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Top Trump economic adviser predicts sky-high oil prices will drop soon

An increasing number of oil tankers are headed through the embattled Strait of Hormuz and gasoline prices will drop once the ships reach Asia, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Sunday.

Liberal law professor Mark Tushnet should’ve been careful what he wished for

This has not gone the way Mark Tushnet thought. Ten years ago, when Tushnet, then a professor at Harvard Law School, sketched out a vision of a resurgent left-wing jurisprudence in a post on the legal affairs blog Balkinization, he was imagining a much different future. A better, brighter one. Hillary Clinton was on her […]

Pence: There’s ‘clearly” been an effort to ‘rewrite’ Jan. 6 history

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said there has “clearly” been an effort to “rewrite” the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Look, I'm very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police...

Rare, endangered bee gets habitat protection across 6 states: Here’s where

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.

Republicans battle déjà vu as they return to tackle reconciliation bill, FISA extension 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are battling a bad case of déjà vu, as intraparty disputes over an immigration enforcement funding package and an extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers have left lawmakers no closer to a resolution on the two matters than they were a month ago. Senate Republicans departed Washington last week without...

China-linked spy site expansion in Cuba raises alarms near key US military bases

Trump administration pressure on Cuba intensifies as analysts warn expanded Chinese and Russian intelligence facilities can monitor U.S. military activity.

Democrat infighting erupts as Colin Allred slammed for defeating LGBTQ congresswoman

Democratic infighting eruped after Colin Allred's runoff win over Rep. Julie Johnson, with Equality Caucus co-chairs criticizing his primary challenge.

Despite inflammatory comments, Platner holds 9-point lead over Collins in new poll

Democrat Graham Platner leads Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a new Maine Senate poll despite controversies over inflammatory online posts and a tattoo.

Ex-counterterrorism chief warns of ‘major problem’ that could force US ‘back into the war on Iran’s terms’

Ex-counterterror official Joe Kent warns keeping U.S. forces near Iran puts U.S. at risk of being "forced back into the war on Iran’s terms."

Dems in Maine’s Trump-friendly district back Platner despite party backlash

Maine Democrats vying for Jared Golden's House seat lined up behind Graham Platner, exposing a rift with centrists who rebuked his Senate candidacy.

GOP lawmakers urge Treasury to press ahead with probe of Hasan Piker over Cuba trip

U.S. lawmakers push for a full investigation of influencer Hasan Piker over his Cuba trip as a Jewish advocacy group alleges FARA violations.

Judge hands Trump mail-ballot win for now as Democrats’ next move looms

A federal judge ruled Democrats' bid to block Trump's executive order on mail ballot delivery was premature since no agency has yet acted on it.

Clarence Thomas puts Dems on clock as Alabama GOP emergency map bid stalled

Justice Clarence Thomas orders left-wing voting rights activists in Alabama to defend a congressional districting map that helped Democrats flip a deep-red House seat in 2024.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 28

1963—Retired justice Felix Frankfurter, having witnessed the appointment of his replacement, Arthur Goldberg, create a majority bloc of liberal activists on the Supreme Court,...

Three Arguments Against Tariffs

It is not enough to lower tariff rates. Congress should make it so that no future president can play games with tariffs like Trump...

Government: Now Solving Problems You Didn’t Know You Had

‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you with your cream cheese.’

Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: ‘Critical force’

The General Services Administration joins the White House fraud task force to combat waste and abuse in federal contracting and procurement systems.

Pentagon slashes NATO combat commitments as Trump pushes Europe to defend itself

The Pentagon informed allies it plans to reduce U.S. military contributions to NATO by one-third to one-half amid a push for European burden-sharing.

Teen transgender athlete in case before Supreme Court wins girls’ state track championship

Transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson did very well last weekend at the West Virginia girls' state track championships - maybe too well.

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