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In Iran, Donald Trump is showing us what a populist war looks like.
Despite the ongoing conflict at home, the Iran men's national soccer team is "fully prepared" to participate in the World Cup this summer, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported.The team's involvement was c…
Eric Trump told Newsmax Wed. that since Democrats can’t run on policy, they must resort to cheating. "They've cheated the entire time. They started by making up the Russia hoax," Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, said on "Carl Higbie: Fron…
President Trump’s threats have given way (for the moment, at least) to a more conciliatory tone about Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
California is a beacon for smart people. Yet we seem to excel in producing policies that hurt ourselves.
Senate Republicans voted largely in unison Wednesday to defeat yet another Democrat-sponsored war powers resolution that would have prohibited President Trump from continuing military operations against Iran, according to The Hill.The vote marked …
Why is Donald Trump breaking bread with the “enemy of the people”?
A shocking number of the president’s supporters have turned against him.
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The transatlantic slave trade was a monstrous crime against humanity. Yet it represented just one example of an ancient evil that spanned many civilisations.
Democrats have promised the changes will be temporary. But if Republicans simply refuse to stop gerrymandering, what then?
Voters have once again handed President Donald Trump a loss in one of the defining fights of his second administration: the national congressional redistricting race.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution funding ICE and Border Patrol for President Donald Trump's full term, advancing the reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement.
The Virginia redistricting amendment reshapes congressional maps, raising concerns about fairness, gerrymandering, and the broader political impact nationwide.
In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.
If liberals wish to forge an alliance of convenience with a socialist and apologist for jihadist violence, they will be betraying the very values they profess to uphold.
Republicans pushed through a budget plan with a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement after an overnight session in which they beat back Democratic proposals aimed at lowering costs.
The war in Iran has disrupted supplies of diesel, used to power trucks and heavy equipment, much more than gasoline, which is primarily used in passenger cars.
The Trump administration is planning to move marijuana to Schedule III, similar to some painkillers. It now has the same Schedule I classification as heroin.
Term-limited California Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to weigh in on the Democrats seeking to replace him, saying only that he will support whoever advances from the June 2 primary.
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…
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other Pentagon leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, ‘Speechless’—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus.
How will Canadian journalists cover the five-year anniversary of the 2021 ‘unmarked-graves’ social panic without admitting their complicity in promoting a fake story?
Decolonisation theory operates as a rigid, Manichaean ideology that neatly divides the world into evil perpetrators and innocent victims.
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
Senate Republicans were poised on Wednesday to advance their $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years.
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.
As U.S. envoys pursue peace talks, the president confronts persistent sticking points: sanctions relief, enrichment limits and the risk of empowering Tehran.
President Donald Trump huddled with his national security team Tuesday afternoon at the White House facing a major decision: what to do next with Iran.
The DOJ alleges the SPLC funded an organizer of the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, sparking renewed scrutiny of the nonprofit group.
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…
After a Virginia vote pushes seats toward Democrats, Republicans turn to Florida and the courts to claw back an edge.
At first glance, Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway's Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution is certainly delusional, but not in a way that's particularly interesting or insightful for a MAGA movem…
With voters in Virginia approving a constitutional amendment allowing new congressional maps that could give Democrats an additional four seats in Congress, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Newsmax Wednesday that Republicans have to fi…
Gov. Ron DeSantis fires back at Hakeem Jeffries over Florida redistricting, inviting the Democratic leader to campaign in the state ahead of 2026 midterms.
The Justice Department has settled for $1.25 million a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI's Russia investigation.Carter Page asserted in a 2020 lawsuit that he wa…
The new film 'Project Hail Mary' based on Andy Weir's bestselling novel, celebrates scientific problem-solving on a cosmic scale. There are striking parallels with David Deutsch's radical optimism.
People scrutinizing influencers for their views should also hold them to account for their facts.
Why reactionaries are taking over the world
In her early comedy career, Sarah Silverman mocked bigots by impersonating them. What could possibly go wrong?
F.B.I. applications to surveil Mr. Page, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, during the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election had myriad errors and omissions, an inspector general found.
The Justice Department was asked to investigate allegations former Rep. Eric Swalwell and his chief of staff used their positions on Capitol Hill to promote their business.
The measure puts Democrats ahead in the battle for the House, but attention now shifts to Florida, where Republicans could regain the gerrymandering advantage.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The president is on a losing streak, and even some of his aides are dismayed by his choices.
Kalshi has suspended and fined three political candidates who made trades on the regulated prediction market service: an independent running for U.S. Senate in Va., a congressional candidate in Texas, and a state senator from Minnesota running for…
Representative Ro Khanna had asked Buckingham Palace for a private meeting between the victims and King Charles during his planned visit to the U.S. next week.
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…
A Virginia judge on Wednesday voided a closely watched congressional redistricting referendum and permanently blocked the state from certifying the results, ruling the entire process unconstitutional.
Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.
California hospice advocacy CEO Sheila Clark told Congress that fraudulent hospice providers are flourishing in the state despite regulatory oversight.
Confirmation for the nominee, Sean Plankey, had been pending in the Senate for over a year.
If ever there were a sign that America's woke era is coming to a close, the downfall of the Southern Poverty Law Center would be it. Though the SPLC long predates contemporary politics, it spent the last 20 years grossly inflating the definition o…
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.
Wednesday, April 22nd on RealClearPolitics, joined by Dr. Cory Franklin: 00:00 SPLC Under Indictment 11:47 Virginia Votes Yes on Redistricting21:46 It's not ...
Earth Day once helped focus public attention on real environmental problems. Today it is a festival of alarmism, misanthropy, technophobia, and moral theatrics.
The Iran war is straining ties between Europe and the U.S., as NATO allies clash over strategy and American global leadership weakens.
The onetime lawmaker is leaving Trump Media & Technology, which operates the social media platform Truth Social.
A Virginia circuit court judge ruled that Democrats' redistricting referendum was unconstitutional one day after voters approved the Democrat-drawn map Tuesday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday that South Carolina should consider launching its own redistricting effort after Virginia voters approved a Democratic-backed congressional map, according to The Hill.Graham wrote on X that following "th…
Jose Ceballos-Armendariz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to illegally voting and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, DHS confirmed to Fox News Digital.
President Trump has claimed that he has secured discounts of 400 to 1,500 percent on prescription drugs. A price discount cannot be more than 100 percent because that would lower the price to zero.
The president's frequently expressed sense of frustration appears to have inspired Iran to drag things out for as long as possible.
President ultimately seems to believe the blockade can be just as effective as more military action and is acting accordingly.
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
A spate of recent ethics cases illustrates the limits of a process that is slow and prone to political calculation.
Attention now turns to Florida, and the Supreme Court.
Senate Republicans launched a vote-a-rama to advance their budget resolution funding ICE and Border Patrol while facing a wave of Democratic amendments.
How Phil Collins created the pop sound that defined the 1980s.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says the United States blockade against the Islamic Republic of Iran "could become global soon."
Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.
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The Republican redistricting effort backfires.
The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.
Hungary has dropped its opposition to a roughly 90 billion euro (about $100 billion) European Union loan to Ukraine after Kyiv resumed oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline, with first deliveries expected by Thursday.
How Democrats can lose Michigan, again
The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.
Photos reveal hidden damage at the Trump Kennedy Center, including rusted infrastructure and failing systems, as a $257 million renovation moves forward.
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.
The ruling will make it easier for troops hurt in combat zones to win damages as contractors become a larger part of military operations around the world.
Tauhid Dewan, 28, was arrested on charges including forcible touching and sexual abuse after allegedly groping a woman on a Queens subway, reports say.
One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.
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.
How a brilliant mind fell for bad history and worse people.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass met with President Trump at the White House to advocate for FEMA wildfire funding amid ongoing LA recovery and rebuilding challenges.
Is the president’s son-in-law carrying out the public’s business or pursuing his own private interests?
The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border,
Matt Schlapp and Hogan Gidley told Newsmax on Wednesday that a Virginia judge's decision to block certification of a Democrat-backed redistricting referendum could derail what they described as an unfair congressional map.
A selection of essays and interviews in Quillette examining how and why Iran and the West are at war, and what is likely to happen next.
The lawmaker, who had served in the chamber since 2003, was seeking a 13th term in his safely Democratic district.