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Top Trump economic adviser predicts sky-high oil prices will drop soon

An increasing number of oil tankers are headed through the embattled Strait of Hormuz and gasoline prices will drop once the ships reach Asia, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Sunday.

Liberal law professor Mark Tushnet should’ve been careful what he wished for

This has not gone the way Mark Tushnet thought. Ten years ago, when Tushnet, then a professor at Harvard Law School, sketched out a vision of a resurgent left-wing jurisprudence in a post on the legal affairs blog Balkinization, he was imagining a much different future. A better, brighter one. Hillary Clinton was on her […]

Pence: There’s ‘clearly” been an effort to ‘rewrite’ Jan. 6 history

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said there has “clearly” been an effort to “rewrite” the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Look, I'm very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police...

Rare, endangered bee gets habitat protection across 6 states: Here’s where

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.

Republicans battle déjà vu as they return to tackle reconciliation bill, FISA extension 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are battling a bad case of déjà vu, as intraparty disputes over an immigration enforcement funding package and an extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers have left lawmakers no closer to a resolution on the two matters than they were a month ago. Senate Republicans departed Washington last week without...

Trump blasts performers exiting Freedom 250 concerts

As a wave of concert cancellations for America's 250th anniversary celebrations is upsetting President Trump to the point that he's considering giving a speech instead.

DOJ reportedly subpoenas X, Reddit for data on users critical of immigration efforts

The Justice Department has reportedly issued subpoenas to compel Reddit and X to give federal prosecutors the names, addresses and banking details of users who have criticized the government's deportation efforts.

Colombia accuses Ecuador of ‘deliberate interference’ in general elections

Colombia's government on Saturday rejected a move by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa to eliminate tariffs on Colombian imports because of a tariff commitment made to an opposition candidate, calling it "deliberate interference" in the ongoing electoral process.

Trump’s physical shows him in ‘excellent health,’ but doctor’s orders: lose weight, exercise

TRUMP PHYSICIAN on POTUS: "Cognitive and physical performance are excellent. He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."

DOJ seeks recusal of judge from Georgia election case over reported attendance at Fani Willis event

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to recuse herself in a fight over Georgia election records, arguing that she attended an event honoring Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted President Donald Trump, raising questions about the judge's ability to be impartial.

The Enhanced Games promised doping-fueled glory — Lara Trump says it didn’t deliver

Donald Trump Jr. may have been an investor in the Enhanced Games, but that didn't stop his sister-in-law, Lara Trump, from labeling the pharmaceutically assisted athletic competition a disappointment after just one world record was broken.

Kathryn Burgum turned her 20-year addiction struggle into a White House mission

Kathryn Burgum is the White House's senior adviser for addiction recovery -- and for her, it's a searingly personal issue.

Jan. 6 ‘podium guy’ turned county commission candidate files $5 million DOJ claim

"Podium Guy," who was infamously photographed carrying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, has asked the Department of Justice to pay him $5 million.

Socialism’s next test: swing states

In the crowded Democratic field running to replace Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, there’s a surprising frontrunner for a battleground state: a democratic-socialist line cook...

ICE officer wanted in the shooting of a man during the Minneapolis crackdown is arrested in Texas

A federal immigration officer wanted in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration's Minnesota crackdown was arrested Friday in Texas, authorities said.

‘What’s the word?’ New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.’s absence from Congress

When New Jersey voters gathered this week to talk with a state lawmaker about affordable housing and new data centers, there was something else on their mind, too. Where is their congressman, Republican Tom Kean Jr.?

Congress has taken on Epstein. But lawmakers and survivors are still searching for accountability

For nearly a year, public demand and increasingly outspoken calls from the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse have driven Congress to mostly set aside party politics and search for accountability.

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump’s new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash

David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. More than five years later, the South Carolina man is offering to help fellow "J6ers" apply for payouts from the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion new fund for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

Trump’s physician says the president is in ‘excellent health’ and is ‘fully fit’ to serve

Donald Trump's physician says the president is in "excellent health" and is "fully fit" to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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