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Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump jails man for failing to give attention to this matter

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

Ferrari drivers on food stamps — how states help scammers game welfare

State bureaucrats removed the verification procedures that would catch criminals — and in state...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—April 22

2019—A Third Circuit panel rules in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia that the city of Philadelphia lawfully...

Virginia Votes Against Its Citizens While National Republicans Sleep

Virginia barely passed a partisan redistricting that will be hard to undo.

Watch live: US trade representative testifies before House on Trump policies

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday morning about President Trump's trade agenda. The hearing comes just over two months after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of Trump's global tariffs. In response, the president imposed a 10 percent global tariff that has also faced...

On filing deadline, GOP blasts Democrats for opposing Trump tax cuts, ‘making life more expensive’

On Tax Day 2026, Senate GOP launches ads in seven key races targeting Democrats who voted against working families tax cuts signed by President Trump.

Border czar Homan fires back at Pope Leo, explains what Vatican leaders ‘don’t know’ about immigration

Trump border czar Tom Homan says he is open to talks with Pope Leo XIV amid the administration's feud with the Vatican over immigration.

WATCH: Dem Senate hopeful caught plotting to silo conservative media outlets with top aide

U.S. Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed said he wants to reach broader audiences, but a Hasan Piker livestream caught him asking staff to separate right-wing reporters from everyone else at a campaign event.

Senate Democratic candidates are posting some huge fundraising hauls

Democrats running for the Senate posted some massive fundraising hauls in the first quarter. The most striking number so far came from Texas. James...

Johnson faces GOP revolt over warrantless surveillance powers ahead of key vote

Speaker Mike Johnson faces GOP pushback on renewing FISA Section 702 warrantless surveillance powers as conservatives demand additional reform guardrails.

From White House hopeful to scandal: Swalwell’s short-lived 2020 bid resurfaces after resignation

Swalwell's political collapse came seven years after his unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid, ending with his resignation from Congress amid allegations.

Right Thing, Wrong Reasons

In Washington, doing the right thing is rarely easy, but the bare minimum is a low bar to clear.

Congress Built the Tax-Code Monster

Here’s how to fix overcomplexity at the IRS and give Americans a tax system they can believe in.

The Pope and the President

What neither man has done well is resist the pull of unnecessary personal combat.

Trump says Iran war is ‘very close’ to over, says Iranians want a deal

President Trump says the war with Iran is "very close to over" as both sides consider another round of talks for a lasting peace.

Gavin Newsom sets August 2026 special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s vacant congressional seat

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sets August 2026 special election after Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress amid calls to step down.

Federal judge hands Biden’s home state a loss in battle of ICE access to labor data

A federal judge ordered Delaware officials to turn over confidential employer and employee records to ICE in an immigration enforcement legal dispute.

Vance anti-fraud task force suspends 447 hospices in Los Angeles over more than $600M in suspected fraud

Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force suspends 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles amid suspected fraud exceeding $600 million.

FLASHBACK: Swalwell was dubbed Hunter Biden’s ‘biggest cheerleader’

Eric Swalwell was once dubbed Hunter Biden’s “biggest cheerleader," amid scrutiny about the same attorney bankrolling Hunter Biden's recent legal bills also bankrolling Swalwell's gubernatorial run.

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