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Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
President Donald Trump, in between blockading the Strait of Hormuz and posting blasphemous AI images of himself as Jesus, claims he still wants to strike a deal with Iran's government to end the current conflict, reopen the Strait, and curtail the…
The maneuvering comes a month after Joe Kent, the National Counterterrorism Center’s previous director, resigned in protest over the Iran war.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat as a member of the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors if Powell does not vacate that post as well when his term as Fed chief en…
Vivek Ramaswamy has all but cleared the field ahead of the May primary for Ohio governor, but whether a finance and pharma billionaire is the man for the moment is another question.
Higher education needs intellectual—not political—conservatives.
Financial officers from 12 states rally behind a Trump administration rule targeting healthcare middlemen to lower costs and root out fraud and waste.
Democratic Senate candidates across several key states posted strong fundraising numbers in recent filings, signaling early financial strength ahead of competitive 2026 races, according to figures reported by Politico. In Texas, state Rep. James T…
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Immigration officers are making arrests in sensitive locations, including family court.
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Frances Robles, an international correspondent for The New York Times, has reported on the region for more than 25 years.
Lawmakers and advocates were gaining momentum until the president backtracked on his campaign promise.
The Hungarian leader faces an energized opposition—and questions about whether he would accept defeat.
A noncitizen in Minnesota is accused of voting in the 2024 election and faces felony charges as Republicans push for stronger voter ID legislation.
Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.
More Perfect Union, a left-wing media organization, hopes to win back young voters and build a new generation of college influencers with its More Perfect University program.
The Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into the Federal Reserve threatens to delay the confirmation of the next chair.
The gathering ended with encouraging words, even as Israel continued to refuse to halt its military campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Small Business Administration Administrator Kelley Loeffler told Newsmax that Americans' income tax returns demonstrate the "promises made, promises kept" leadership approach of President Donald Trump.
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
Americans feel squeezed on Tax Day. And it's not just about tax rates, but how Washington spends the money.
The administration has invoked national security in a variety of matters, including the White House ballroom and offshore wind farms, drawing rebukes from some judges.
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Senate leaders say key provisions fall short of what is necessary to prevent aircraft from midair collisions.
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton blamed the state's "Democratic machine" for ignoring an "open secret" about former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell.
The fourth estate is rooting against the president.
Allies such as Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a “double life.”
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.
Where local collaboration is absent, foreign intervention imposes enormous costs or simply stalls. Where it exists, intervention can succeed with surprising velocity.
Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico's governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 lowincome families across…
America's leverage in the Strait exposes Iran's weakness-turning its greatest asset into a liability and reshaping the balance of power without a ground war.
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.
Some Republicans have expressed concerns about the war as it approaches the two-month mark, saying the administration must make the case for continuing it.
Kevin Warsh's Federal Reserve confirmation hearing heads to the Senate next week, but Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., plans to block President Donald Trump's pick over DOJ probe.
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…
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.
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
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.
The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.
First Lady Melania Trump is set to press lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advance what senior adviser Marc Beckman told Newsmax Wednesday is landmark foster care legislation, as part of a broader push to translate her "Fostering the Future" initiative…
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Metabolizing and normalizing Donald Trump's serial unhinged actions has become America's least favorite pastime, and these past few weeks alone have featured threats to end an entire civilization, claims that the Pope is "weak on crime," and a fli…
He once had the power to break politicians, but now he's completely out of step with black voters.
Over 53 million tax filers claimed Trump's signature tax cuts this season, with the average refund climbing above $3,400, Treasury Department data shows.
The Trump administration is intensifying pressure on Congress to pass cryptocurrency market structure legislation as lawmakers return from recess with a narrowing window for action.
The White House is considering Erica Schwartz as the new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Washington Post said on Tuesday, citing three sources who sought anonymity to speak about the plan.
Matthew Bunson, Vice President and Editorial Director for EWTN and the author of the book Leo the Fourteenth: Portrait of the First American Pope joins Andre...
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.'
And pretty much all of the 1980s do too.
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.”
Hunter Biden admits his own bias regarding the presidential pardon from his father, claiming the founders never imagined Donald Trump or his family.
It's Tax Day today, the deadline for most Americans to file taxes, and the Trump administration says millions of people have already used new breaks such as no tax on tips and overtime, interest exemptions on certain car loans, deductions for some…
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 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…
The German state has been generous to its beneficiaries—but that largesse is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
Viktor Orbán had support from Moscow and Washington, but not from his own people.
An ally of J. D. Vance who has dabbled in monarchism is now working for Viktor Orbán.
Criminals can buy stolen identities for the price of a fast-food meal and use AI to file fake benefit claims, a former inspector general told Congress.
The vice president accused the European Union of meddling—as he stumped for Viktor Orbán.
The president hopes voters will focus on the benefit of “No Tax on Tips” and other breaks, but economists say higher gas prices will negate most of those benefits.
Amid the conflict with Iran and the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, leaders in Washington haven't set aside their fight over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act).
Biden-era border officials released alleged killer Jose Medina-Medina despite noting he had no asylum claim, House Judiciary Republicans reveal.
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.
What happens when human manipulation arrives at its Claude Mythos moment?
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California Democrats face backlash over a bill critics say would criminalize investigative journalism and shield immigration service providers.
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
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 Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, urging the pontiff via social media to recognize that Iran has killed at least 42,000 unarmed protesters in recent months and that Tehran must not obtain a nuclear weapon.
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Trump border czar Tom Homan says he is open to talks with Pope Leo XIV amid the administration's feud with the Vatican over immigration.
Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.
Republicans keep criticizing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over proposed tax increases by Democratic legislators that never passed and that she never endorsed.
Is the president’s son-in-law carrying out the public’s business or pursuing his own private interests?
Congress returned with no end in sight for the 60-day DHS shutdown as Republicans eye a "skinny" reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement.
The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, as Republicans grow increasingly divided over the future of the conflict and how to fund it.
David Axelrod denies his Pope Leo XIV meeting was a precursor to a potential summit with former President Barack Obama amid accusations of politically motivated Trump criticism.
On Tax Day 2026, Senate GOP launches ads in seven key races targeting Democrats who voted against working families tax cuts signed by President Trump.
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.
In an exclusive interview with NOTUS, the Senate minority leader defended the primary candidates he's endorsed and argued that as many as eight seats are in play in 2026.
Democrats want Virginians to aggressively gerrymander the state.
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.”
Findings from a new Washington Post-Schar School poll come as Prince William County on Tuesday abandoned plans for one of the country’s biggest and most controversial data center projects.
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.
The Bible is not an injunction for pacifism, and it doesn't entail a condemnation of the Iran war.
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Today is April 15, the day of reckoning between the Internal Revenue Service and millions of (procrastinating) taxpayers. Two recent surveys give us a sense of how Americans view their annual obligation to pay Uncle Sam.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was once considered one of President Trump’s closest European allies. Their friendship now appears in danger.
Now that glyphosate has become a national-security issue, it’s time to revisit the source of misinformation about this controversial herbicide.
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.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will meet Monday with the "Gang of Eight," the top Republicans and Democrats on the Armed Services and Defense Appropriations committees, to discuss the Pentagon's proposed $1.5 trillion budget, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Was…