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Karen Bass is just too busy to answer for her record on homelessness

It’s like the would-be date who declines, citing a need to wash her hair. Karen Bass has told a powerful congressional panel that she can’t testify next week about...

JD Vance: Neoconservative

What the vice president is doing is changing how the money is spent to...

The truth about Rikers’ deaths and Mamdani’s reckless agenda

Last month Mayor Mamdani conveyed his condolences, and that of the city, to the...

Democrats’ faux affordability agenda will cost Americans big time

Americans' continued exasperation with the cost of living crisis is no hoax, but Democrats'...

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer bashed America’s juries — and battered another pillar of justice

If jurors aren’t allowed to stick to their own opinions, juries can’t work. Lindsay Clancy's...

Steyer goes all-in on transgender athletes as California governor’s race goes down to wire

The transgender-athlete issue helped torpedo Democrats in the 2024 election, but California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer is doubling down as he seeks to separate himself from the primary pack.

D.C. GOP calls for end of federal income tax for city’s residents

The District of Columbia Republican Party urged the end of the federal income tax for the city's residents as the best counterargument to the Democrats' push for statehood.

Who watches the watch parties?

SUMMER OF HELL: The NYPD has quite a summer ahead, to hear Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch tell it. During a four-hour budget hearing this...

Trump admin backs off controversial $2B fund, clearing path for stalled GOP immigration bill

The DOJ paused the Trump administration's proposed anti-weaponization fund Monday, giving Senate Republicans space to push immigration enforcement funding.

Five More Questions with Stephen Kotkin: Can America Still Lead The World?

Stephen Kotkin on Iran, China, Ukraine, and America’s future.

Trump says Iran did not tell him it wanted to withdraw from talks, but it would be ‘fine’

President Trump said Iran has not informed him of their desire to quit peace negotiations over Israel's actions in Lebanon, but he said it is "fine if they're done talking."

Jerome Powell warns against meddling at Fed, says democratic institutions can be ‘torn down quickly’

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a parting shot at President Trump, warning that the central bank's independence was a "priceless asset" that must be defended.

Feds sell second Southwest waterfront property as part of Trump downsizing of government

A private developer is buying the Liberty Loan Building overlooking the Tidal Basin in Southwest Washington -- the second federal property sold under the Trump administration's government downsizing campaign.

Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence

Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado's Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.

Oil prices rise on Iranian report that Tehran will suspend talks over Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Oil prices jumped and stocks wobbled on Monday after an Iranian state media report said Tehran would suspend peace negotiations because of Israel's assaults on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Why the 2026 primary season has been rough for congressional incumbents

Congressional incumbents this primary cycle are getting pounded by a perfect storm of redistricting-based competition, Democrats pushing for generational change and President Trump wading into GOP contests.

Leftists bemoan protests going viral online but failing to achieve real-world political wins

Leftist activists at a panel discussion in Berkeley, California, recently delivered a stark verdict on the state of radical activism: They have failed to translate big turnout in radical leftist movements into lasting political change.

International arbitrators reject $134M claim by Rwanda against U.K. for scrapped migrant deal

A panel of international arbitrators has rejected a multimillion-dollar claim by Rwanda against the United Kingdom linked to a refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped immediately after taking office in 2024.

Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies.

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