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Democrats’ disastrous ideas to ‘fix’ Social Security

The program's trust fund empties out in just six years, forcing automatic 22% cuts in payments, yet the Democrats who just won control of Congress look to worsen the...

Biden bungled Afghan vetting. Trump must do a fresh review.

Activists are descending on Washington this week to lobby Congress to bring in more...

Only young blood can build a new NY Republican Party

Older figures from President Donald Trump and Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman to GOP party...

Trump says ‘only kidding’ about asking UFC’s Dana White to be his press secretary

President Trump said on Sunday that he was kidding when he offered UFC CEO Dana White the position of White House press secretary.

Bernie Sanders warns Democrats not to spend all their time investigating Trump

Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Democrats not to spend all their time investigating the Trump administration, urging the party to prioritize affordability and working-class families.

Flashback: The debate night against Trump that threw Biden’s reelection campaign into a free fall

A year ago Friday, President Joe Biden took the debate stage against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and drove one of the final nails in his reelection campaign's coffin.

House Republican opposing proposed sale of public lands says he’s still against Senate bill: ‘I remain a no’

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke expressed continued opposition to the Trump-backed Senate reconciliation measure due to his opposition to federal land sales

Republicans raise alarm over US vulnerability to mass drone strikes after Israel-Iran conflict

House Republicans are demanding answers on U.S. readiness for drone attacks on the homeland, citing concerns about military installations amid heightened global tensions.

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...

Trump’s DOJ pressuring University of Virginia to axe its president over DEI programs: report

The Trump administration has privately called on the University of Virginia to oust its president to help resolve a Justice Department probe into the institution's DEI initiatives.

Ex-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy pleads for civil political discourse, warns ‘democracy is at risk’

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy warned that the "tone of our political discourse" puts freedom at risk, as he expressed the need to protect judges from threats.

Cuomo staying in NYC mayor’s race for now, following stunning setback to Mamdani in primary: Sources

Former governor Andrew Cuomo continues his mayoral campaign as an independent candidate after his primary defeat to Zohran Mamdani, who could become New York's first Muslim mayor

Trump seizes momentum from ceasefire deal to expand peace in Middle East

Three days after announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, the Trump administration is working to broaden a sustainable peace in the region, including an end to the war in Gaza.

Trump gathers cross-section of Americans at the White House to extoll the benefits of his big bill

President Trump on Thursday called on Congress to pass his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, saying it would stave off the "largest tax hike in history" and deliver an economic boon for Americans in every walk of life.

‘He needs to be deported’: Tennessee Congressman calls for DOJ probe into Mamdani’s naturalization

Rep. Andy Ogles, Tennessee Republican, urged the Justice Department to open an investigation into New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying that he may have violated the terms of his naturalized citizenship by supporting terrorism and thus should be deported.

Senate briefing still leaves Democrats questioning ‘total obliteration’ of Iran’s nuclear abilities

Top national security officials briefed senators Thursday about the bombings on three of Iran's key nuclear facilities, but it did little to settle the debate over just how successful the attacks were in quelling Iran's nuclear ability.

Republicans rewriting Medicaid overhaul to get Trump’s agenda bill past Senate parliamentarian

Senate Republicans are rewriting changes to Medicaid after the chamber's rules referee flagged them as out of bounds for the filibuster-proof "big, beautiful bill."

White House hopes for expansion of Abraham Accords since ceasefire between Israel and Iran

The White House Thursday said the U.S. alliance with its Gulf and Arab partners and Israel is expected to grow significantly since the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, following the U.S. strike on the Islamic Republic's key nuclear facilities.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Zohran Mamdani as having a ‘silver spoon’

New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection bid after a corruption indictment, a controversial dismissal and a decision to drop out of a the Democratic primary.

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