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California’s sweeping climate change policies cost a fortune –– for no benefit

“The science is settled.” It’s Sacramento’s answer to every climate question. And if we’re talking about economics, also known as the “dismal science,” that’s right: California’s climate change policies...

Taxpayer-funded drug paraphernalia in LA –– a cruel and cynical disgrace

From the department of Orwellian language we get batches of words like “harm reduction”...

FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters

FCC chair Brendan Carr on Trump, free speech and his threats against broadcasters lead...

95 days and counting

95 DAYS AND COUNTING. Nov. 3, 2026, seemed a long time off back in December, when President Donald Trump started the first, short-lived “pivot” to campaigning for the midterm elections. It still seemed a long time off in January, when Trump’s venture into Venezuela eclipsed any attention the White House was paying to the midterms. And […]

US investigating if Iran launched cyberattack on Minnesota water facilities

A United States cybersecurity agency is investigating a coordinated cyberattack on over 30 municipal water facilities in Minnesota which contains details of possible Iranian hackers. The Minnesota Information Technology (MNIT) agency released an advisory Tuesday about the attacks, saying it was coordinating its investigation with federal agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),...

GOP senators back Russ Vought’s hardball shutdown strategy as standoff intensifies

White House budget director Russ Vought threatens mass firings and withholds funding to pressure Democrats during ongoing government shutdown.

‘Nude men in locker rooms’: Earle-Sears blasts Spanberger over transgender locker room stance in heated debate

GOP’s Earle-Sears pressed Spanberger to address transgender access to women’s intimate spaces and sports during Thursday night's debate, but Spanberger repeatedly dodged the question.

US turns to Finland to close Arctic ‘icebreaker gap’ as Russia, China expand polar presence

Finland will provide four new icebreakers to America under a $6.1 billion agreement as the U.S. seeks to strengthen Arctic defense against Russia and China.

Search firm behind illegal immigrant superintendent selection recruits top school leaders nationwide

The search firm that helped Iowa’s largest school district hire an illegal immigrant as a superintendent has placed hundreds of school leaders in districts across the country.

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...

Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, despite calls for Trump to receive the award

Maria Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, beating out President Donald Trump despite brokering a historic deal between Israel and Hamas.

Earle-Sears challenges Spanberger to tell Kaine, Warner ‘do your job’ and end shutdown

Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears challenged her opponent to tell the state’s two Democratic senators, “Do your job," and vote to end the government shutdown.

Oregon AG to Trump: There’s no rebellion here

Dan Rayfield is Oregon’s attorney general — and the latest state-level politician to be thrust into the national spotlight by a legal clash with...

Trump deserves huge credit for achieving peace in Gaza, but marred the moment with his campaign of retribution

President Trump has brokered a historic peace deal in the Middle East – though fanfare over the breakthrough may be marred by the prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Oregon AG Dan Rayfield and Vani ‘Food Babe’ Hari | The Conversation

Oregon AG Dan Rayfield and Vani 'Food Babe' Hari | The Conversation lead image

Culture wars, text message controversy take center stage in Virginia gubernatorial debate

The sole gubernatorial debate between Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger quickly devolved into a fight over the disturbing text messages in which Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones speculated about killing a Republican colleague.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes shape amid jubilation on both sides, though thorny questions remain

President Trump boasted Thursday that Israeli hostages in Gaza would be home in days, the Pentagon drafted plans to lead a peacekeeping force in the region and the Israeli government approved a ceasefire with Hamas.

St. Petersburg delays vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues. The move comes after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages.

Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats ‘don’t take it’

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the theory were motivated by hatred for President Donald Trump.

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