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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…
In all likelihood, the activists will keep right on as they have, perhaps more covertly.
Will Democrats choose another progressive nominee or distance themselves from Graham Platner’s wing of the party amid his scandals?
The White House has published a report detailing the way the Smithsonian has attempted to change perceptions of American history.
The president's online rant said he intends to ask for an immediate rehearing. He should keep his expectations low.
Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.
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Apart from the Declaration and Constitution, there is perhaps no more essentially American document than Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet ‘Common Sense.’
Eric Schmitt, a New York Times National Security correspondent, analyzes recent skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran and whether they threaten ongoing negotiations for a peace deal.
Colleges need to recognize this as an existential threat as well as a branding opportunity.
Mainstream media prefer the myth that left-wing violence is a figment of the Republican imagination, and they hope you do too.
The National Capital Planning Commission, led by the president’s allies, voted to advance the project near Arlington Cemetery, tabling a height question for later.
The Post asked would-be replacement candidates whether they wanted the support of Platner, under fire over a sexual assault allegation. Four responded, in the negative.
America’s hard left has a long tradition of concealing its extremism.
The unusual cross-party fundraising committee comes amid speculation that Republicans are courting John Fetterman, who has said he has no plans to switch parties.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Aaron Pete, Chief of the Chawathil First Nation, about reserve governance, residential schools, ‘unmarked graves,’ and intra-Indigenous politics.
Can we just wait and see?
How the beautiful game convinced the world that boredom is sophistication.
The extraordinary story of how a fragile Holocaust songbook, hidden for decades in a Sydney cupboard, came back to the world.
Americans shouldn't blindly accept crime statistics, but they need to understand what the different numbers actually measure.
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.
They believe the accuser, but they also grieve the demise of a campaign that promised that politics could be different — and they blame those who failed to find a less flawed candidate.
Claudia Verhoeven’s new book is a valuable contribution to the crowded library of Mansonia.
U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats.
New companies from California to Illinois adopt the voluntary "Product of USA" meat label as Secretary Brooke Rollins touts benefits for ranchers.
There are, theoretically, alternatives to the Patriots, but they either don’t measure up or Ukraine doesn’t have access to them.
Thirty years as a high-functioning neurodivergent project manager.
A new White House report exposes radical political activists’ takeover of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
For decades, Tehran has used mass spectacles to project strength. Khamenei's funeral reveals how much of that strength is actually performance.
The president did not say he would veto the housing legislation, so it would still become law unless he does. But his pronouncement reflects a growing rift between him and Senate Republicans.
Marine veteran Victor Marx edged out Colorado state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, winning the state's Republican gubernatorial primary contest.
NGO Monitor founder Gerald Steinberg on how Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, and the UN's "civil society" experiment were hijacked — and why journalists still buy it.
Trump repeatedly called himself Iran's "No. 1" assassination target at the NATO summit as a mysterious Air Force One aircraft switch raised alarms.
What are the implications for our new endless war in the Middle East?
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.
The big debate raging among Democrats this year is whether the renewed energy being exhibited by the progressive wing of the party reflects an ideological development or something else. Unsurprisingly, there are many voices suggesting a long-await…
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Video shows eight Apache helicopters flying low over a South Carolina beach before pilots were suspended, prompting Pete Hegseth to intervene.
Chris Wright says the U.S. military, not good behavior from Iran, ensures oil still flows through the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions.
What remains of a person, an institution, or a civilisation that dishonours itself when Jews and Israel become the targets of hatred and violence?
Last year, we wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was done chasing criminals after we'd already handed them money. We said we were building something different - a prevention-first operation that woul…
The name change, approved earlier this year, took effect on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. New signage with President Trump’s name is expected roll out in the coming weeks.
Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?
Rama Duwaji is set to host a sold-out Islamic women's retreat in Corsica framing the Virgin Mary as a "Palestinian woman" under occupation.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Platner vowed to always be honest. But the more that voters learned about his authentic self, the more they might have wondered if he could just zip it.
Asha Sharma was appointed to a Federal Reserve task force on productivity and jobs just days after XBOX announced 1,600 layoffs amid H-1B visa scrutiny.
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Go figure, it turns out the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One isn’t as perfectly safe and secure as the administration insisted it was.
Like many of my fellow Americans, I have spent much of this year contemplating the meaning of America's 250th birthday. I have participated in fantastic events to mark this momentous occasion, and I have read dozens of reflections on America that …
A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds.
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 race is the next, and perhaps biggest, battle between the Democrats’ warring factions.
Video shows an American flag flying upside down at a Somali Independence Day event in St. Cloud, Minn., sparking outrage and skepticism.
Marco Rubio says an illegal alien child rapist pardoned by Tim Walz and Minnesota's Board of Pardons has been removed from the United States.
Democratic leadership pulled over $6.2 million in Maine ads about a week before a rape allegation surfaced against Graham Platner, raising questions.
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He helped plot a car bombing in Washington that killed two people in 1976. Fifty years later, old government secrets could decide his fate.
Fund manager Derek Francis tells Claire Lehmann that Treasury's modelling of Australia's new capital gains tax contains a basic error — one that could push tax rates on shares as high as 70 percent.
The president embraced the alliance in a meeting Wednesday, extolling member nations’ defense spending and saying nothing about the Danish territory, officials said.
How decades of invisible science produced two cancer breakthroughs.
The DOJ lawsuit targets Maryland's Community Trust Act, arguing the sanctuary law violates the supremacy clause by blocking ICE detainers and deportations.
Prosecutors laid out their case against Tyler James Robinson on Day 4 of the preliminary hearing in Utah.
Democrats had every chance to back out on Graham Platner before it was too late. Now he holds all the cards - and they can't win Maine without them.
Once patients can be lawfully killed, treating them as so many organ farms follows logically.
I want to start by saying four words that Israelis don't hear often anymore: I understand your cynicism.
Comparing yourself to others locks you into a contest you can never win and makes other people’s wins feel like your defeats.
In the failed attempt to defend Platner’s many lapses in judgment, Democrats smeared blue-collar workers and veterans and exposed their hypocrisy toward women.
An appeal to the Supreme Court for more delay would be futile.
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.
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.
A Mamdani administration official planned to meet Iran's U.N. ambassador before the State Department intervened and canceled the diplomatic encounter.
Don’t hold your breath.
The movement was better at critiquing the system than reshaping it. But it has never had this much mainstream political power.