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The week in whoppers: Brad Lander abuses Yom Kippur, Obama hypocritically slams Trump’s media ban, and more

Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander used Yom Kippur as an occasion to accuse Israel of committing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu Turns the Tables on Zohran Mamdani

During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister gave...

Rogue Contractor Published Biased Study to Push HHS Drinking Crackdown, House Probe Finds

The study was commissioned under the Biden administration and published without government approval, the...

‘How Betty Fletcher Won by a Day and Lost for Nineteen Years’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post.

After Libertarianism

Has libertarianism ‘disappeared’ from our political aviary?

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...

Lindsey Graham returns to Israel for talks with Netanyahu amid Middle East tensions

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who was just in Israel last month, noted in a Thursday post on X that he is traveling there to meet with the primer minister and his team.

RNC chair bets on ‘secret weapon’ to defy midterm history, protect GOP majorities

RNC Chair Joe Gruters says Trump is the GOP's 'secret weapon' to defy history and hold majorities in 2026 midterms despite traditional headwinds.

Noem names Charles Wall ICE deputy director following Sheahan resignation

ICE veteran Charles Wall takes deputy director role under Trump administration, replacing Madison Sheahan who stepped down Thursday to pursue a run for Congress.

Buying Greenland for $700 Billion Is Not a Great Idea

The cost is far too high to justify the limited benefits.

Senate HELP Chair Pledges to Take ‘Action’ on Trump’s Health Care Plan

Finding bipartisan consensus will be tricky for two parties that have spent recent months talking past each other on the issue.

Senate passes three-bill spending package, marking halfway point of delayed appropriations process

The Senate on Thursday cleared a three-bill spending package that passed the House last week, sending the measure to President Trump for his signature.

Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protesters, politicians rail against ICE raids in Minneapolis

Another ICE-involved shooting has put Minneapolis on edge, left both a federal officer and a migrant hospitalized, and drawn a new warning Thursday from President Trump, who threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops.

Judge rejects Justice Department’s attempt to get California voter roll info

A federal judge shut down the Justice Department's attempt to get voter roll information from California, scolding the Trump administration for turning a pro-voting rights law into what he called an attempt to invade Americans' privacy.

Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela’s future

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country's future following President Nicolas Maduro's ouster.

Chuck Schumer meets with Trump to lobby him on rail project, Obamacare and ICE tactics

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss a vital transit program that allows commuters to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms

Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor

Betsy McCaughey, a Republican former lieutenant governor of New York who switched parties in an unsuccessful 1998 bid to unseat then-Gov. George Pataki, is now running for governor of Connecticut.

Epstein who? Clinton lawyers deny former first couple’s close relationship with sex offender

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking and weren't his close friends. That's what their army of lawyers says.

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