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Not even Nobel Prize winners can save the ‘billionaire tax’

You can usually tell a controversial idea like the "billionaire tax" is bad when proponents start trotting out teams of Nobel Prize winners to defend it.

Federal raids affirm it — LA gets an F on homelessness

Finally: Some meaningful progress on cleaning up Skid Row.

In bustling Los Angeles, we need more ‘side quests’

I have decided I need more side quests.

Collins, Jackson trade corruption barbs during Maine Senate debate

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson accused each other of corruption during a heated debate Thursday in the Maine Senate race, one of the most closely watched midterm contests and one that could determine control of the upper chamber next year.

El-Sayed, Rogers trade personal and political punches in Michigan Senate debate

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wasted no time going after former Rep. Mike Rogers over the Iran war -- and he didn't let up in their first U.S. Senate debate, arguing that Michiganders are struggling to make ends meet because of President Trump's war and his tariffs.

Ex-Obama spy chief prepped for anti-Trump trial by Biden-era special counsel’s team, new records reveal

Declassified FBI memo reveals Jack Smith's team met with Trump-critic and former CIA director John Brennan to discuss Trump's case, despite Smith telling GOP lawmakers he had never met Brennan before.

Congress killed the penny — now it’s coming for the 13-cent nickel

The Common Cents Act already targets the penny, but lawmakers now want the Treasury Department to find cheaper ways to produce the nickel coin.

Federal judge blocks Trump administration fines of up to $1.8M for migrants

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's migrant fines of up to $1.8 million, ruling DHS unlawfully imposed civil penalties for ignoring final deportation orders.

Jackson tries to tie Collins to Trump, high cost of living amid war with Iran in Maine Senate debate

President Trump wasn't at Tuesday's Maine Senate debate but he was a major presence as far-left Democrat Troy Jackson worked to frame veteran Sen. Susan Collins as a disciple of the increasingly unpopular Republican president.

Justice Alito: Supreme Court isn’t using AI

Justice Samuel A. Alito said neither he nor his clerks use artificial intelligence in their court work, and he doubts any of his fellow Supreme Court justices do, either.

Wes Moore skips Trump’s Baltimore event over not being allowed to speak

Maryland's Democratic Gov. Wes Moore skipped President Trump's event near Baltimore to unveil new manufacturing investment on Tuesday because he would not have been allowed to speak.

Justice Alito: Lower courts haven’t ‘gotten the message’ on affirmative action, guns

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said lower courts "haven't gotten the message" about the Supreme Court's rulings on affirmative action and to some extent guns.

Trump says Putin call coming ‘very soon’ as US tracks suspected plague death in Russia

President Donald Trump says he'll speak with Vladimir Putin "very soon" as his administration tracks a suspected pneumonic plague death in Siberia.

Chris Pappas Runs More Against Donald Trump Than John Sununu

At a recent event, the only time the New Hampshire congressman brought up the former senator’s name was to say he would be a...

Trump links French riots for more educational funding to country’s immigration policies, Islam

President Trump on Tuesday warned that the riots by young students in France are the result of rampant, massive migration in which Islamists are aiming to take over the country.

Trump announces $6.6B initiative to build submarine parts at Baltimore shipyard

President Trump announced Tuesday that the federal government will partner with defense technology firm Anduril Industries to build a $6.6 billion submarine production facility at a Baltimore shipyard.

2023 Pentagon memo sounded ‘religious liberty concerns’ with Biden admin’s gender identity policies

Some military chaplain corps personnel believed that Biden administration mandates on preferred pronouns, restroom access and other gender identity policies raised "significant religious liberty concerns" for American troops, according to an internal Pentagon memo shared exclusively with The Washington Times.

Man stole $194 million from federal spy agency by creating fake classified program

A federal employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $194 million from a federal intelligence agency by creating two fake secret programs and then pumping taxpayers' money into them.

Foreign adversaries running ‘psyop’ to fuel anti-AI and anti-data center movement, war official says

A Department of War official says foreign adversaries are running psyop campaigns to turn Americans against data centers and AI infrastructure.

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