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Why Jay Clayton will make a fantastic ‘AI czar’

Clayton, a smart but extremely level-headed guy, is perfect as Trump’s point man and a nice contrast to the . . . eccentric characters who helm the top AI firms.

Richard Nixon’s new GOP fans can’t brush off his stained legacy

There’s no doubt Richard Nixon deserves better than the simplistic dismissal of him based...

Mamdani’s rent-freeze meddling crossed the line — and these texts prove it

Even as Mamdani publicly touted the Rent Guidelines Board’s independence, top administration officials were...

Fast Takes: GOP’s missing midterm agenda, watchdogs’ Hamas blind spot and more

Voters seem 'uninterested in returning Republicans to control the House and Senate,' warns The...

Why Berkeley’s free-speech double-standard is so chilling

Universities today often host radicals who glorify death, hatred, and anti-Americanism — while effectively...

Reps. Wasserman Schultz and Moskowitz fend off rivals in Florida Democratic primaries

In Florida's Tuesday night primaries, Democratic congressional incumbents secured wins despite a redrawn map, though scandal-plagued Republican Rep. Cory Mills was not so fortunate.

America’s reddest state crowns GOP governor nominee

Wyoming Republicans chose their governor nominee from a four-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Megan Degenfelder and three other candidates.

Democrats pick their fighter for uphill bid to flip deep-red Senate seat

James Byrd defeated Billy Benavidez in Wyoming's Democratic primary for the open Senate seat after Cynthia Lummis announced she won't seek reelection.

Republican who kicked Liz Cheney out of Congress seeks higher office in reddest state

Wyoming Republicans chose their U.S. Senate nominee from a five-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman, who unseated Liz Cheney in 2022.

Your favorite cocktail could be an unexpected casualty of Trump’s looming trade fight

President Donald Trump's 50% tariff threat on Canadian spirits could devastate U.S. bars and restaurants while pressuring Canada to restock bourbon.

Potential successor to cowboy hat-wearing Dem tops crowded Florida primary

Seven Democrats battled for Frederica Wilson's safe blue seat in Florida's 24th Congressional District with a political dynasty and endorsements at play.

Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building

The FBI blasted the court ruling blocking its Reagan Building headquarters move, calling it political interference against the Trump administration.

Democrats get their man as scandals put once-safe GOP House seat in play

Bale Dalton won the Democratic primary in Florida's 7th Congressional District, setting up a challenge to Rep. Cory Mills amid his ethics scandals.

Florida holds primaries for governor and Congress, testing Trump’s grip on adopted state

A Republican attempting to become Florida's first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps.

Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys

Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was "gaining momentum."

Judge clears Trump administration to end deportation amnesty for roughly one million TPS migrants

President Trump's decade-long project to end deportation amnesties for a large swath of countries has finally come to fruition, after battling from district courts up to the Supreme Court and back down again.

San Diego County will stop letting federal immigration agents train at local firing ranges

A Southern California county will stop letting federal immigration authorities train at a local firing range over concerns about the Trump administration's violent crackdown on immigrants.

Fauci’s former chief of staff pleads guilty to hiding records to thwart COVID origins inquiries

Dr. David Morens, who spent years as chief of staff to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hide critical documents about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and his attempts to restore funding to a firm that was siphoning U.S. cash to a Chinese virus lab.

Media executive overcomes Trump endorsement in race to succeed Byron Donalds in ‘circus-like primary’

Catalina Lauf, an appointee from the first Trump administration, lost to businessman Jim Schwartzel in a heated primary to succeed Rep. Byron Donalds.

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