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The Lindsay Clancy Trial and America’s Twisted Fascination with Crime

Looking at the lessons from the triple-child-murder case that has transfixed the nation.

When the Horseshoe Isn’t Just a Theory

The left and right have converged on the premise that some prices are inherently...

Petty Caesarism

Why is everyone so scandalized? It’s not like the president’s face isn’t everywhere already.

Ceuta: Still Here?

Thousands of the illegal migrants who poured into the Spanish city are still there.

Trade deficit grew 24% in July as Trump rebuilds tariffs; trade gap is down 30% this year

The U.S. trade deficit grew to $88.6 billion in July, a 24% increase from June, as the country imported goods to fuel the artificial intelligence boom and President Trump worked to rebuild his tariff framework after legal setbacks.

Judge who axed 9/11 mastermind’s confession blamed military’s ‘conservative tendencies’ for rising ‘extremism’

Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the Air Force judge overseeing the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 trial, wrote a 2023 essay on domestic extremism in military ranks.

Vance offers olive branch to pro-Israel Republicans in closed-door speech

LAS VEGAS — Vice President JD Vance has faced skepticism from some in the Jewish Republican community. He waded directly into the fray Monday...

Get right out of town

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tricky week as Republicans push a socialism vote and the SAVE America Act before Members flee to campaign.

DeSantis bans Flock cameras on state roads in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, responding to a growing backlash over Flock cameras, has ordered the pole-mounted license plate readers to be removed from all state roads.

U.N. spotlights nuclear weapon states’ refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time

With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race.

Rep. Massie launches discharge petition on bill to enforce release of missing Epstein files

Rep. Thomas Massie is hoping to "capture lightning in a bottle twice" as the Kentucky Republican launches his second discharge petition on legislation to force government transparency about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.

Democrats aim to unite behind one candidate in Alaska governor’s race as they hope to flip the seat

Democrat Tom Begich has withdrawn from Alaska's governor's race, throwing his support behind fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for a seat the party hopes to flip in November.

Supreme Court Refuses to Let ‘Aesthetic’ Objections Stop Trump’s Ballroom

National Trust for Historic Preservation member Alison K. Hoagland hasn’t been personally harmed in any way; she just doesn’t like the way the place...

VP Vance accuses El-Sayed of driving division and ‘terrible evil’ in Michigan Senate race

Vice President J.D. Vance warned Monday that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is helping to fuel the rise of "evil" and "hatred" that is poisoning political debate, fueling antisemitism and undermining national unity in America.

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is most likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections.

Republicans call Cornyn ‘lousy loser’ for refusing to help Paxton’s struggling Senate campaign

Sen. John Cornyn refuses to close ranks behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, lobbing vicious attacks after losing to him in the Republican Senate primary -- and Texas Republicans are furious.

Tensions erupt in House hearing as GOP advances anti-socialism resolution while Dems rage: ‘Silly season’

House Republicans force Democrats to vote on condemning socialism and capping the Supreme Court at nine justices amid the left's inter-party civil war.

Who pays for US power boom? Blue, red states offer starkly different ways to lower utility bills amid AI surge

New Jersey is requiring big data centers to shoulder more of their own power costs, while an Indiana utility says revenue from major new customers could cut household bills by about $100 a year.

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