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Ballot box shocker: Progressive backed by Sanders, AOC on verge of upset in Dem congressional primary

New Jersey House candidate Analilia Majia, backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is narrowly ahead in a too-close-to-call Democratic primary.

Trumping Thucydides

You don’t often find the philosopher Donald Trump of Queens and the historian Thucydides of Athens in the same article. Kudos, as Thucydides would say to Foreign Policy magazine. A Foreign Policy contributor from the Rand Corp. argued last April that Trump is running a “grand experiment” in realist theory, the view of international relations […]

WB TIANA’S TAKE: The real population bomb to come? Social Security’s looming bankruptcy

Throughout President Donald Trump‘s second, nonconsecutive term, pundits across the political spectrum have warned that the economy is on the cusp of mass job losses. They have cited everything from the demonstrable downward pressure on the labor market from tariffs to Trump’s orders for the Federal Reserve, an independent body, to immediately slash the federal […]

The kids are alt-right

Young men are turning to fascism. I don’t use that word lightly. Hypochondriac leftists apply it to everything they dislike, from farmers’ markets to air travel. Still, when I see the combination of antisemitism, white nationalism, hostility to markets, and apologias for actual, literal Nazism (notably through the elevation of Adolf Hitler’s legal apologist, Carl […]

Rents fall again as Trump’s deportations rise

The best government data will be delayed again, thanks to yet another shutdown caused by the Democratic Party. But the best private data show rents fell again in January, the sixth month in a row, leaving them 1.4% lower than a year ago, the first decline in decades. President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies are […]

Ballot box shocker: Progressive backed by Sanders, AOC on verge of upset in Dem congressional primary

New Jersey House candidate Analilia Majia, backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is narrowly ahead in a too-close-to-call Democratic primary.

Hegseth says US strikes force some cartel leaders to halt drug operations

War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that some cartel drug traffickers have chosen to stop their narcotics activities because of America's attacks in the Caribbean.

Minnesota green energy program funded by Obama fined for killing bald eagle: ‘National treasure’

The University of Minnesota is facing a penalty of over $14,000 after it was discovered that a green energy initiative funded by was responsible for the gruesome death of a bald eagle.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

The Talking-Filibuster Quagmire: Objections and Responses

It’s hard to see how the idea is any less objectionable today than it was four years ago when Chuck Schumer tried it.

Justice delayed, Justice denied: Trump DOJ frustrates parental rights activists

There's a growing sense of frustration with the Trump Justice Department among some parental activists who say they had expected a friendlier ear from the new team at DOJ.

Republicans call on DOJ to probe four blue states for refusing religious opt-out for kids’ vaccines

Rep. Greg Steube is prodding the Justice Department to investigate four Democrat-led states over allegations that they aren't allowing parents to use religious objections to opt out of school vaccine mandates.

Trump launches new discount prescription site as part of affordability push

President Trump on Thursday launched the Trump Rx website, offering a first-of-its-kind route for patients to buy medicines directly from drugmakers without insurance or middlemen involved.

Man charged with attempted murder of Trump’s budget director Russ Vought

A Maryland man has been arrested on attempted murder charges against Russ Vought, one of President Trump's top aides.

Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census, raising questions about whether the Trump administration might try to make a significant change to the once-a-decade headcount that failed during the president's first term.

Lawsuit challenges DeSantis’ authority to call special session for redistricting

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn't have the authority to call a special session to redraw Florida's congressional map in the middle of the decade since that power belong to lawmakers, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

‘Do not call me cisgender’: Rep. Hageman draws cheers online for rejecting ‘made-up word’

Rep. Harriet Hageman struck a nerve when she declared that she doesn't want to be referred to as a "cisgender woman."

GOP rejects Democrats’ new proposed rules for ICE as ‘radical,’ unrealistic

Republicans on Thursday resoundingly rejected Democrats' new proposals to reel in ICE, saying the 10-point list of reforms, including barring arrests near schools and courts and giving localities a veto over operations, was the stuff of "fantasy land."

Harris’ ‘Kamala HQ’ relaunch fuels 2028 speculation

Former Vice President Kamala Harris relaunched her social media platform Thursday, transforming her 2024 campaign's "Kamala HQ" into "Headquarters," a digital organizing hub aimed at mobilizing younger voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

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