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Mamdani’s pandering cries for accused killer ignores the real crisis at Rikers Island

Mamdani’s selective sadness was a craven pander to his empty-the-jails DSA base.

ICE plans to spend $2 million on dog-like robots for immigration enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot “dogs” to assist its agents' operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document. A funding document posted to DHS's Acquisition Planning Forecast System on Thursday said the agency could spend between $1 million and $2 million on...

Vance, Zeldin ask for EPA probe into East Palestine train derailment response

Two Trump administration officials are calling for an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation into the government's response to the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment — which caused toxic chemicals to spill into the town. In a joint Friday letter, Vice President JD Vance and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin asked the EPA’s acting inspector...

Canadian broadcaster reverses policy barring use of ‘terrorist attack’ label for 9/11

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal memo this week first reported by The Toronto Sun, CBC’s...

Hegseth blocks promotions of 4 Army officers with ties to sacked generals 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions of four Army officers picked for promotion to one-star rank, some of whom have ties to top Army generals the Pentagon chief ousted earlier this year, The Hill has learned.  Some of the officers pulled from the list have links to former Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, who...

Mail-voting crackdown moves ahead as Trump court win opens door to federal action

Gene Hamilton says federal agencies like USPS can now move forward with Trump's mail-in ballot safeguards after the Supreme Court's ruling.

GOP firebrand targets booming business letting foreigners exploit US citizenship laws

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the top doctor at Have My Baby in Miami to testify before Rep. Brandon Gill's panel on birth tourism.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Federal judge again blocks Trump’s mail ballot order just before midterms

President Donald Trump's mail-in voting executive order faces a new two-week block from a federal judge as voters prepare for the midterm elections.

Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed

A federal judge on Thursday halted - at least for now - attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting.

New York Gov Hochul rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming with blunt message

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back on President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid his trade war with Canada.

Jon Husted Keeps Trump at Arm’s Length on the Campaign Trail

The freshman senator spent much of his speech at a recent event slamming opponent Sherrod Brown and other Democrats.

Lake America? Spare Us

Another pointless foot-stamping gesture from a president incompetently locked into several simultaneous tire fires of his own making.

Resistance Judging at Its Worst

After the Supreme Court threw out the injunction against Trump’s executive order on noncitizen mail-in ballots, you might have thought the case was over.

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country’s worst outbreak on record, health minister says

Congo on Thursday began vaccinating people against Ebola as health authorities work to slow the country's deadliest outbreak of the disease on record.

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people.

Florida grand jury finds DeSantis administration misused $10 million, but no charges filed

A Florida grand jury found that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money it diverted to a charity connected to his wife, but it declined to file criminal charges due to a lack of evidence indicating who specifically was responsible.

Trump says Cruz is ‘very talented,’ might run for president in 2028

TRUMP on Ted Cruz potentially running for POTUS in '28: "I would say that he's very talented. He's a very good friend of mine. I think he might do that. He's a talented guy."

As midterm elections approach, Republican candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump

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