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Hannah-Jones’ ignorant Times essay: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 29, 2026

New York Post readers weigh in on New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones’ political motives for sending her daughter to a failing public school.

Senate passes benchmark legislation on college sports NIL rights

The Senate passed landmark legislation Monday night intended to regulate the Wild West of college sports compensation and transfers, teeing up a vote in the House after the November midterm elections.

State Department considers sharing passport records for voter citizenship checks

The State Department is assessing how to share passport records with state and local officials to verify citizenship on voter registration rolls.

The ‘real threat’ to LA’s teachers union

Oops. A honcho with the LA teachers union (UTLA) is saying the quiet part...

Media manipulates economic gloom — and it’s all about the midterms

Whether this is the best of economies, the worst of economies, or something in...

Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise

Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.

Trump adds his birthday as free national park day while axing MLK Day and Juneteenth

Trump administration removes MLK Day and Juneteenth from national parks free entry days while adding president's birthday to the calendar, sparking criticism.

In Texas cattle country, one rancher welcomes Trump’s focus on decades of thin margins

Texas cattle rancher welcomes federal scrutiny of big four meatpacking companies amid America's smallest cattle herd in 70 years and record beef prices.

Senators square off over U.S. attacks on suspected drug boats in Caribbean

Sen. Tom Cotton pushed back Sunday against Democrats questioning the Trump administration's strategy of attacking suspected drug boats in international waters.

Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public "sentiment" surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Omar doubts Minnesota fraud linked to terrorism, warns of harms of Trump calling Somalians ‘garbage’

Rep. Ilhan Omar is not buying the idea -- embraced by some on the right -- that Minnesota's massive fraud case had ties to terrorism.

Media’s take on economy irks Trump, Bessent says, as poll numbers sink and cost of living still high

President Trump isn't thrilled with the headlines about his economy.

Border czar Tom Homan defends Trump’s targeting of illegal Somali immigrants in Minnesota

White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday brushed off criticism of immigration raids in Minnesota's Somali communities.

Democrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor’s race in the latest test of the U.S. political mood

It has been nearly three decades since a Democrat held the mayor's office in Miami, a span of futility the party is hoping to reverse during a special runoff election this week in one of the last electoral showdowns before next year's midterms.

Trump accuses Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of disloyalty after post-pardon reelection announcement

President Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Henry Cuellar's decision to seek reelection as a Democrat despite receiving a pardon last week for himself and his wife on federal bribery and money laundering charges.

Newsom team torched for image posted in response to mocking of gov’s ‘testicle-crushing’ sitting pose

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office responds to viral mocking with exaggerated photo after his awkward pose at summit sparks social media frenzy.

Democrats escalate war-crime accusations as White House calls ‘innocent fisherman’ the new ‘Maryland Man’ hoax

Trump administration defends 22 military strikes against suspected drug traffickers in Caribbean as Democrats claim potential war crimes occurred.

Trump accuses Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of disloyalty after post-pardon re-election announcement

President Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Henry Cuellar's decision to seek re-election as a Democrat despite receiving a pardon last week for himself and his wife on federal bribery and money laundering charges.

Chief Justice Roberts blocks ruling that threatened Trump personnel moves

Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has put a hold on a lower court ruling that had suggested judges could step in to hear cases where the normal machinery of the executive branch wasn't working.

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