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The strike on Prince Sultan Air Base also damaged at least two Air Force refueling aircraft and underscored that despite weeks of strikes, Iran still poses a threat.
The Ethics Committee panel cited a years-long inquiry into whether Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused covid pandemic money. She has maintained her innocence.
The oil price rose to $110 per barrel on Friday, as Iran has demonstrated it can inflict significant damage on the world’s economy, even while outgunned. That creates a dilemma for President Trump.
Has the salesman in chief gotten rusty?
House Republicans passed a two-month DHS funding extension, but the 42-day partial government shutdown remains far from over amid continued gridlock.
One-fifth of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran can block it until the economic pain forces us to stop fighting.
At a Saudi event, the president said Iran was “begging to make a deal,” seemingly unaware of reports that an Iranian strike on a Saudi base had injured American troops.
The House passed a DHS stopgap bill, but the shutdown is expected to continue for several weeks as lawmakers leave Washington for Easter recess.
After Sheridan Gorman's killing, several Democratic senators declined to clearly say whether the illegal immigrant charged in the case should have been deported
Most of today’s “artificial intelligence” is better described as artificial autocomplete than artificial mind.
European jurists should not seek to arbitrate controversial matters best settled by science.
Attorneys for Taylor’s family sharply denounced the Trump administration’s push to drop the charges.
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…
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The Trump administration had asked the court to dismiss the charges, describing them as an example of “weaponized federal overreach” by the Biden administration.
The combined missile and drone attack amounted to one of the most serious breaches of American air defenses in the course of the monthlong war with Iran.
No Kings organizer Sarah Parker says over 3,500 events are planned nationwide Saturday, calling it a people-powered movement opposing Trump's second term.
Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.
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…
But members of Congress aren't interested in slowing the surge of online betting that's invaded professional sports.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is acquiring and converting warehouses around the U.S. into immigrant detention centers despite concern and pushback from local communities, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss the Senate leaving town without concluding the battle over DHS and TSA funding, the next round of "No Kings" protests planned for this weekend, and the fa…
State tax migration trends reveal Americans moving to low-tax states as high-tax regions lose residents and economic pressure grows.
President Trump on Friday directed the Homeland Security Department to pay thousands of airport security officers.
What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics
President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects.
Why the misunderstood sovereign UAE thrives, and why ideologues—from the Islamic Republic to the Muslim Brotherhood—are invested in its demise.
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.
At the annual gathering of conservative activists, many express reservations about the war, amid support for Trump.
Have you heard about the scandal surrounding the social media footprint of Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York City's left-wing Mayor Zohran Mamdani?
The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.
Nick Cave’s beautiful and tragic music brings redemptive catharsis to a grief-stricken city.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he is considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028.
Virginia's redistricting referendum is being fueled by a tidal wave of liberal cash, with Soros- and Bloomberg-linked groups helping drive nearly $33 million into the effort.
Scouting America is pushing back on 'woke' claims, waiving fees for military families and replacing a DEI merit badge with a military-focused one.
Kaela Berg is part of a crop of working-class candidates that Democrats hope can help the party win back blue-collar voters.
The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran
Once the center of conservative gravity, CPAC can't get a single Trump family member to show up.
Indigenous “Ways of Knowing” have no place in British Columbia’s school science curriculum.
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.
Monuments don’t create legacy; they merely memorialise it.
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…
The testimony emerged as officials in Fulton County urged a federal judge to order the return of more than 650 boxes of materials seized by agents in January.
Organizers want this to be largest protest yet. But is hitting a number enough to deliver an effective political movement?
Former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich said on Newsmax Sat. that Democrats are the party of "open borders" and opposition to law enforcement, using the killing of a Loyola Univ. freshman to argue that state and city leaders helped create the conditions for …
Senate Democrats have said the plan is “dead on arrival” in the upper chamber.
DHS has a new leader and a big pot of money to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise.
Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.
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.
U.S. House Republicans rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and instead passed their own funding measure late Friday, extending a weeks-long budget standoff that has disrupted travel.
Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.
Emily Schrader joins Pamela Paresky to explain how Iran’s regime works, why reform has failed, and what may come next.
The high rollers may still be crowding the tables, but high prices and pinched discretionary incomes are driving a sharp drop-off in visitors to Las Vegas as Nevada’s governor runs for re-election.
Sen. Ted Cruz claims Democrats will impeach Trump repeatedly if they win the House in midterms, warning of halted legislation and endless investigations.
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…
With March Madness underway and billions of dollars being legally wagered across the country, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Paul Tonko chose this moment to reintroduce the SAFE Bet Act, a proposal that remains in a very early stage of the legis…
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.
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If voter ID and proof of citizenship destroy democracy, Democrats would have to label virtually every other democracy in the world as undemocratic.
The Conservative Political Action Conference typically seeks to establish orthodoxy with its roster of speakers. This year, organizers created space for dissent, highlighting ongoing schisms in the MAGA movement.
The worst thing President Trump could do now is call off the military campaign prematurely.
The Trump administration has shut down three social media accounts that recently retired Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino had renamed to reflect his personal title and refused to return despite their status as federal property.
Neither party escaped travelers’ ire as wait times at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport dragged on several hours and lines stretched for miles.
As the world understandably focuses on the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war shifts to a fulcrum moment. This new juncture provides President Trump with an opportunity to prove that he is still, indeed, a president for peace. He can reaffirm to …
President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. might move away from its commitment to defend NATO allies, criticizing them for not supporting the war in Iran.
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.
FBI Director Kash Patel is pushing to post documents related to a Democratic lawmaker who has not been accused of wrongdoing, raising alarms within the Bureau.
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.
A senior IRGC official in Tehran told state television that children over 12 can join armed patrols and checkpoints.
The CCP will certainly take advantage should Iran turn into a major distraction for the US.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, said on Newsmax Saturday that Democrats have made clear that illegal immigrants are their top priority as a partisan standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding left the government shutdown in place.
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Bitter rifts have opened over the defense secretary’s campaign to reverse policies that he says are prejudiced against white officers.
Judges in Washington, D.C., have presided over many of Trump's biggest cases to date, including efforts to fire Fed members, deport migrants under a 1798 law, and more.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said "Cuba is next" during a speech at an investment forum in Miami during which he touted the successes of U.S. military action in Venezuela and Iran.
Historically, quagmire abroad and high prices at home are the ingredients of a failed presidency.
Rep. Ro Khanna: For too long, Americans have seen our leaders fight harder for the Epstein class than for the working class.
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.
Several states are considering bills that would expand access to unpasteurized milk. MAHA supporters say consumers should have the right to choose.
Newly installed DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin is moving to unwind one of former Secretary's most criticized management controls. Internal documents indicate top-level approval would now be required only for ICE contracts of $25 million or more, not $1…
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.
Transportation Security Administration officers could get their first full paychecks in more than six weeks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them…
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Friday that he is concerned about what he described as growing Islamic influence in the United States, citing recent controversies involving public displays of Muslim prayer near sites connected to the Sept.…
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.
Gov. Spanberger denied a redistricting deal with Elaine Luria after a viral video showed Luria confronted over alleged backroom dealings in Virginia.
Talking to conservative commentator Benny Johnson about the topic of UFOs, Vice President JD Vance noted that he believes aliens are actually demons.
NASA races to build a $20 billion lunar base as China and Russia advance moon ambitions, with experts warning China holds the advantage in space.
DHS’s next leader will inherit a fast-moving $38 billion plan for industrial-scale immigrant detention.
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All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
President Trump has yet to weigh in Texas' high-profile Rep. Sen. runoff, reflecting political caution and the growing influence of his MAGA base, as he seeks counsel from donors and leaders on where to place his endorsement, The Washington Post r…
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Can Cory Booker, once the candidate of love, run for president and stay true to who he is?
President Donald Trump seemed set to endorse Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff. But strong opposition from MAGA activists forestalled that.
The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.