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The US needs Israel and more: Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2026

President Trump seems to have forgotten that the Israelis helped us start the war against Iran, and they killed dozens of Iranian leaders.

Mamdani’s big NYC bus idea: More tickets for you, no gains for commuters

Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed he’d keep to six minutes in announcing his new faster-bus...

Randi Weingarten’s book sleaze might mean the end of corrupt teacher-union power

The stronger the union, the more taxpayers spend — and the less students learn.

Graham Platner, Classy to the Last

Even Platner’s resignation was ultimately undercut by his own sheer trashiness.

Russia sanctions bill no longer deadlocked after Senate-White House agreement

A bill sanctioning Russia reached a critical agreement between the White House and a bipartisan coalition of senators, paving the way forward for its formal introduction, a bipartisan group of senators said Friday.

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration officer in Houston said the Mexican man was shot through a passenger window and that the officer was never threatened, a lawyer who has spoken with them said Friday.

CNN pundit calls Bernie Sanders ‘establishment’

CNN pundit on BERNIE SANDERS: "Bernie's been in elected office for 45 years. Why isn't he establishment?"

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump’s troubled revamp

Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued efforts to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation's 250th birthday.

Collins team casts Platner’s replacements in U.S. Senate race as a low-wattage bench

Sen. Susan Collins' campaign is giving her would-be rivals the "Jeb!" treatment, casting them as low-energy losers who have a long climb before they can recreate the Graham Platner buzz.

Trump says he left instructions to ‘bomb’ Iran ‘at levels’ never seen if he is assassinated

Trump told the New York Post he left instructions to bomb Iran at unprecedented levels if Tehran succeeds in its assassination plot against him.

Platner officially terminates Senate bid after bombshell rape allegation ends campaign

Graham Platner filed paperwork hours before a crucial deadline, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him after sexual misconduct allegations.

For Belgium’s Beltway fans, a rout was the best revenge

Belgium’s sports authorities do not appear to have fully moved past the controversy that shrouded their Round of 16 matchup against the United States,...

Mexico vows US will pay after ICE fatally shoots illegal migrant who allegedly attempted to ram agent with car

Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico will pursue legal measures against the U.S. after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed during an ICE operation.

Who will cheer for Palestine now?

This may be the only World Cup where Palestinian flags have so noticeably outnumbered Italian ones. At the first global tournament after Oct. 7,...

Spot the pol!

This European royal looks onto the field before his country plays in the Round of 16.That’s Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway with Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The royal siblings...

Intel expert says Singham network is more than a nonprofit scandal—it’s a security threat

Intelligence expert Adam Sohn calls Neville Roy Singham's dark money network a national security threat as a grand jury probe targets his finances.

New Trump UFO file dump includes military footage of mysterious star-shaped object

Newly declassified infrared videos from military sensors show unidentified objects over the Yellow Sea and near the Pantex nuclear weapons facility.

Mamdani defends controversial NYC map after omitting iconic Little Italy, Jewish and Irish neighborhoods

Zohran Mamdani says the city immigrant enclaves map will be updated to include Little Italy after Italian American groups accused him of erasure.

How Trump radicalized the Belgians

BRUSSELS — President Donald Trump’s interference with FIFA’s disciplinary measures ahead of the U.S.-Belgium match had unintended consequences: He fired up the Belgians. After...

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