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How ICE melted from view at the World Cup

Ahead of this year’s World Cup, Democrats had warned that immigration enforcement agents at matches were likely to cross the line with fans or players and create international incidents...

US launches third round of strikes after Iran announces strait closure

The U.S. military launched a third round of strikes against Iran on Saturday in response to an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Iran said it was closing this critical oil trading passage after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS...

Progressive House candidate responds to criticism over past comments about Black Dems

William Lawrence, a progressive running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House in Michigan, is responding to backlash over his previous criticism of Black political leaders.  The Huffington Post on Saturday published Lawrence’s comments from a 2024 episode of his podcast, in which the Democrat accused some Black lawmakers of being “a pillar, frankly, for establishment,...

5 things to know as preliminary hearings wrap up in Charlie Kirk shooting case

A preliminary hearing for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk unfolded in Utah this week, offering the first comprehensive look at the evidence prosecutors say ties Tyler Robinson to the shooting at Utah Valley University last fall. Judge Tony Graf is weighing whether there is enough evidence to send Robinson to trial, as the...

Dem governor escalates McConnell health demands, cites response to past Trump health concerns

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demands Sen. Mitch McConnell reveal his undisclosed medical condition as the 84-year-old remains absent from the Senate.

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...

Substack Just Got Smarter!

Our friend Karl Rove is now on Substack. You’ll want to check it out.

Where’s the Contradiction?

What Vigeland is saying is that a politician’s character doesn’t really matter as long as he robotically pulls all the right levers in office.

Small Inventors Are Being Squeezed by a Convoluted Patent Process

Patent-rights defenders are still waiting for the Patent Board to restore the patent-review system to its original purpose. 

‘Hoot and shoot’: U.S. destroying thousands of barred owls in scheme to save spotted owls

It's hard to imagine the federal government paying hunters to shoot and kill owls, but that's exactly what has begun in the Pacific Northwest and California, where the destruction of up to 450,000 barred owls is underway in a desperate bid to save spotted owls.

Trump admin deports criminal migrant pardoned by Tim Walz

The Trump administration said it has stripped legal status and deported a migrant whom Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tried to protect from ouster by granting him a pardon for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl.

GOP senators seek DOJ fraud data ahead of push to codify enforcement unit

Half a dozen GOP lawmakers are requesting data to build a case for making the National Fraud Enforcement Division permanent and expanding its legal authority.

Iran ceasefire ‘over,’ but talks will continue: Trump

President Trump said the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is "over," but the two countries will keep talking to end the conflict and strike a nuclear deal.

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