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Michael Goodwin: The Democratic Party we once knew is dead

Despite some grumbling, there was never any doubt that Gov. Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James would be on the fall ballot.

The anti-ICE activists are an insurgency, not a protest movement

The objective isn’t dissent. It’s obstruction.

Pelosi to endorse JFK grandson Schlossberg in New York House race: Reports

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg in an upcoming New York House race, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner.  The New York Times was first to report the anticipated major endorsement in the tight race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.)...

Nancy Guthrie search nears second week: What we know so far

The search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother will hit the one-week mark on Sunday. In a new video posted to Savannah Guthrie’s Instagram account on Saturday, the “Today” show anchor addressed her mother’s captors.  “We received your message, and we understand,” she said while seated between her siblings Annie and Camron. “We beg you now to...

A Super Bowl starting at 12:30 a.m.? Welcome to an Olympic-sized problem for fans in Italy

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — USA Luge men's doubles slider Zack DiGregorio is a New England Patriots fan. Makes sense: He's from Massachusetts, his mother has worked for the Patriots for more than two decades and the Patriots are about to play in the Super Bowl for the 10th time since he was born. He...

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Admits to Having Male Chromosome After Fighting Women in ’24 Olympics

During the 2024 Olympics, Italian boxer Angela Carini tapped out just 46 seconds into her fight with Khelif.

Colleges Should Teach Students How to Engage in Argument

Training in argumentation can prevent rancor and conflict.

Trans-Skeptical Democrats Are Being Censored in Illinois Under an Obscure Law

Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender cannot operate under that name without permission from the state party.

Trump Wants Dulles International Airport and New York’s Penn Station Renamed After Him

And he’s withholding congressionally appropriated federal funding for a major infrastructure project, in violation of the law, to make it happen.

States scramble to gerrymander U.S. House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections

With the midterm election approaching, Republicans and Democrats in some states are scrambling for an advantage by redrawing their U.S. House districts to make it easier for their candidates to win.

DOT crackdown pulls hundreds of English-illiterate, illegal immigrant truckers off roads as crashes mount

Operation SafeDRIVE removes nearly 2,000 unqualified truckers from roads in 26 states. Federal enforcement finds 704 drivers out of service.

Sen Tim Scott calls Trump post ‘most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., called President Donald Trump's post depicting the Obamas as monkeys "the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House," and demanded it be taken down.

Top fiery moments as Democrats clash with Treasury Secretary Bessent in chaotic Hill hearings

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced explosive confirmation hearings as Democratic lawmakers erupted into shouting matches on Capitol Hill.

Republicans warn Democrats’ ICE reform push is cover to defund border enforcement

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and congressional Democrats unveiled their revamped list of demands for DHS funding, but Senate Republicans aren't taking many of the asks seriously.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 6

1992—Ruling on a pre-trial discovery motion in a personal injury action against cigarette manufacturers (Haines v. Liggett Group), New Jersey federal district judge H....

Jeff Bezos Isn’t Obligated to Subsidize the Losses of the Washington Post

Demanding that he act as anything other than a businessman reeks of entitlement.

Midnight Strikes for Immigration Restrictionism

The donors are back in charge of the GOP, for now. But Trump could still turn back the clock with some old-fashioned firings.

Is There Any Hope for Reagan’s ‘Informed Patriotism’?

While civic knowledge and national pride may be on the ropes, they’re not down for the count.

On Crime, Buckley Understood What Mamdani Fails to See

William F. Buckley could foresee NYC’s crime problems in 1965, but Zohran Mamdani remains oblivious.

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