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Los Angeles needs more cops; city squanders money elsewhere

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell just put an extraordinary number on what it would take to adequately police America's second-largest city: 12,500 officers.

Israel detains more than 70 in West Bank after deadly clashes

Israeli forces detained more than 70 people across the occupied West Bank overnight Friday and into Saturday after violence in a northern Palestinian village killed two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians. According to The Associated Press, the Israeli military said in a statement that troops searched more than 300 locations and arrested people it described...

Dangerous heat dome grips central US

Dangerously hot temperatures spanned across much of the central U.S. on Saturday as a sprawling heat dome, in which a high-pressure atmospheric system traps hot air over a large area keeping temperatures high, settled over the region that could persist into next week. Heat advisories went out for roughly 80 million people after the National...

‘California Never?’ Utopian city faces setbacks from industrial flight

Big dreams, sometimes stupid ones, comprise the heart of California's identity. 

New documents expose Biden DOJ’s ‘fishing expedition’ into Trump, Republicans during 2024 race

Jaw-dropping whistleblower documents made public Wednesday show the Biden Justice Department secretly cast a massive, investigatory net over the Republican Party, and much of the surveillance appeared to be triggered by President Trump's announcement of his third presidential campaign in November 2022.

Supreme Court probes Trump’s attempt to send National Guard to Chicago

The Supreme Court began to delve into President Trump's troop deployment in Chicago on Wednesday, asking the opposing sides to brief the justices on what sort of conditions a president must see in order to federalize and send in the National Guard.

Polls offer ray of hope to Cuomo, showing gains on Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

A pair of newly released polls showed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cutting his double-digit deficit nearly in half against Zohran Mamdani in New York City's closely watched mayoral race.

Expiration of enhanced Obamacare subsidies could reverse record enrollment growth, states warn

States that operate their own health care marketplaces worry that a flood of consumers will drop insurance coverage if Congress does not prevent enhanced Obamacare subsidies from expiring this year.

Major blue county in hot seat after violent illegal alien arrested 10 times finally nabbed by ICE

Fairfax County officials are in the hot seat after the DHS says their sanctuary policies allowed an illegal alien to walk free despite having been arrested ten times.

Nearly 37,000 VA employees furloughed or working without pay amid government shutdown

The Department of Veterans Affairs says the government shutdown has forced nearly 37,000 employees to be furloughed or work without pay, disrupting key veteran programs.

America’s quietest crop is set to take center stage in Trump–Xi talks

Trump and Xi Jinping meet as soybean trade war devastates U.S. farmers. China's tariffs shifted $30 billion crop exports to Brazil, hitting rural America hard.

Mike Bloomberg reiterates support for Andrew Cuomo as NYC mayoral race heats up in final stretch

Mike Bloomberg doubled down on his Cuomo endorsement as the NYC mayor race tightens. The former governor trails democratic socialist Mamdani by 10 points with election week approaching.

‘Squad’ Dem dishes out campaign cash to anti-Israel nonprofit tied to ‘Terrorist University’

Filings show that Rep. Omar's campaign recently sent over a thousand dollars to a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit with alleged ties to a controversial university in the West Bank.

Survey shows sharp gender gap in political harassment

Female mayors experience political violence at a much higher rate than their male counterparts, according to the results of a new study conducted by...

Democratic congressional candidate indicted in anti-ICE protest that turned violent in Illinois

Democratic congressional candidate Katherine “Kat" Abughazaleh is facing federal charges after allegedly blocking an ICE vehicle during an Illinois protest.

Senate Republicans defect, reject Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods

The Senate again voted to end President Donald Trump's emergency powers for Canadian tariffs, despite Vice President JD Vance warning Republicans against breaking with the White House.

State University Trustees — Better to Elect or Appoint?

There’s not much difference. What’s most important is to find potential trustees who are willing to do battle with entrenched administrators and faculty.

Arlington Schools Waited Months to Implement Protocols to Keep Sex Offenders Out of Women’s Bathrooms. Why?

And the Virginia school district continues to assure community members that it remains dedicated to its ‘inclusive’ gender policies.

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