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27 March – 3 April 2026
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
A long-awaited report from the Justice Department’s “Weaponization Working Group” alleges misuse of the Face Act. But the evidence is limited, and the Trump administration has itself been criticized for misusing law enforcement.
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has clashed with the Trump administration over dozens of Venezuelan migrants’ removals to a prison in El Salvador.
KT McFarland told Newsmax on Tuesday that the Trump administration's blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz is already proving decisive, calling the strategy 100% effective in cutting off the regime's economic lifelines.
Leah Gazan’s use of the absurd term ‘MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+’ to describe female Indigenous homicide victims is a case study in progressive linguistic self-sabotage.
President Trump and Pope Leo are in a war of words right now -- when they should be allies, not enemies.
Like the old Wild West, the Moon offers the prospect of resources to exploit and land to settle. Artemis II's successful mission is just the beginning.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday he advised President Donald Trump to delete an artificial intelligence-generated image posted on Truth Social depicting the president placing a healing hand on a prone man's head.
Marathon talks that failed to produce a breakthrough between the United States and Iran were not the final word in negotiations, officials in the US and the region said Monday, as the contours of the two sides' disagreement - primarily over Tehran…
At least three ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Hormuz Strait despite a US military blockade, but some vessels taking the route later turned back, maritime tracking data indicated Tuesday.They were among at least seven Iran-linked vess…
At a gathering of conservative college students, the vice president expressed respect for Pope Leo XIV and empathized with concerns about high costs of living
The Department of Justice is suing Connecticut and the city of New Haven over policies that give sanctuary to unauthorized immigrants, arguing the measures interfere with federal immigration enforcement.
Schwartz would be Trump’s third nominee to lead the agency. The administration is also said to be looking at three other people to serve in senior roles supporting her.
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.
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
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 vice president accused the European Union of meddling—as he stumped for Viktor Orbán.
Big Energy Shift From Enemies' Pockets and Into Ours
Politics of the Day
A Venezuelan migrant accused of fatally shooting Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was flagged as a flight risk before being released at the border in 2023.
Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Ga., was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Rep. Eric Swalwell announced his resignation from Congress after facing sexual misconduct allegations and mounting pressure from Senate Democrats.
The Trump administration released a memo detailing plans for a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to advance U.S. space exploration and defense.
Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Monday that the impeachments of President Donald Trump should be expunged from the record.
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.
A federal judge’s nearly yearlong effort to investigate whether the Trump administration had violated his order had become a point of contention in the president’s battles with the courts.
The Wikipedia knowledge monopoly is not ready for the Grokipedia threat.
The gathering ended with encouraging words, even as Israel continued to refuse to halt its military campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
A federal judge said President Trump’s federal housing director cannot be held liable in court under a decades-old law.
Immigration officers are making arrests in sensitive locations, including family court.
The core of such a policy is advancing entrepreneurial capitalism as the basis for a new world order.
House Republicans probe ActBlue over alleged illegal foreign donations, claiming the Democratic fundraising group obstructed their subpoenas.
Why would we do the same thing all over again? says one.
Billionaire Tom Steyer and ex-congresswoman Katie Porter stand to benefit the most in a Democratic field with no clear front-runner, several strategists said.
Democrats aren't holding Swalwell accountable. They're removing an obstacle that potentially threatens their power in California.
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.
Senate leaders say key provisions fall short of what is necessary to prevent aircraft from midair collisions.
The Trump administration fired four DOJ prosecutors tied to FACE Act cases against pro-life activists, alleging the law was weaponized under Biden.
She joins other former Republicans and Trump administration officials running for office as critics of the president. The district would open up if voters approve a new map.
An aviation safety bill to address lessons from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House on Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the victims say the bill still needs…
A survey from Ipsos and Reuters, released on Tuesday, found few Americans — 24 percent — think the war in Iran has been worth the costs and benefits.
Where local collaboration is absent, foreign intervention imposes enormous costs or simply stalls. Where it exists, intervention can succeed with surprising velocity.
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
Higher education needs intellectual—not political—conservatives.
The Hungarian leader faces an energized opposition—and questions about whether he would accept defeat.
In 2019, during the peak hysteria of the Ukraine whistleblower impeachment hoax, I exclusively reported for The Federalist that the Intelligence Community Inspector General secretly gutted internal whistleblower rules requiring firsthand evidence …
Two House members resigned amid scandals, but potential expulsions of Reps. Cherfilus-McCormick and Mills raise parity and political math concerns.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
California's massive "empire of fraud" is finally getting the attention of the national media and the federal government.
And pretty much all of the 1980s do too.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
An ally of J. D. Vance who has dabbled in monarchism is now working for Viktor Orbán.
Vice President JD Vance appeared to express sympathy with critics of the war with Iran: “I recognize that young voters do not love the policy we have in the Middle East, OK. I understand.”
Virginia joins the national popular vote compact as Gov. Spanberger signs bill awarding electoral votes to the national popular vote winner.
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 Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into the Federal Reserve threatens to delay the confirmation of the next chair.
Democrats want Virginians to aggressively gerrymander the state.
An illegal migrant in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, is charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife. DHS and ICE have lodged a detainer request.
Frances Robles, an international correspondent for The New York Times, has reported on the region for more than 25 years.
Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump must stay the course in Iran and "finish the job," warning that anything less would leave the threat of a nuclear-armed regime intact.
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…
Building a unified American culture isn't about bullying people; it's about living together in peace.
In a thinly veiled critique of the war in Iran, China’s leader said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.”
The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut and its city of New Haven, arguing that their sanctuary policies interfere with federal immigration enforcement.
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are “never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
More than a century after it was first published, ‘If It Die’—Gide’s shockingly candid account of his childhood and sexual awakening—remains a gripping read.
The lead U.S. negotiator, Vice President JD Vance, has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran’s offer would last up to five.
President Donald Trump last year commuted the prison sentences of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
How elderly Americans amassed disproportionate wealth and power
If the morally-confused Pope Leo XIV continues to assume the role of a partisan podcaster, he will very quickly lose his moral authority. Politics
After the failure of ceasefire talks in Islamabad, the United States remains at war with Iran and Trump’s priority is to liberate the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.
Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.
What happens when human manipulation arrives at its Claude Mythos moment?
Former President Joe Biden appeared to mistake a man for Barack Obama during a speech at Syracuse, where his portrait was unveiled at the law school.
A Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia proceeded despite heightened security concerns after Erika Kirk withdrew due serious threats against her.
Defending the convictions would likely have required administration officials to assert that far-right groups were acting on behalf of President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.
After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.
Trump's war craters the economy in multiple ways, even if it somehow ends soon.
It was the second strike in two days, in a campaign against those the United States accuses of drug smuggling.
The German state has been generous to its beneficiaries—but that largesse is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
Now that glyphosate has become a national-security issue, it’s time to revisit the source of misinformation about this controversial herbicide.
Managing Editor Iona Italia talks to Michael Shermer, the author of a number of works on critical thinking, epistemology, and ethics, about his new book, 'Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.'
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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…
Sen. Ruben Gallego says his friendship with Eric Swalwell clouded his judgment amid sexual assault allegations against the former congressman.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects the legislature to pass new congressional maps in the next couple of weeks.
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
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…
Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office made a surprise visit on Tuesday to the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project, as the Trump administration continues its pressure campaign against the central bank.
Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward told Newsmax on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a "brilliant strategy" that pressures Iran while avoiding direct military damage.
The admission by Senator Ruben Gallego that he had heard, but disbelieved, rumors about Eric Swalwell and women showed the attitude on Capitol Hill toward men accused of behaving badly.
Erika Kirk, widow of slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk, withdrew on Tuesday from a Turning Point USA event featuring Vice President JD Vance due to threats on her life, the vice president said.