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A Luigi Mangione musical and more: Letters to the Editor — March 8, 2026

NY Post readers discuss a new musical about Luigi Mangione and more.

Iran war exposes fractures in Trump’s MAGA base

The joint U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran has done something few political events in recent memory have managed: it has turned some of President Trump's most prominent and loyal supporters against him.

After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family gathers for an intimate homegoing

A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who knew him best hosted a more intimate gathering Saturday to grieve the civil rights leader at his organization's headquarters.

Cindy McCain among 28K Americans who fled Middle East as conflict intensifies

Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain (R), said she was one of the thousands of Americans fleeing Middle Eastern countries amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “I want to thank all who were involved in getting me and my party out of Dubai,” McCain wrote on the social...

Will Congress get kids online safety right? Let’s hope so.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a package of kids online safety legislation to the House floor, and the Senate unanimously passed the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), which would strengthen parents' abilities to protect their kids online and hold commercial entities accountable for failing to protect children.

Trump says US ‘doing very well’ on Iran nearly 1 week into joint action against Tehran

President says Iran's military is "gone" nearly a week after the U.S. and Israel started its coordinated military action against Tehran.

Biden says ‘I’m a h— of a lot smarter than most of you’ to crowd at Jesse Jackson’s funeral

Joe Biden shared a personal story about childhood stuttering at Jesse Jackson's memorial service, telling a crowd he's "smarter than most of you" in a pointed comment.

Man accused of Iran-backed Trump assassination plot compared his plan to Butler shooting: FBI

Asif Merchant told an FBI agent he thought Iran "was responsible" for the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, but the bureau found no evidence of that.

Spanberger lashes out at Pentagon after Hegseth pulls colleges’ support over woke ‘ideologies’

Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger slams Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth after military cuts ties with William & Mary over alleged woke ideologies.

How Kristi Noem’s ‘Chief’ Corey Lewandowski Ran Her DHS Tenure into the Ground

Lewandowski exercised an unprecedented level of control over the agency, and staffers have long suspected he used his influence for personal gain.

Indiana Judge Uses Religious Freedom to Defend Abortion

Luckily there are no Aztec practitioners of human sacrifice around to run a test case of their own before this judge.

The U.S. Labor Market Is Sputtering

Welcome to the limbo economy.

Trump faces an awkward COVID reckoning of his own six years later

When a coalition of civil rights groups launched the COVID Justice Resolution this week, a formal call for Congress to repudiate pandemic-era government overreach, they were asking, in part, for accountability from the man who started it all.

Lev Parnas, ex-Giuliani ally, launches House bid in Florida as a Democrat

Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has jumped into a House race in Florida as a Democrat.

Congress has chance to update kids’ digital privacy law, while other online safety bills stall

Congress is struggling for consensus on legislation to protect kids in the digital age after years of legislative work, but at least one bill stands a shot of becoming law this year.

Six years on, country still waiting for a COVID reckoning

Six years after the coronavirus pandemic began to rip through the U.S., spreading death and sparking draconian shutdowns, the country still has not had a full accounting of the dystopian restrictions the government imposed to try to control the virus -- and the public.

Trump’s military actions reassert America’s role as global policeman

President Trump campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, vowing that the U.S. would no longer serve as the world's policeman, entangled in unaffordable forever wars. Yet he has unleashed America's military might time and again.

New York AG Letitia James says Border Patrol account of migrant death in Buffalo ‘unreliable’

New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned the Border Patrol's version of events that led up to the death of a migrant in the state late last month, calling it "unreliable" and saying there are too many unanswered questions.

Judge weighs New York Times bid to block policy limiting journalists’ access to Pentagon

A Pentagon policy limiting journalists' access to the building is depriving Americans of vital information about U.S. military operations while the country is at war, a New York Times attorney argued Friday in urging a judge to block the new rules.

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