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Obama strategist turns on rising Dem star over viral Trump attack: ‘Gratuitous and unnecessary’

Obama White House strategist David Axelrod called Jon Ossoff's mention of Natalie Harp "gratuitous and unnecessary" despite the clip's 6 million views.

El-Sayed booked for major Islamic convention alongside clerics with radical pasts

Abdul El-Sayed will share the stage with Muslim leaders who prayed for Hamas' victory and Iranian success at the ISNA annual convention this weekend.

Progressives notch victory in race to replace Swalwell following sexual assault scandal

Aisha Wahab beat Melissa Hernandez in the California special election to replace Eric Swalwell, marking another progressive win in the Democratic war.

Pastor unleashes on Dearborn as religious tensions erupt at city council meeting: ‘Enough is enough’

Pastor Sewell accused Dearborn of operating under Sharia law at a town hall meeting as anti-Islam protests intensify over Muslim community influence.

This week in Whoppers: Tucker Carlson muses on supernatural origin of nukes, ex-NY Mag writer wishes he copied better, and more

Former New York Magazine Ross Barkan writer offered a puzzling mea culpa after getting...

GOP-led Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia to send National Guard troops to D.C.

The Republican governors of Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia said they are sending National Guard troops to the District in support of President Trump's mission to drive down crime and disorder in the nation's capital.

No more de facto amnesty: Trump cuts deportation court backlog for first time in almost 20 years

President Trump took the adage about finding yourself in a hole and stopping digging to heart -- at least when it comes to illegal immigration, where his almost miraculous improvements at the southern border have resulted in the first sustained decrease in the immigration court backlog in nearly two decades.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal is ‘a long ways off’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Trump made "some progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin toward ending Moscow's war with Ukraine.

U.S. envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war.

Black mayors of cities Trump decries as ‘lawless’ tout significant declines in violent crimes

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention this week and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican's lakeside estate for a lunch of lasagna and roast veal.

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding.

Mamdani appeals to non-Democrats with general election push, vows government can meet voters’ ‘material needs’

Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani kicks off New York City mayoral general election campaign in Brooklyn with appeal to non-Democrats.

‘Our position is clear:’ Zelenskyy and EU dismiss ceding Ukrainian land to Russia

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says constitution prevents territorial surrender to Russia as international leaders discuss potential peace negotiations with Moscow.

European leaders will join Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, signaling solidarity with Ukraine

European leaders including France's Macron, UK's Starmer and EU's von der Leyen join Zelenskyy for crucial Washington meeting with Trump amid Russia's ongoing war.

Pence says Trump needs to bring the ‘hammer’ down on Putin with immediate new sanctions

Mike Pence calls for Donald Trump to demand secondary sanctions on Russia after Alaska summit shifts focus from Ukraine ceasefire to broader peace deal.

Trump envoy says Putin made ‘robust’ concessions during Alaska meeting talks on Ukraine

President Donald Trump shifted focus from a Ukraine ceasefire toward a more comprehensive peace deal following his Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Special Envoy Witkoff.

A Kennedy Center for the Whole Country?  

With the line between ‘art’ and ‘entertainment’ blurred, Trump’s Kennedy Center seeks to give its audiences a bit of both. 

DC police accused of changing crime stats just weeks before Trump federalized city

Weeks before President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police, the Metropolitan Police Department was hit with accusations of allegedly juking crime stats for more favorable results.

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