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The Latest Trade War Helps El-Sayed

The trade war with Canada will hit Michigan particularly hard.

Five Non-Debt Problems That the U.S. Government Is Largely Ignoring

From the declining birth rate to AI’s effect on the job market, the challenges...

We keep finding CTE in young brains, but sending them back on the field anyway

With the NFL preseason in full swing, I can’t help thinking about the incremental neurological damage that’s being inflicted on the players with each vicious tackle and violent collision. The damage — chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease better known as CTE — has often been decades in the making. Chris Nowinski, the former […]

Raising rates won’t fix the energy shock — it just makes workers pay twice

History should be the Federal Reserve’s best teacher in September. It has already shown what happens when central banks answer an energy shock with higher interest rates: employment weakens, investment retreats, and policymakers eventually reverse course after families and businesses have absorbed unnecessary damage. The Fed can learn that lesson now, or make working Americans […]

Jordan’s China trip isn’t a loyalty test. It’s a receipt

King Abdullah II is in Beijing this week, his first visit to China since 2015. The instinct in Washington will be to treat that as a warning sign: a treaty ally’s king courting Xi Jinping, right as commentators reach for words like “hedge” and “pivot.” The honest answer to whether Washington should care is: a […]

Obama strategist turns on rising Dem star over viral Trump attack: ‘Gratuitous and unnecessary’

Obama White House strategist David Axelrod called Jon Ossoff's mention of Natalie Harp "gratuitous and unnecessary" despite the clip's 6 million views.

El-Sayed booked for major Islamic convention alongside clerics with radical pasts

Abdul El-Sayed will share the stage with Muslim leaders who prayed for Hamas' victory and Iranian success at the ISNA annual convention this weekend.

Progressives notch victory in race to replace Swalwell following sexual assault scandal

Aisha Wahab beat Melissa Hernandez in the California special election to replace Eric Swalwell, marking another progressive win in the Democratic war.

Pastor unleashes on Dearborn as religious tensions erupt at city council meeting: ‘Enough is enough’

Pastor Sewell accused Dearborn of operating under Sharia law at a town hall meeting as anti-Islam protests intensify over Muslim community influence.

Is There No Cure for the Data Center Hysteria?  

Vast quantities of ink have been expended in the effort to address Americans’ anxiety about them. None of it seems to matter.

Scientist Behind Wuhan Bat Research Thanked Fauci Aide for Helping Shut Down Lab-Leak Theory

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak sent Fauci aide David Morens two bottles of wine to thank him for his ‘behind the scenes shenanigans.’

U.K. Government Issues Guidance Warning Asylum Seekers Not to Rape or Perform Female Genital Mutilation

A Home Office pamphlet explains that women have equal rights to men and can make decisions about marriage, education, and work.

EPA waives summer-blend rule early, aims to cut gas prices as Iran war drags on

The Trump administration is issuing a temporary emergency fuel waiver amid high gas prices, in an attempt to increase the domestic gasoline supply.

Darline Graham defends Taiwan flub, cites voters’ other concerns: ‘I don’t speak politician’

DARLINE GRAHAM defends debate flub: "I don't speak politician. I was just honest."

‘You cannot negotiate with these people’: Iranian refugee urges Trump to go all-in to topple Tehran

Maysam Sabitian says it's time for President Trump to rip the Band-Aid off and go full tilt on Iran, finding ways to kill more hardline military commanders, granting recognition to an exiled government and arming dissidents to help them overthrow the regime in Tehran.

A decade of federal housing aid, and the affordability gap grew in all 50 states

The federal government keeps pumping money into housing assistance programs, but it's done little to affect the actual affordability of obtaining a home, according to a new study by a spending watchdog group.

Two red states just became Senate toss-ups, and the GOP is on defense

The Texas and Iowa Senate races are now toss-ups rather than safe for their Republican opponents, according to a new election analysis.

California controller candidate slams massive education spending despite worse student results

Herb Morgan says California's per-pupil spending jumped from $16,300 to $27,400 yet test scores trail states spending half as much on education.

Republican Mike Rogers backs Michigan data center moratorium

Republican Mike Rogers expressed support Thursday for a “pause” on data center construction as he runs against a progressive Democrat for Michigan's open Senate...

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