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Is questioning electability racism? Texas’ tense Dem primary comes to a head.

DALLAS — James Talarico is fond of saying that the “closest thing we have to the Kingdom of Heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy.” But Texas’ battle royale of...

This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel

Four years ago, Valerie Foushee's support of Israel helped get her to Congress. On...

Iran’s rulers down but not out: Civilians’ liberty hinges on what happens next

The Islamic Republic is certainly weak and definitely unpopular, but how close to the...

Hochul ‘anti-fraud’ scheme backfires into a taxpayer gift to a monster union

New York's public-sector unions wield enormous power and enjoy lucrative funding, yet it’s nothing...

Sustained war with Iran could drain US missile stockpiles, test escalation control

U.S. officials say limited military strike against Iran is feasible, but sustained conflict complicated by missile defense shortages from Ukraine.

From hostage crisis to assassination plots: Iran’s near half-century war on Americans

Dozens of direct or indirect attacks on Americans both militarily and civilian-wise have been carried out or aided by Iran's Supreme Leaders Khomeini and Khamenei

Mamdani’s response to Trump’s Iran strike sparks conservative backlash: ‘Rooting for the ayatollah’

NYC socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces conservative backlash after condemning Trump's Iran strike that killed Ayatollah Khamenei, calling it an illegal war.

Who was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, confirmed dead Saturday after a joint U.S.-Israeli military strike on Tehran, was one of the world's longest-serving authoritarian rulers -- a cleric who held near-absolute power over the Islamic republic for more than three decades.

Iran vows ‘decisive’ self defense at UN after Trump kills supreme leader in Operation Epic Fury

Iran's U.N. ambassador condemned U.S. strikes that killed Supreme Leader Khamenei, calling attack a sovereignty violation at Security Council meeting.

Concerns rise over DHS shutdown in shadow of Iran strikes: ‘Now would be a good time’ to end it

Lawmakers and DHS sound the alarm over unpaid agency employees as homeland security comes into focus after Trump and Netanyahu's Iran strikes.

Jeb Bush commends former rival Trump’s Iran operation: ‘This is their time to take their country back’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Ambassador Mark Wallace praised President Donald Trump's strikes on Iranian targets that apparently left dictator Ali Khamenei dead.

Democrats split over response to Trump’s Iran strikes

Democrats of all stripes quickly accused President Donald Trump of starting another prolonged conflict in the Middle East on Saturday and demanded limits to...

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confirmed dead by Trump after overnight bombing

Iran's leader, Ali Khamenei, was reportedly killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes aimed at toppling the Islamic republic's hardline regime.

Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans maker

At least two retail customers pursuing tariff-related refunds have filed proposed class-action lawsuits in U.S. courts against companies that also sued to recoup costs from the import taxes the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Trump imposed without the legal authority to do so.

The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the U.S.

Their family spent years opposing Venezuela's socialist system.

Treasury Department terminates union contracts for IRS and Bureau of the Fiscal Service workers

The Treasury Department has terminated its collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers employed at the Internal Revenue Service, the agency said Friday, in an escalation of President Donald Trump 's push to exert more control over the federal workforce.

Joe Biden returns to South Carolina for ‘thank you’ event from Democrats

Joe Biden made a rare public appearance on Friday in South Carolina, basking in the appreciation of Democrats who resuscitated his presidential campaign six years ago. Although Biden faces scorn in many corners for his failed attempt at a second term that preceded Donald Trump's return to the White House, the audience here welcomed him as a political hero.

Republicans renew calls for Democrats to fund DHS after strike on Iran

Congressional Republicans are amping up pressure on Democrats to vote for funding the Department of Homeland Security after President Trump's bombing of Iran early Saturday.

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