‘The core of my being’

Post columnist Cindy Adams remembers her late mother Jessica ahead of Mother's Day.

Alvin Bragg, how about bringing the hammer down on NYC’s anti-Israel serial agitators?

Hey, Bragg: How about getting serious and creative in investing, charging and criminally prosecuting the career agitators encouraging chaos across the city?

Lefty NYC pols back rent control for the rich — under false pretense of helping middle class

A bill being pushed by Manhattan state Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal offers rent control for the rich -- under the pretense...

Another court affirms religious schools can be religious

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the right of a Catholic school to employ only teachers who live according to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church. In a unanimous judgment, the court affirmed that the Diocese of Charlotte was well within its rights to fire Lonnie Billard, a former English and […]

If the United Nations grant Palestine ‘statehood status’ a future prez could cut off funding to UN

The action provides the legal basis for a president — a future President Donald Trump, say, — to finally end all US funding to...

Biden’s senseless pier plan, the entitlement time bomb and other commentary

Lloyd Austin admits Hamas or others could attack US troops running the pier being built for Gaza, but says that’s not a breach of...

Democrats’ Chicken Little routine has climate concerns falling

Fewer people are viewing climate change as a serious threat in the future, perhaps because climate activists and Democratic politicians keep telling everyone that the sky is falling. According to a Monmouth poll, the share of people who think climate change is a “very serious” problem has dropped from 56% in 2021 to 46% in […]

Make Disney great again

Disney’s constant pandering to the “woke” culture has left many feeling disillusioned. After years of promoting radical values, the public is yearning for a return to the Disney of old. Moviegoers want the Disney that championed traditional family values, the Disney that left a lasting legacy.  People want characters like Mickey Mouse and Snow White, […]

What was the tea party? What is Trumpism?: On populism and FreedomWorks

FreedomWorks was a central organ in the tea party. The group held rallies that flexed and motivated its grassroots supporters. Upstart conservatives courted the group and relied on its money. The establishment of the GOP feared and resented FreedomWorks. Now FreedomWorks is no more. FreedomWorks dissolved on May 8. Politico’s story on the late group’s […]

Disney sheepishly admits it has been making bad movies

Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted this week that the quality of entertainment content produced by the House of Mouse has declined. During an earnings call Tuesday, Iger said that the company, and particularly Marvel Studios, would be cutting back on the number of films and series it produces in order to focus on the quality […]

House committee confronts Havana Syndrome’s Russia connection

A key responsibility of Congress is to hold the executive publicly accountable. Under Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), the House Homeland Security Committee fulfilled that responsibility on Wednesday by confronting the so-called “Havana Syndrome” challenge. Referred to by the U.S. government as “Anomalous Health Incidents,” Havana Syndrome has afflicted hundreds of U.S. personnel at home and […]

The Trump trial and the burning question: What are legal expenses?

THE TRUMP TRIAL AND THE BURNING QUESTION: WHAT ARE LEGAL EXPENSES? It is hard to believe, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is attempting to put former President Donald Trump in prison for a maximum of 136 years in part over a disagreement about the definition of the phrase “legal expenses.” You know the story […]

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