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Fast Takes: Free Xi’s political prisoners, the cost of degrowth and more

Faith beat: Gen Z’s Commodified Christianity Gen Z’s interest in Christianity is booming, but they seem to be “just finding content about God,” laments Freya India at The Free Press....

SpaceX spinoffs launch El Segundo into economic orbit

As of Friday, Musk's rocket company SpaceX is among the richest companies on the...

Trump says he won’t support FISA extension unless it includes voter ID bill

President Trump said Sunday that he won't support any renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that does not also include the SAVE America Act, a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections.

Illegal immigrant gets prison term for abusing, impregnating girl in Biden migrant children program

An illegal immigrant who gamed the lax immigration system under President Biden, coaxing a young teen migrant to come to the U.S. and be placed in his care, then sexually abusing her, has just been sentenced to federal prison for his smuggling crimes.

Reed mocks Trump’s prediction of Sunday peace deal as expensive ‘birthday gift’

Sen. Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, mocked President Trump's prediction that a peace deal with Iran will be reached on Sunday, which is also the president's 80th birthday.

Elon Musk unleashes on Tim Walz with new nickname amid Minnesota fraud investigations

Elon Musk takes aim at Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid investigations into alleged fraud schemes targeting the state's Medicaid and children's nutrition programs.

Bipartisan House China panel slams Beijing’s Taiwan drills as ‘deliberate escalation’

China conducts two-day military exercises around Taiwan with rockets, bombers and assault ships as House Select Committee on China warns of deliberate escalation by Beijing.

Senate races to avoid government shutdown with time ticking and lingering issues

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., develops contingency plans for government funding as lawmakers work to pass five-bill spending package and remaining funding bills before Jan. 30.

AOC to deliver opening remarks at Mamdani’s inauguration, Bernie Sanders to administer oath of office

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's historic inauguration will feature Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

Sen Jim Justice says Republicans are ‘lousy’ at knowing what everyday Americans think about healthcare

The Senate was unable to extend, or replace, expiring Obamacare subsidies, setting up a premium price spike that will hit tens of millions of Americans once they lapse on Wednesday.

Flashback: Inside the political movement that put a socialist in charge of New York City

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is prepared to implement his socialist agenda as New York City's mayor, promising rent freezes and free childcare after his historic victory.

US embassies in the Western Hemisphere directed to report on human rights violations tied to mass migration

American embassies located in the Western Hemisphere are directed to report on human rights violations stemming from mass migration, the State Department notes.

Questions remain, licensing site crashes as whiplash ensues in MN childcare fraud scandal

Minnesota licensing website crashes amid childcare fraud scandal as Quality Learning Center receives $1.9 million despite alleged spelling error and closure confusion.

Artists cancel New Year’s Eve shows following ‘Trump–Kennedy Center’ rebrand

A series of Kennedy Center performers have canceled shows after President Donald Trump's name was added to Washington arts institution.

RFK Jr. Is Right About ‘Gender-Affirming Care’

The HHS secretary, to say the least, isn’t always very careful about evidence, but, on this one, the most painstaking research is on his...

The Judicial Oath Versus the ‘Judgment of History’

Public Discourse has published an outstanding essay—“The Judicial Oath and the Judgment of History”— by Eleventh Circuit chief judge William H. Pryor Jr.

China’s Largest Live-Fire Naval Exercise Simulates a Blockade of Taiwan

The Chinese military unilaterally declared seven live-fire zones in the seas surrounding Taiwan, scheduled to remain in force until the evening.

How questions from the Washington press corps often spur Trump to take unexpected action

President Trump has ordered a slew of actions based solely on reporters' questions, creating an unusual contradiction in which the president fiercely criticizes the media but then also follows their prompts.

Trump keeps White House a work in progress

President Trump's razing of the East Wing to build a grand ballroom has raised eyebrows as an extreme transformation of the iconic White House contours, but other presidents have given the executive mansion makeovers big and small during two centuries.

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