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Liberals must act aggressively to uphold the values of free society.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is defending four key incumbents in primary races centered on how aggressively Democrats are combating ICE and President Trump.
Trump says he authorized strike killing Iranian leader Khamenei before Tehran, Iran, could act on alleged assassination plots against him and officials.
New poll shows 27% of Americans approve U.S. military strikes on Iran ordered by Trump, with Republicans supporting 55%-32% while Democrats oppose 73%-7%.
House Oversight Committee requests DOJ briefing on foreign funding behind anti-ICE protest groups.
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Monday that while it may not be overwhelming, President Donald Trump can expect "bipartisan" support in this week's anticipated war powers vote in Congress over his attack on Iran.
A majority of the justices voiced concerns that the law may be overbroad, lumping together occasional drug users with addicts who threaten public safety.
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.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has determined that mental health professionals licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council are considered "healthcare providers" under state law and are subject to restrictions tied to Texas' ban on…
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation internally after allegations of misconduct and misuse of department funds.
They will let Trump be Trump, but everyone else needs to stay focused on the economy.
The long buildup to the U.S.-Israeli attack upon Iran produced an almost unprecedented amount of fatuous comment. Many warned of a potential "forever war" and a morass reminiscent of Iraq and Afghanistan. President Trump, though, has devised a new…
Our reporter Elaine Godfrey on getting kicked out of a Jasmine Crockett rally
President Donald Trump said the joint U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran is ahead of schedule, with the regime's military leadership eliminated in about an hour.
The U.S. has a fraught track record of toppling autocratic regimes and securing peaceful democracies — even when it has vision for the day after.
The crowd was fired up. The candidate was on her game. And I was escorted out by armed guards.
Is Iran the world's most inexplicable country?
President Donald Trump said Monday he is not ruling out sending U.S. ground troops - "boots on the ground" - into Iran "if they were necessary," as he touted the early success of Operation Epic Fury and predicted the conflict would conclude within…
They found a bizarre, crass way to push back against Trump.
Traders on Kalshi are increasingly betting that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico will secure their parties’ Senate nominations ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday praised the attack on Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces, calling President Donald Trump's actions a "logical and just response to a decadeslong campaign of bloodshed against Americans and our allies."
I've been tracking economic trends and reading economist reports for three decades. The post-COVID period ranks among the most unclear of my career when it comes to economist consensus.
To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time. It's a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where religion, oil, tribal politics and great power politics interweave in every major story. If y…
Higher fuel prices and lower demand for international flights are expected to eat into airlines’ profits.
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 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.
Lawmakers from Sanders to Mark Kelly offer mixed feelings on Trump's action and killing of Iranian supreme leader
A U.S. appeals court on Monday returned the lawsuits that led to most of President Donald Trump's tariffs being struck down to the U.S. Court of International Trade, which could determine the process for refunding more than $130 billion to importers.
The president’s flat 10 percent tariff is most beneficial to nations that previously faced the highest rates. But it’s not clear how much that will prompt a new surge in imports.
U.S. officials said they were negotiating with Iran in good faith, even if hours later they joined Israeli military strikes that targeted the Iranian government.
The U.S. and Israel delayed strikes on Iran by a week due to intelligence and operational considerations, according to senior U.S. and Israeli officials who spoke with Axios.
Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, the Democratic and Republican races have become increasingly personal and contentious.
Gas prices could rise 25-50 cents per gallon as Middle East tensions threaten global oil supplies after strikes on Iran killed Supreme Leader Khamenei.
My aunt couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway.
As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on “real food.” Anger is rising among some of his supporters.
One thing you can say for California Gov. Gavin Newsom: He's not afraid to tick people off.
Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes successor Zohran Mamdani over Iran strikes response, calling critics of military action "morally hollow" defenders.
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If they take control of the chamber after the midterms, Democrats are planning to summon Trump to testify and launch an array of probes of the administration.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Each potential candidate felt the need to comment in the war's first 24 hours. But what to say? Or, more specifically, how, precisely, to oppose President Donald Trump?
Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed I wasn’t kicked out of her rally. Here’s the audio.
In geopolitics, moral culture shapes whether influence is experienced as leadership or domination, cooperation or coercion.
Pete Hegseth outlines three-part mission against Iran during Pentagon briefing, rejecting endless war comparisons while detailing Operation Epic Fury objectives.
The real dilemma is not between war and negotiation. It is between episodic action and sustained architecture.
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, appeared on Newsmax to urge fellow lawmakers critical of Saturday's joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran to stop "bellyaching" and stand behind American troops in harm's way.
Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., on Monday defended U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend as lawful and necessary as the House prepared for a bipartisan vote later this week on a war powers resolution that could constrain President Donald Trump...
Congressional Republicans are trying to pass a strict “election integrity” law that seems almost custom-designed to disenfranchise their own supporters.
The sad and curious case of the chronic fatigue syndrome.
DHS remains unfunded amid rising Iran sleeper cell fears following Austin bar shooting. Officials warn of potential cyberattacks and lone wolf threats.
The president is visiting Congress in a dramatically different place from where he was a year ago.
The surge in support for Australia’s populist right-wing party One Nation suggests that immigration restrictionism has become increasingly popular with voters: a political trajectory that echoes that of many other Western nations.
Managing Editor Iona Italia speaks with Maureen Callahan about her book "American Predator", which chronicles the crimes of serial killer Israel Keyes.
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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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said more troops and fighter jets were heading to the region. He acknowledged the possibility of an extended campaign.
The Pentagon is bracing for more casualties as it wages a massive campaign to eliminate Tehran’s arsenal but acknowledged that U.S. forces cannot intercept all incoming fire.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
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.
The British establishment tends to deflect attention from the dangers of Islamism by attempting to silence those who point them out.
GOP lawmakers ensured there was enough money for the immigration crackdown, but the funding pause threatens other Homeland Security work.
More war isn't the answer. If it were, the past 70 years would have produced a better outcome than what we see today.
The aggressively rumpled former senator from Ohio is back. Will working-class voters follow?
The war in the Mideast has effectively halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to push up gas prices and raise the cost of other goods.
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…
In such perilous times, New York needs a mayor who has our backs. But on every issue, Zohran Mamdani is out of touch, out of his depth and out to lunch.
The four-term senator is determined to prevail Tuesday against two challengers who view him as a relic of the George W. Bush era. The race could go to a runoff in May.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Support for an expansive Project 2029 rests on a flawed theory of how to win back workers. Democrats instead should try a straightforward, muscular plan for change.
President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.
How an unlikely duo of lawmakers partnered with victims to try to hold the powerful accountable
A forthcoming book reveals new details about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.
Fifty-two percent of Americans oppose the strikes, and two-thirds say the Trump administration hasn’t clearly explained the goals of the military action.
U.S. forces say they have hit 1,000 targets over the past two days in a race to take out Iran’s ability to threaten American personnel and allies across the Middle East.
The U.S. war against Iran is "entirely different" from past conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gen. Wesley Clark told Newsmax on Monday. Appearing on Newsmax's "Wake Up America," the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander said Operation Epic Fury is…
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William McCasland, 68, went missing in Albuquerque on Friday, with authorities issuing a Silver Alert due to medical concerns.
Authorities are investigating whether the shooter who killed 2 people and wounded 14 others was motivated by the U.S. attack on Iran.
Iran's Security Chief Ali Larijani accuses Trump of sacrificing American lives for 'Israel First' ambitions as U.S. troops head to the Middle East.
Following Saturday's joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Congress is moving toward a war powers vote before lawmakers have all the facts. In a Monday morning appearance on Newsmax's "Wake Up America," Mace backed...
Either universities appoint and promote professors who display and disseminate intellectual virtues, or they reward those who exemplify and cultivate intellectual vices.
Trump has taken an approach to selling U.S. citizens on military action in Iran that contrasts with his predecessors, seeking to avoid completely owning it.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz left Monday for Washington where he is set to become the first European leader to visit President Donald Trump since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran.
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.
Jonathan Kay speaks with journalist Adam Zivo about the 10 February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia—a mass murder perpetrated by a trans-identified male gunman who was initially identified by police and journalists as a woman.
The former president’s son says he is watching closely as the justices on Monday hear a case testing the constitutionality of the federal gun law used to convict him.
Iran has never been weaker and America has never been more poorly led.
An ex-prisoner reflects on Jeffrey Epstein, the Epstein files, Prince Andrew, and the rise of online conspiracy theories.
President Donald Trump must choose between a military strike on Iran, whose consequences no one can predict, and a deal that would leave the Islamic Republic still able to attack its own citizens, menace Israel, and export terrorism worldwide.
President Donald Trump Monday said the United States and Israel’s joint military operation against Iran was "our last, best chance to strike" to "eliminate the intolerable threats" posed by Tehran.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses U.S. military operations against Iran as more American forces deploy to the Middle East in escalating campaign.
More than 1.3 million voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary during the early voting period that ended Friday. Many counties hadn’t yet reported their data.
President Donald Trump recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday, with two of the commendations being awarded posthumously. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson was recognized for actions dur…
If the West wants to compete and survive, it must revive manufacturing.
Platner faced early controversy over social media posts and a tattoo. His Democratic opponent, Gov. Janet Mills, has the support of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York).
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.