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At the 68th Grammy Awards, a day before Groundhog Day, singer Billie Eilish spied her shadow in a spotlight beam and predicted endless Hollywood posturing on illegal immigration.
Even if unsuccessful, Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign to acquire Greenland threatens to undermine America’s reputation as a champion of western security, freedom, and co-operation.
There are two kinds of people in the world: people who break things, and people who put the pieces back together.
Bill and Hillary Clinton are expected to sit for depositions on Feb. 27 and Feb. 26, respectively.
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
Euthanasia conjoined with organ harvesting just took a particularly disturbing turn.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to be deposed this month by an investigative panel but requested that it be in public, a request that the Republican chairman ignored.
The investment, worth a reported $500 million, gave Emirati-backed investors a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial, a Trump crypto company.
But a lawyer who has been scrutinizing archives and UBS are in a dispute over access to about 150 documents.
New White House ballroom rendering shows sprawling 90,000-square-foot space for about 650 guests, funded by Trump and private donors at $200 million cost.
Anyone who tries to meet the aggrieved populists in the middle will be outflanked by a genuine kook.
A credible nuclear deterrent is the best way to avoid nuclear war, but can European nations devise systems with credibility?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday amid efforts to revive diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program that Tehran was unlikely to honor any potential agreement.In a meeting with the U.S. envoy, Net…
Why is President Trump so eager to negotiate with a regime that has broken almost every treaty it has ever signed?
Zohran Mamdani, a quick learner, has joined a long list of New York mayors who took the oath of office and promptly began slamming their predecessor for leaving the city's finances in shambles.
Approval of the measure kicked off what promises to be a difficult negotiation between Democrats and President Trump over their demands to rein in immigration agents.
President Donald Trump is delivering a message to the Western Hemisphere: Cooperate in dismantling cartel networks and limiting hostile foreign influence or face a tougher U.S. response, Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to the president and sen…
The suit asks that a judge find the pay-for-play visa program unlawful, casting it as another example of the Trump administration’s seeking to bypass Congress.
Conservative moms group launches aggressive 2026 campaign against illegal Chinese vapes targeting kids, inspired by Trump administration crackdown efforts.
Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden's support t…
The bills, later signed by President Donald Trump, fund most of the government through September. But Congress now has 10 days to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security is scrutinizing use of force by ICE, according to Democrats in Congress who requested the report.
The government funding deal between President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., passed despite heavy opposition from House Democrats.
The members of Congress who wrote the law requiring disclosure of the files are still looking for explanations.
The Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling.
U.S. intelligence analysts say that Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has a remarkable level of fear. He has carried out mass purges, and surprised many by removing his top general.
A septuagenarian loyalist may be facing execution for the crimes of caution and professionalism.
Trump’s threat to annex Greenland has revealed the shakiness of America’s commitment to NATO. Europe urgently needs to create its own alternative.
The House of Representatives passed a federal funding bill along bipartisan lines, with the partial government shutdown nearing its end.
Grammy Awards celebrities including Billie Eilish wore "ICE out" pins and criticized Trump immigration enforcement, prompting White House response about Hollywood hypocrisy.
President Gustavo Petro had asked Colombians to gather around the country during his meeting with President Trump on Tuesday.
The Independence National Historical Park exhibit didn't tell the full story of George Washington.
The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.
House Democrats have indicated privately that they do not plan to support the plan, leaving Republicans to go it alone.
After about 96 hours, Moscow ‘broke the truce’ with renewed strikes on civilian targets.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said he wants Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about why she was at an FBI raid last week on an election office near Atlanta.
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Tuesday that the frustration associated with passing legislation through Congress has hit a high point.
The broken relationship between Minnesota and the federal government
Four years after the University of Washington began investigating Stuart Reges for authoring a satirical ‘land acknowledgement,’ his First Amendment rights have been upheld by the Ninth Circuit.
President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to "nationalize" elections drew pushback on Tuesday from lawmakers, including from a few Republicans, as Democrats voiced fresh concern that he intends to interfere with the November midterms that will…
In the city where George Floyd was killed, Trump hastens a new social breakdown.
Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs in sustainability and clean energy.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
Protesters are stopping cars that have out-of-state license plates and asking drivers for ID.
A group of past government officials and the former heads of farming associations issued a dire warning to members of Congress.
If the Cities Church case falls apart, it will not be the first such embarrassment for Trump’s Justice Department.
A flood of GOP statements sent an unmistakable message to Trump: Enough.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Tiffany Jenkins about her fascinating and provocative new history, 'Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.'
President Donald Trump has a unique feel for complex negotiations, so the situation with Iran will have to be taken a day at a time, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker told Newsmax on Tuesday.
A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
The arrest of former CNN anchor Don Lemon by federal authorities in Los Angeles today for his alleged participation in an anti-ICE protest in a St. Paul, Minnesota, church on January 18 is startling on multiple grounds. First of all, it's not like…
Australia’s under-16s social media ban has proven wildly popular among parents, but nevertheless it was ill conceived and comes with worrying trade-offs.
The decision to equip federal agents in Minneapolis with body cameras comes after federal agents in the metropolitan area shot and killed two people.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker reportedly donated $5 million to support Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's Senate campaign as she faces a competitive Democratic primary.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends body camera decision for federal agents after Trump says "it wasn't my decision." Move aims to ensure truth in conflicts.
President Donald Trump appeared to bury the hatchet with his Colombian counterpart Tuesday after months of tensions, praising the leftist leader as he hosted him behind closed doors at the White House."You are great," Trump wrote to Gustavo Petro …
The brutality the security forces are unleashing in Iran is not an improvisation. It is doctrine.
You really can't make it up.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
CMS's proposed crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding could save billions and mark a turning point in the fight against insurer fraud.
World Cup ticket prices are not fair play.
Robert Peel created modern police forces and wanted them to be seen as an arm of the public itself.
The century-old moral panics and persecutions by Anthony Comstock and the Society for the Suppression of Vice are echoed today by cancellation campaigns from the moralistic Left and Right.
See how your representative voted to end the partial shutdown and fund most of the government through September. Congress only has ten days to reach an agreement on ICE funding
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
President Donald Trump signed a spending bill on Tuesday ending the four-day partial government shutdown sparked by Democratic opposition to funding for the federal agency carrying out his sweeping immigration crackdown.The legislation landed on T…
It’s hard to believe in God when even very bright, thoughtful people can’t come up with good reasons why you should.
A January survey by the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found a modest rise in the share of voters who say the U.S. economy is on the right track and a clearer uptick in reports of improving household finances.
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The FBI’s search and seizure of material from Fulton County election offices marks a major escalation.
The Democratic Party on the national level has a mere fraction of what Republicans have heading into the 2026 midterms. Big donors like Elon Musk are back, too.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
Sen. Chuck Schumer claims the SAVE Act represents "Jim Crow 2.0," sparking criticism over his identical claim about Georgia voting laws that proved inaccurate.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and why the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan era of the 1980s.
In April 1940, Danes, Germans, Brits, Americans, and Canadians had designs on the world’s largest island. Eighty-five years later, many of their arguments sound eerily familiar.
Officials said the aircraft was “acting aggressively” when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Middle East amid tensions between Washington and Tehran.
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
Justice Department documents expose 2018 emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Trump advisor Steve Bannon discussing removal of Federal Reserve Chair Powell.
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
Top Justice Department officials have stripped Ed Martin of the bulk of his expansive responsibilities.
Democrats and Republicans alike should take note of the recent census data.
The president made it plain to all that he wanted to leave an indelible mark on the Kennedy Center, and he has.
Democrats score stunning upset in deep red Texas district Trump won by 17 points, delivering a major "wake-up call" to Republicans ahead of midterms.
A small, but growing, share of Republicans say that enforcement has gone too far, after the killing of two Minneapolis protesters.
For decades, Los Angeles business and political figures have focused their attention on creating a sleek, vibrant downtown. The common thought, as the late Eli Broad suggested, has been, "a great city needs a great downtown."
Republicans are worried about the midterm elections, but the president doesn’t seem to be.
Securing the southern border through policy changes provided an ample reserve of CBP agents that could be redirected to interior enforcement.
It’s not really a movie at all. It’s a marketing deck.
Tasmania looks like wilderness from afar. Up close, it is lush, intimate, and unexpectedly generous—a place that feels familiar, yet entirely its own.
The president doesn’t seem to fire people anymore, but he marginalizes them in other ways.
The first issue of the quarterly “From the Academy” newsletter focuses on the liberal arts on campus.
One of the city's protest organizations stoked a raging fire.
In just one weekend, Melania's $7 million, three-day weekend haul has already out-grossed the entire domestic run of five 2025 movies nominated for this year's Academy Awards. Entertainment
A prolific writer and lecturer, he viewed U.S. history through the lens of class struggle. But some accused him of defending brutal regimes in the Soviet Union and Serbia.
With the deadline to file for reelection a little over a month away, two of Utah's Republican members of Congress are asking a federal court to block the use of new U.S. House districts that could boost Democrats' chances of winning a Salt Lake Ci…
RFK Jr. announces $100 million federal investment to combat addiction and homelessness through recovery programs, drawing on his 43-year journey.
Did you notice something... weird on your social media network of choice this past weekend? (I mean weirder than normal.) Something like various people posting about swarms of AI agents achieving a kind of collective consciousness and/or plotting …
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday that he disagrees with President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to nationalize elections, noting that the Constitution gives that power to the states.
The fundamentals underlying the debasement trade have not changed.
Trump, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election, has baselessly alleged widespread fraud. The Senate’s Republican leader says he does not favor federalizing elections.
President Donald Trump signed legislation ending the partial government shutdown that began Friday, funding most agencies through September.
How did Britain end up granting citizenship to radical activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah?
Congressional Democrats said Tuesday they plan to subpoena President Donald Trump to testify under oath about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein if they regain control of the House, citing what they describe as a new precedent set by Republicans' aggress…