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NYC’s public-schools system is now officially a $45 billion scandal factory

If its other failings weren't maddening enough, now the $45 billion city Department of Education is hiring obvious psychos to work with kids and paying "principals" $200,000 to run...

Meet the New Trump, Same as the Old Trump

You will be surprised to discover that the blame for last week’s shellacking is...

Can a French Milei beat out the far Right and far Left in presidential elections?

David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes, has become the surprise story of France’s 2027 presidential race. Called the “French Milei,” he left the center-right Republicans to run under his own liberal banner, New Energy. His popularity has grown rapidly, with Harris Interactive now measuring him at 9% support in the polls, ahead of his former […]

Once again, Vance declares war on Israel

Vice President JD Vance has once again scapegoated the U.S.–Israel alliance and the war with Iran for Republican midterm setbacks, recycling the selective framing he first test-ran on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Under the rhetorical banner of an “Americans first” doctrine that regularly decries alleged Israeli influence operations, he now demotes Jerusalem to an electoral liability. […]

Democrats can’t lower gas prices by handing Hormuz to Iran

Democrats ran on a promise to make life more affordable for voters, but one of their top priorities after the election would drive energy prices higher. Moreover, their first opportunity to act on this priority will come well before the new Congress is sworn in. “The war must end,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) […]

Pro-life leader praises bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas schools: ‘A step in the right direction’

Pro-life leader Shawn Carney praises Texas bill requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms, calling it a moral step forward and a pushback against secularism in schools.

Trump commutes sentence of major political donor in latest round of clemency

President Trump commuted the sentence of Imaad Zuberi, a major donor convicted of obstructing a federal investigation and falsifying records for lobbying.

California hit with Justice Department probe of transgender athlete policy

The Justice Department has joined the federal investigation into whether California violated federal law by allowing male-born athletes to compete in girls' scholastic sports, raising the stakes ahead of this weekend's high school track championships.

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

Elon Musk said Wednesday that he is leaving his role as a special government employee for the Trump administration, a move that was expected.

Judge blocks Trump from halting ‘parole’ for some illegal immigrants, military families

A federal judge ruled Wednesday against the Trump administration's attempts to curtail Biden-era "parole" programs that had offered tentative legal status to some illegal immigrants.

U.S. trade court rules against Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed his "Liberation Day" tariffs.

Trump liberally doles out pardons and commutations in clemency spree, signals possibly more to come

President Trump embarked on a pardoning spree Wednesday, granting clemency to nine individuals, including a former congressman and three-term Connecticut governor, and commuted the sentence of three more people, including a Chicago gang leader.

FBI examining COVID-19 origin ‘cover-up’ amid new strain emergence: Bongino

FBI Deputy Director Bongino says the bureau is reviewing a potential COVID-19 origin cover-up, calling for answers amid fears over a new emerging variant.

State Department now scrutinizing all visa holders associated with Harvard

Harvard faces visa scrutiny as DHS ends its student program due to campus protests and alleged ties to antisemitism, impacting foreign student enrollment.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology shutters DEI office following monthslong ‘comprehensive assessment’

MIT President Sally Kornbluth announced Thursday the closure of the school's Institute Community and Equity Office, as well as other reforms.

Judge rules Rubio likely overstepped in revoking Palestinian protester’s residency status

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio abused his authority to revoke the residency status of noncitizens for disrupting U.S. foreign policy when he did it to Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian the administration wants to deport for anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.

Trump pardons former NY Rep. Michael Grimm after tax fraud conviction

President Donald Trump has pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction.

Big, beautiful bomb-throwers: GOP spending hawks threaten to sink Trump’s tax cut bill

A group of Senate Republicans, led by fiscal stalwart Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, are prepared to torpedo President Trump's signature tax cut bill unless changes are made to slash much more in federal spending that has skyrocketed since the pandemic.

Trump pardons Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted in 2022 of fraud and tax evasion

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed pardons for reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who have been serving federal prison sentences since being convicted three years ago of bank fraud and tax evasion.

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