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A Serious Senate Debate About an Unserious Bill

The most pressing question about the SAVE America Act is not whether it’s going to pass, but why President Trump and his allies are so determined to see the Senate put up a bill that’s doomed to fail.

Iran’s Hidden War Against the West: Emily Schrader

Emily Schrader joins Pamela Paresky to explain how Iran’s regime works, why reform has failed, and what may come next.

Dems who ran on affordability now face backlash as costs climb in NY, Virginia

Democrats Mamdani and Spanberger face voter backlash over rising costs despite affordability pledges, raising political stakes for the party ahead of the midterms.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

Supreme Court won’t reconsider ‘Tiger King’ murder-for-hire conviction

The Supreme Court declined to review the murder-for-hire conviction of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, the “Tiger King,” who gained notoriety from a 2020 documentary.

High Stakes, and a Low Bar, For Markwayne Mullin at DHS

Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.

Trump to NATO: Screw You Guys

The ‘Big Black Scar’

Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.

Nancy Pelosi's Prediction for Female Candidates

In a wide-ranging interview with MS NOW, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked about the 2024 election, female candidates for president and her relationship with former President Joe Biden.

Monday's Final Word

AI Is Not About To Become Sentient

Most of today’s “artificial intelligence” is better described as artificial autocomplete than artificial mind.

Letters to the Editor

Friday 20 March – Friday 27 March

Trump's proposed presidential library revealed as towering Miami skyscraper in striking new video

New renderings of President Donald Trump's proposed Miami presidential library reveal a glass waterfront skyscraper with gold lettering, a Trump statue and Oval Office replicas.

Dem Ariz. Gov Vetoes Charlie Kirk Highway

There will be no Charlie Kirk highway in his home state of Arizona. The reason: politics.

Not So Fast, Bill Maher

The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.

The Republican Party Continues Eating Its Own

What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics

NYC Dem, Hochul aide under investigation over alleged migrant shelter bribes

Federal prosecutors are reportedly probing whether NYC Councilmember Farah Louis and a top Hochul aide accepted bribes tied to migrant shelter contracts.

States' top cops gang up on Letitia James in crusade with potential nationwide consequences

Montana AG Austin Knudsen accused New York AG Letitia James of pushing an activist agenda, as Republican states challenge her state's effort to expand gun maker liability.

Please, Mr. Trump: Don't Send Our Boys To Die

First, now it's incontrovertible: the hope that we were in a worldwide post-Cold War era of peace was just a hope. Not real. Just a hope.

WATCH: Masked agitator sprays message targeting ICE agents on federal building during LA protest

A masked agitator was caught on video graffiting the side of a federal building in Los Angeles with the message “kill your local ICE agent" along with two targets.

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.

The Innovation Trap

The central risk of AI is not that machines will become malevolent. It is that human incentive structures, amplified by scalable technology, outrun our ability to govern them.

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.

Supreme Court rules against ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors

The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the latest decision by the high court rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people.

Supreme Court blocks Colorado's so-called 'conversion therapy' ban on First Amendment grounds

The high court said the Colorado law improperly favored one viewpoint over another by only allowing therapists to affirm a minor's gender identity or sexual orientation, but not help them to change it if they wanted to.

Trump’s home airport in Florida will now be named after him

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law authorizing the name change, marking another example of Trump’s name and likeness appearing on American buildings and institutions.

Rep. Andy Harris to Newsmax: Dems 'Don't Have a Foot to Stand On' on TSA Pay

Democrats "don't have a foot to stand on" when criticizing President Donald Trump for paying Transportation Security Administration workers during the partial government shutdown, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Newsmax on Tuesday.

For Trump, the Artemis II Moon Mission Offers a Shot to Cement His Legacy

No president since the Apollo era has pushed harder to return to the moon than President Trump. But he wants a space achievement that is about “more than getting rocks this time.”

The Manosphere Turns on Trump

How many times can a coalition crack before it shatters?

The Real War for Iran's Future

Who will determine the fate of the Islamic Republic?

Trump Faces Decision on Whether To Start Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

Trump to Allies: Open the Strait of Hormuz Yourself

Trump shows off new ballroom designs as he defends $400 million project

The planned White House addition, a top priority of the president, is facing a key vote this week. A federal judge may also rule to halt the project.

Will $4 Gas Hurt Trump’s Approval Ratings? Here’s What History Shows.

Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.

Rep. Steube to Newsmax: GOP Losing Messaging War

Rep. Greg Steube told Newsmax on Tuesday that Republicans are struggling to explain to voters why unified GOP control in Washington has not produced results. Appearing on Newsmax's "Bianca Across the Nation," the Florida Republican said...

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.

Fired F.B.I. Agents File Class-Action Suit Claiming Political Retaliation

The suit is one of the broadest bids yet seeking accountability against the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, and Attorney General Pam Bondi for getting rid of employees who have run afoul of President Trump.

Elliott Abrams to Newsmax: Iran Deal Unlikely, Regime Weak

Elliott Abrams, special envoy to Iran during President Donald Trump's first administration, told Newsmax on Monday he is not optimistic about the people currently in charge of Iran.

Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors

The state and more than 20 others restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under 18.

Swalwell threatens FBI with legal action as Patel reportedly weighs 'Fang Fang' files release

Swalwell's lawyers warned FBI Director Kash Patel that releasing files related to his relationship with suspected spy Christine Fang would violate federal law amid his governor run.

Love and Theft

Luc Besson’s romantic adaptation of the Dracula story owes an unacknowledged debt to Eiko Ishioka, the visionary designer of Francis Cord Coppola’s 1992 classic.

Rep. Comer to Newsmax: 'Zeroing In' on California Hospice Fraud

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax that his committee is targeting massive hospice fraud in California.

‘I’m Far Angrier’

Can Cory Booker, once the candidate of love, run for president and stay true to who he is?

FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.’s Wishes

The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.

Everyone Has Trump’s Phone Number Now

The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.

TMZ Goes After Members of Congress Living It Up Amid DHS Shutdown

After lawmakers left Washington for a two-week spring break with the Department of Homeland Security shut down, the Hollywood tabloid began publishing photographs of them living it up around the country.

The Many Roots of Our Suffering: Reflections on Robert Trivers (1943–2026)

The contributions of Robert Trivers belong in the special category of ideas that are obvious once they are explained, yet eluded great minds for ages; simple enough to be stated in a few words, yet with implications that have busied scientists for…

Michigan Synagogue Attack was Inspired by Hezbollah

SEE IT: Lawmakers caught on vacation amid record-breaking shutdown while DHS workers go unpaid

Lawmakers faced backlash for vacationing during the record 46-day shutdown while DHS workers went unpaid, while Trump called on Congress to cancel recess.

Margins of Error

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.

When Birthright Citizenship Goes Wrong

Get ready for the next Roe v. Wade -- only this time the Supreme Court decision that threatens to split the country isn't about abortion; it's about "birthright citizenship."

Supreme Court: States May Not Ban 'Conversion Therapy' for Minors

A Historic Opportunity for Dems To Get Immigration Right

A year of disruptive and sometimes deadly deployments of ICE and other federal agents to cities around the country, paired with relatively indiscriminate and clearly racist detentions of people with and without legal status (even including U.S. ci…

Trump May End War Without Hormuz Deal

President Donald Trump has privately signaled to aides that he is willing to end the war on Iran without an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Foreign grads sideline US-trained doctors in coveted programs, bombshell complaint alleges

Do No Harm filed a civil rights complaint accusing Corewell Health, Texas Tech, and HCA Healthcare of favoring foreign-trained doctors in residencies.

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

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…

Rep. Self to Newsmax: Iran Troop Deployment Gives Trump Strategic Options

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told Newsmax Tuesday that the deployment of U.S. ground troops to the Middle East gives President Donald Trump added military options against Iran, while making clear he does not believe the administration is preparing fo…

Army reviews why helicopters flew near Kid Rock’s home, No Kings rallies

An Army official said “appropriate action” will be taken if the probe reveals violations of safety standards or other regulations.

The Edifice Complex

Monuments don’t create legacy; they merely memorialise it.

The Tragicomic Death Throes of Canada’s (Former) Workers’ Party

The New Democratic Party, which once championed the country’s unions, is now in the hands of a radicalised anti-Israel activist who wants to nationalise grocery sales and shut down oil production.

Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco's Ballot Investigation on Hold

Supreme Court could strip citizenship of Florida baby, born to a ‘dreamer’

The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether children born in the U.S. to noncitizens have a country to call home.

Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director

The Democratic lawmaker’s move comes after report in The Post that Kash Patel was preparing to release investigative files related to the congressman.

Trump Says He's Winning in Iran. He's Losing Bigly

Bad enough for you to insist - in the face of all evidence to the contrary - that you won the 2020 election.

Getting Away With It

The case of Bao Phuc Cao—released without a conviction after secretly filming over 100 women in public toilets—reveals that Melbourne’s judiciary is drastically out of step with the public understanding of the purpose of criminal justice.

Apocalypse ’92

A new account of the 1992 siege at Ruby Ridge attempts to straighten out the record and place the story in a broader political and theological context.

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories

As the justices prepare to hear a landmark case about birthright citizenship, their family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American.

Providence Government Erases Iryna Zarutska From Memory

Dems Engaged in Circular Firing Squad in California Gov Race

It's difficult to imagine that, come the general election, California voters will be asked to choose between two Republicans for their next governor.

Criminal Research

European jurists should not seek to arbitrate controversial matters best settled by science.

Roger Stone to Newsmax: Trump Wants Iran War Over ASAP

Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Monday the administration wants the conflict with Iran to end as quickly as possible.

Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller

The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran

Hegseth: 'Decisive' Days Ahead for Iran; Regime 'Fractured'?

Too Grim to Check: IRGC Calling Iraqi Militias To Iran For Rescue? UPDATE: Executions Accelerating

Trump plans presidential library skyscraper with two gold statues of himself

The president and his son Eric shared images of a tower that appeared to be about 50 stories tall and would rise over downtown Miami.

A 79-Year-Old Freshman Senator?

Janet Mills does not have a dicey Reddit history or a recently covered-over Nazi tattoo. But her candidacy is haunted by Joe Biden’s 2024 debacle.

Rep. Mark Harris to Newsmax: Senate Must 'Act Now' to End Dems' Shutdown

The U.S. Senate must "take action now" to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the partial government shutdown, Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Kristi Noem Bought 11 Warehouses to Use as ICE Jails. Now What?

DHS’s next leader will inherit a fast-moving $38 billion plan for industrial-scale immigrant detention.

Politics of the Day

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MAHA Could Decide the Midterms

Is the Make America Healthy Again movement big enough to matter in the midterm elections? With the war in Iran raging, Republicans are growing nervous about losing both the House and Senate - and spending the rest of President Trump's second term …

White House reaffirms support for surgeon general pick after Trump remarks

After President Trump said Sunday that “we have a lot of great candidates” when asked about Casey Means’s nomination, the White House reiterated its support for her.

Treating Myths as Science

Indigenous “Ways of Knowing” have no place in British Columbia’s school science curriculum.

Minnesota man who pocketed cash in kids’ meal scheme gets prison time despite 'I'm sorry' apology

A Minnesota man was sentenced to one year in prison for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme, which the DOJ claims stole millions from a child nutrition program.

New Book by JD Vance Will Explore His Conversion to Catholicism

The vice president’s book, to be released in June, will detail his return to Christianity after leaving the loosely evangelical practice of his childhood.

Kristi Noem Is Gone. Now Mass Deportations Can Really Begin.

DHS has a new leader and a big pot of money to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise.

Trump says U.S. negotiating with Iranian leaders, despite Iran’s denials

Iran contradicted Trump’s claims that direct talks with more a moderate regime in Tehran were making “great progress.”

War in Iran May Not Save Russia Economy

The Left's Love Affair With Islam Is, Perhaps, Our Greatest Threat

The Pols Who Failed Sheridan Gorman

A young woman's murder has Chicago officials rushing to evade responsibility.

Trump admin eases asylum freeze for vetted migrants, keeps bans on ‘high-risk’ nations

DHS eases asylum holds for vetted migrants from non-high-risk nations while keeping strict bans on 39 countries, including Afghanistan and Somalia, under Trump.

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.

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…

Most Americans Favor Birthright Citizenship. That Wasn’t Always True.

In the 1990s, Democrats were split in their support for birthright citizenship, and even proposed legislation to end it.

Democrats pounce on $4 a gallon gas, blame Trump’s Iran war for ‘broken promise’

Gas prices topping $4 per gallon, driven by the Iran war, are another broken promise by Trump, Rep. Suzan DelBene claims, as Democrats target GOP on costs.

Swalwell Sends Cease-and-Desist to FBI Over China Probe Files

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., sent a cease-and-desist letter to FBI Director Kash Patel demanding the bureau halt any effort to release investigative files tied to his past contact with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.

Washington State Enacts Tax on Income Over $1 Million

Washington state on Monday enacted a new tax on incomes over $1 million, becoming the latest Democrat-led state to target high earners with new levies.

Hegseth: US Using Force to Compel Iran Negotiations

The U.S. military's role in Iran is to "ensure that we compel" the current regime to realize it "is in a better place if they make that deal" to end the conflict, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship

An argument heading to the Supreme Court is built in part on a post-Civil War campaign that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism.

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.

The Beeb Wants Britain to Know They've Got a Dog Problem

The Perfect Storm Hitting Millennials

My generation's economic anxiety is a political problem

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

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.

Trump Posts Video of Presidential Library in Miami

President Trump posted a video rendering that appeared to include elements generated by artificial intelligence of a skyscraper in Miami featuring what appeared to be Air Force One.

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.

President Trump on Cusp of Historic Achievement

Iran accelerated its nuclear weapons program and missile buildup after Operation Midnight Hammer, Hugh Hewitt argues, calling President Donald Trump's response historic.

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

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…