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Best of the Babylon Bee: Congrats! Iran wins $300 billion cash prize for placing second in war

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

Teachers’ unions are attacking my school — in a sneaky bid to trash NY’s charter law

Instead of trying to beat charter schools in courtrooms, the unions should compete with...

Kamar Samuels should go — too bad Mamdani won’t hire anyone better to run NYC’s schools

A system that spends $45 billion a year, over $42,000 per student, has a...

Increasing HALE

There may be some positive news on the dementia research front.

A ‘Spartan’ Strategy for Defending Higher Education

Americans who want to preserve what’s good in our higher education system must think...

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.

Republicans eye Iowa Senate supermajority in Tuesday special election

Iowa special election Tuesday pits Democrat Renee Hardman against Republican Lucas Loftin for Senate District 16, with Republicans seeking supermajority control.

Deal-making clemency: Inside Trump’s most disputed pardons of 2025

President Donald Trump granted clemency to nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants, cryptocurrency executive Changpeng Zhao, former Representative George Santos and others in 2025.

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