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The 14-percentage-point advantage is the Democrats’ largest in decades and reflects Republicans’ slippery grasp on power in Washington.
The move, announced by Vice President JD Vance, targets alleged health care fraud and signals a broader crackdown that could extend to other states.
Democratic congresswomen put out a call to wear white at the State of the Union. It didn’t work.
Blaming a partial government shutdown, officials suspended the expedited arrival program this week, but some travelers are seeing inconsistencies at airports.
Liberals must act aggressively to uphold the values of free society.
Harmeet Dhillon, asst. attorney general at the DOJ, told Newsmax Wed. that she has had enough of Harvard dragging its feet. Dhillon appeared on "Ed Henry: The Big Take" after the DOJ announced it was suing the Harvard for withholding race-related …
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…
They found a bizarre, crass way to push back against Trump.
The ruling repudiates a key Homeland Security Department policy of sending immigrants to countries where they have no ties. The judge paused his ruling to allow for an appeal.
Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from her vehicle after an ICE agent shattered its window, was charged with unlawful conduct after standing up during President Trump’s speech.
A bipartisan effort in the House of Representatives to constrain President Donald Trump's authority to escalate hostilities against Iran is likely to fall short when members vote later this week, reports The Hill.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The DHS secretary is suddenly talking about more than just mass deportations.
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
What the coverage surrounding the Olympics revealed about our broken media
In his State of the Union address, President Trump promoted two programs that just so happened to be named after him.
Here’s how social media may have shaped your impressions of the State of the Union.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is targeting "Fake John Cornyn" in the heated Republican Senate primary, calling the longtime incumbent senator ineffective.
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…
Trump's recognition of his Korean War gallantry is long overdue, and a morale boost for the U.S. naval aviators idling near Iran.
How religious conservatives cancelled philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1940, sparking academic freedom debates that echo today.
The president delivered a speech that tried to reshape the dark reality many Americans say they are feeling, according to polls.
The president is visiting Congress in a dramatically different place from where he was a year ago.
The sad and curious case of the chronic fatigue syndrome.
Federal immigration operations in Minneapolis this January left two U.S. citizens dead. On Jan. 7, Renee Good, 37, was shot in her car by an ICE officer. Officials say she tried to run him over; video appears to show her steering away. On Jan. 24,…
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 Sudan, a civil war involving Arab supremacists backed by the UAE has left as many as 400,000 dead and displaced twelve million. The silence on campus is deafening.
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.
It is the sensational and late-breaking news of Rep. Tony Gonzales’ relationship with a former staffer who subsequently killed herself by self-immolation that will almost certainly doom the Texas Republican in the primary on March 3.
Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, told Newsmax on Wednesday that Russia is deliberately prolonging its war against Ukraine, even as Kyiv signals willingness to make difficult concessions to stop the fighting.
At first, President Donald Trump stuck to a largely positive message. But his big speech took a turn about an hour in.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Wednesday that she plans to force a House vote next week on a resolution requiring the release of sexual misconduct and harassment reports involving members of Congress and their staff.
Hillary Clinton is claiming that Republican voter legislation will make it harder for married women to vote — an assertion GOP lawmakers and officials have already debunked.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
A video of New Yorkers pelting police with snowballs on Monday was not all in good fun. Several NYPD officers were injured responding to a large, organized snowball fight in Washington Square Park.
Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.
Florida launches investigation after Cuban government claimed it killed several people aboard U.S.-flagged speedboat near Communist island Tuesday.
Well, that-as the New York Times reported-was what this speech was all about: attempting to reframe Trump's disastrous ICE policy into a version of the most effective ad of the 2024 campaign. Democrats are for they/them. Trump is for real Americans.
If you've ever enjoyed the lark of visiting a museum dedicated to a single company-say, the Spam Museum (Austin, MN; five stars), the Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute (Waco, TX; not recommended), or World of Coca-Cola (Atlanta)-you …
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended the Trump administration's military operation to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, telling Caribbean leaders, many of whom objected to that move, that the country and the region were better of…
The Virginia governor accused the President of deepening an affordability crisis and sowing chaos
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President Donald Trump's State of the Union address included sharp contrasts between his policies and those of the Democratic Party.
When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?
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.
As President Donald Trump vowed to wage a "war on fraud" during his State of the Union address Tuesday, a panel of voters across the political spectrum had mixed reactions.
A coalition of 11 Republican state attorneys general has asked the Justice Department to scrutinize the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, warning it could result in undue market concentration "to the detriment of American…
What stands out is a new, aggressive willingness to defend, deny or ignore epidemic levels of fraud for reasons of political economy
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.Vance, wh…
Jonathan Kay speaks with journalist Adam Zivo about the 10 February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia—a mass murder perpetrated by a trans-identified male gunman who was initially identified by police and journalists as a woman.
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.
Vice President JD Vance announced a temporary halt of Minnesota Medicaid payments after an alleged billion-dollar fraud scandal. Mehmet Oz says it's the largest fraud enforcement ever.
John DeLeeuw, an American Airlines executive, was confirmed to the seat vacated by Alvin Brown, who is suing over his ouster.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump must choose between a military strike on Iran, whose consequences no one can predict, and a deal that would leave the Islamic Republic still able to attack its own citizens, menace Israel, and export terrorism worldwide.
The race is on to build a base for permanent human habitation on the Moon.
They say they want to save democracy. First they’ll need to get out of their own way.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., told Newsmax on Wednesday that the U.S. has a rare opening to reshape the future of Iran, arguing the regime is at one of its weakest points in decades and that the president must retain flexibility to act.
Southeast Asia in World War II, Part Two: The Japanese Occupation and Its Repercussions
Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.
Special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Donald Trump included FBI subpoenas of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles' phone records when both were private citizens.
Fact-checkers delivered a mixed verdict on Trump's State of the Union address, confirming immigration claims while disputing voter fraud and Medicaid statements.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Wednesday that President Donald Trump supports a "simple, clean extension" of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Politico reports.
The Texas Democrat held a sign that read “BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT APES!” It’s a reference to a video Trump shared on social media this month that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.
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The administration is considering plans that include building a new terminal and doing away with the people movers.
Breaking a record he set previously, President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in history at a moment when Americans increasingly disapprove of his handling of the economy, have soured on his immigration crackdown, and have …
Trump's State of the Union highlighted his policy priorities such as tariffs and cracking down on violent crime.
Two federally funded newsrooms received a draft funding agreement that could give President Trump’s appointees the power to veto their new hires for editors in chief and chief executives.
How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?
A federally appointed committee is pushing back on plans to mint gold currency depicting President Trump.
A MAGA supporter crashed Democrats' People's State of the Union counter-event on Tuesday, calling Sen. Murphy a "scumbag" before being escorted out by security staff.
South Dakota Republicans worry that she might return.
They will let Trump be Trump, but everyone else needs to stay focused on the economy.
Omar said her guest, Aliya Rahman, was “aggressively handled.”
Trump needed to use his State of the Union address to build confidence in what he's done so far. He succeeded.
Republicans were pleased as Trump spoke during the State of the Union about his plan to continue imposing global tariffs after the Supreme Court dealt his plan a blow.
President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address tonight — his first since returning to office for a second term.
The aggressively rumpled former senator from Ohio is back. Will working-class voters follow?
Republican strategists are salivating over what they perceive as a misfire by the Democratic Party during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Fixing New York’s affordable housing isn’t as simple as going after bad landlords.
Either universities appoint and promote professors who display and disseminate intellectual virtues, or they reward those who exemplify and cultivate intellectual vices.
Criminal defense attorney David Schoen, who represented deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told Newsmax on Wednesday that "many prominent people appear in these emails" tied to Epstein and that "it doesn't mean they did…
An Israeli former National Security Council official examines Australia’s anti-Israel protests, the rise of antizionism in Western academia, and the growing crisis of democratic confidence across the West.
Former Harris adviser, Symone Sanders, said the gold medal-winning Olympic USA men's hockey team "allowed themselves to be used as political props" after Trump introduced them
Middlebrow movies weren’t just two-hour escape pods, they functioned as a civic glue, a source of shared language, cross-generational references, and indeed, contemporary American myth.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's State of the Union address was all about "winning."
In the face of headwinds, the president defended many of his unpopular policies.
The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.
Top Democrats pushed for a strategy of silent defiance. Most followed suit. The ones who didn't largely defined the Democratic response - at least for Republicans.
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.