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California’s pension crisis is a political machine’s retirement plan

A retired California government employee collected nearly half a million dollars in pension payments last year. The system paying him is $153 billion short of the assets needed to...

Michael Goodwin: Mamdani has betrayed NYC by siding with the terrorists

When he took the oath of office last January, Mayor Mamdani pledged that his...

After the midterms, Trump will face a pivotal choice on Iran

President Donald Trump has put the Iran war in a holding pattern for the...

Rick Caruso is right: Public-private partnerships are the way

Rick Caruso is right: LA needs public-private partnerships if it is going to turn...

GOP lawmakers reject U.S.-Russia diesel deal, Trump’s Zelensky comments

Several Republicans voiced objections to the Trump administration Russian diesel deal and President Trump's suggestion that Ukraine needed a new leader. When asked about the deal, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Friday he supported the president’s decision but he doesn’t “support his decision to import it from Putin. Vladimir Putin is a butcher. He's a...

GOP lawmaker warns of possible food, medicine shortages as flights grounded

Rep. Nicholas Begich warns Alaska's rural villages face supply shortages as government shutdown reduces flight capacity at major cargo hub airports.

Top Democrat backs US intel on narco-trafficking strikes, faults Biden for ‘not going far enough’ on Maduro

Democrats defend U.S. intel behind strikes near Venezuela but say Biden missed a chance to rally allies against Maduro after the nation’s contested 2024 election.

Mamdani slammed for jetting to ‘luxury resort’ for Puerto Rico conference during shutdown

Republican congressman Mike Lawler slams NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for attending an event at a luxury hotel in Puerto Rico days after election victory.

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.

Appeals court gives Trump another shot at erasing his hush money conviction

A federal appeals court on Thursday gave new life to President Donald Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction, ordering a lower court to reconsider its decision to keep the case in state court instead of moving it to federal court.

IRS to get rid of Direct File program that offered free tax prep service

The IRS has told Congress it will scrap the controversial Direct File program it created during the Biden administration, doing away with a government-run free-filing alternative to paid services such as TurboTax.

FAA slashes flights at major airports because of the government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday will announce a list of 40 high-volume airports where it will reduce flights by 10% due to staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown.

House GOP probe targets Soros-linked groups over alleged Antifa funding ties

House Republicans Jim Jordan and Chip Roy demand documents from liberal nonprofits over alleged Antifa support in new congressional investigation.

House Dem says election is ‘warning’ for Democrats

Rep. Pramila Jayapal urges Democrats to "stand strong" amid the shutdown and calls for party leadership changes following Nancy Pelosi's retirement news.

Former House Democrat targets Trump in bid for political comeback

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski launches bid to return to Congress, targeting Trump's policies in New Jersey's 11th district special election race.

Neighboring states invite disaffected NY, NJ, VA voters to move after Dems’ election sweep

Political migration accelerates as neighboring states court disaffected voters fleeing blue state policies following recent Democratic electoral victories.

Can a socialist mayor and Wall Street coexist? New York is about to find out.

NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing a deeply skeptical business community that has long called the shots in New York. But don’t...

Appeals court hands Trump legal win, orders review of hush money case over presidential immunity

A federal appeals court said a lower court must reconsider President Donald Trump’s bid to move his hush money case from state court to a federal court.

DOJ actively preparing to issue grand jury subpoenas relating to John Brennan investigation: sources

DOJ prepares grand jury subpoenas in investigation targeting former CIA Director John Brennan. Miami and Washington officials involved in developing case.

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