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Why Kimberly Guilfoyle Should Not Be Ambassador to Greece

Guilfoyle has had a wide-ranging career, but little experience connecting to representing the U.S. government in Greece.

Cornell and the Modern Sexual ‘Contract’

We’ve lost the confidence to say that some kinds of sex ought not to...

Trump lauds Rogers for hammering El-Sayed on Michigan debate stage

President Trump commended Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers for his debate performance Thursday night against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, calling it an obliteration.

Mamdani wrote an Oct. 7 statement. He erased the Jews

In counterintelligence, you learn to read a document twice: once for what it says, and once for what hides between the words and between the paragraphs. The second reading usually tells you more. On Oct. 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas massacre in southern Israel, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a four-paragraph […]

The Pentagon is spending billions to quantum-proof satellites that will still take orders from a ghost

Imagine a military satellite reconnecting after hours without a ground link. An update arrives bearing a valid digital signature. During the blackout, however, the credential behind that signature was revoked on Earth. The signature still checks out. Should the satellite install the update? That is the overlooked test for the Pentagon’s postquantum transition. Stronger cryptography […]

Nevada Dems, GOP battle over ‘no-tax-on-tips’

Democrats are trying to blunt the Republican advantage on the widely popular no-tax-on-tips policy as both parties look to strengthen their appeal to the...

Both Nevada senators spurned their party. They were reading the room.

In breaking ranks to end the federal government shutdown this week, Nevada’s two Democratic senators showcased the shifting politics of the once solidly blue...

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...

Seth Moulton on the Epstein emails, Venezuela, and the shutdown

Rep. Seth Moulton (D–Mass.) is not one to shy away from criticism of his own party. He made waves in the past when he...

Transgender Air Force members sue Trump admin after losing retirement benefits

Seventeen transgender Air Force members sued the Trump administration after losing up to $2 million in promised retirement benefits under a ban on their military service.

Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.

Seth Moulton on his Senate bid, Venezuela and the Epstein files | The Conversation

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You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over - on paper, at least. But the American public isn't done with it yet: Getting everything back up and running doesn't happen all at once.

ACLU lawsuit alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges appalling conditions at California's largest immigration detention facility, a formerly mothballed prison in the desert where sewage bubbles up from shower drains and detainees are forced to use dirty bandages to wrap open sores.

Trump’s next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says

The latest city bracing for the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday.

Nevada Supreme Court sends ‘fake electors’ case back to Clark County

The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that declared President Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 presidential election has been sent back to Clark County, where a jury is more likely to rule against them.

Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics

Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday required professors to receive approval from the school president to discuss some race and gender topics, tightening rules months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw the flagship campus into upheaval.

U.S. secures trade deals to help lower prices of some Latin American imports

The Trump administration on Thursday reached framework trade deals with four Latin American countries -- Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala -- to lower the prices of household goods such as coffee, cocoa and bananas.

Georgia Ethics Commission is still investigating 2018 ties between Stacey Abrams and voter group

The head of the Georgia Ethics Commission said Thursday that his agency is still trying to prove whether or not a voter advocacy group founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams illegally coordinated election work with Abrams' unsuccessful 2018 campaign for governor.

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