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Tyson teams up with the Trump admin to expose the processed poison plaguing America
Once again, House progressives are arguing that Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer must be replaced . . . but they have no way of forcing that to happen.
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said Democrats are opposed to the SAVE America Act because they want to cheat in elections by expanding illegal voting, a charge he made the crux of his Friday morning appearance on Newsmax's "National Report."
Races in the Lone Star State are among those that will be key to determining which party controls the U.S. House.
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.
Aaron Magid has written a timely biography of a consequential monarch.
It’s unclear whether President Trump will attend the retreat in person, though it’s likely that RNC leaders will try to fit him into the event’s programming.
Broader congressional scrutiny of the late Jeffrey Epstein's network, including testimony from high-profile figures such as former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is necessary…
Republicans are worried about the midterm elections, but the president doesn’t seem to be.
Why doctors who led the pandemic response in their states are running for office.
Nigeria's First Lady is seeking a stronger U.S. partnership against terrorism as lawmakers debate ongoing violence affecting Christian communities nationwide.
Administration officials told the top Senate Democrat the president would release frozen funding for the Gateway project if the transportation hubs were renamed for him.
Stellantis has joined the list of car companies taking massive charges as a result of their adventures in electric vehicles.
Congressional Republicans dropped their normal routine of cheering each of President Donald Trump's moves on Friday, and demanded he apologize for a post depicting the Obamas as apes.
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.
While other jurisdictions adopt balanced, evidence-based protocols for treating gender dysphoria, the CPS has doubled down on an obsolete policy instructing doctors to reflexively ‘affirm’ trans-identified youth.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called a DHS warehouse purchase "federal occupation," threatening legal action over reported immigration detention center plans.
Randa Abdel-Fattah’s latest novel is a heavy-handed parable designed to show that Islamist radicalisation in Australia is merely a myth invented by a racist establishment. In the wake of the Bondi shooting, this seems less believable than ever.
"BREAKING," it said. "Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has just released HUNDREDS OF BOMBSHELL RUSSIAGATE DOCUMENTS proving that Barack Obama personally ordered CIA agents to manufacture false intelligence on President Trump."
Trump’s threat to annex Greenland has revealed the shakiness of America’s commitment to NATO. Europe urgently needs to create its own alternative.
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., blasted Democrats' opposition to the SAVE America Act on Friday morning, arguing that requiring proof of citizenship to vote is no different than any other everyday task that requires ID.
The progressive lawmaker is taking a larger role in Democratic politics, supporting moderate candidates and helping drive the party’s economic message. Now she is planning a major trip abroad.
The president's denial that he lost to Joe Biden now turns to a Tulsi Gabbard-led fishing expedition. What could go wrong?
Operation SafeDRIVE removes nearly 2,000 unqualified truckers from roads in 26 states. Federal enforcement finds 704 drivers out of service.
Two San Francisco local elected officials who successfully ran statewide in CA
Amid an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area, judges have lost patience with the Trump administration, saying officials are flouting their orders.
Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of election meddling ahead of the 2026 midterms as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., warned Trump wants to "rig the election" when Republicans lose.
President Trump removed a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes after backlash from Democrats and Republicans, with the White House citing staff error.
Officials announce the arrest of a man they called a key participant in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a U.S. ambassador and three others.
A Border Patrol agent shot Marimar Martinez five times. Video from the October incident in Chicago could now be released as early as Monday.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said Thursday she will refuse to comply with a Justice Department request to interview her about a video urging members of the military and intelligence community to disobey illegal orders...
Scores of claims are expected to arise out of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Experts say suing the government will be tough.
If the ‘courageous doctor’ intentionally administered an overdose with the intent to kill Tessa Newsom, it was murder.
We all should want a system that functions in a way that balances the imperative for facilitating majority rule with the imperative for securing minority rights.
The reduction of ICE officers in Minneapolis is a significant scaling back of Homeland Security’s presence and comes after two U.S. citizens were killed.
Zohran Mamdani’s ascension to mayor has given Muslim organizers and faith leaders the impetus to involve themselves in more formal political alliances and networks.
About an hour and 44 minutes into this week's debate among seven candidates for governor of California, the moderator asked a question that he said had been sent in by
President Donald Trump issued a strong endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, praising him as a "strong and powerful leader" and backing him for reelection ahead of Hungary's closely watched parliamentary vote.In a statement posted …
He won’t get what he wants, but if he did, it would veer close to karmic justice.
Iran and the US held indirect talks on Friday to reduce tensions that have threatened to spiral into war, with Tehran saying the meetings will be the first stage of a longer diplomatic process.
America and the West have once again betrayed their Kurdish allies. Al-Sharaa’s assault on the Kurds of northern Syria, with Turkish backing, is just the latest chapter in the Kurds’ long struggle for self-rule.
A U.S. official called the deal a by-product of ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. It came as a key nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow expired.
Nuclear treaty between U.S. and Russia has expired, leaving world's largest arsenals uncapped as Trump demands new deal and Moscow warns agreement "impossible."
Training in argumentation can prevent rancor and conflict.
Republicans have criticized Democrats’ proposals as “a ridiculous Christmas list” but say they’re willing to negotiate.
The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian.
A group of moderate Democrats is kicking off the midterm season by targeting one of the mightiest, if least-known, forces in their party: the interest group questionnaire-industrial complex.
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
DHS funding crisis threatens airport screening and disaster response as Democrats demand ICE reforms before approving budget, Secretary Kristi Noem said, with 280,000 employees at risk.
Following bipartisan backlash, including from a prominent Black Republican U.S. senator, President Donald Trump on Friday deleted a social media post showing former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The post, shared …
The White House press secretary had dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content as “fake outrage.” But later Friday, the clip disappeared from the president’s social media feed.
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.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
For their research showing that rape is generally motivated by sexual desire, Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer were subjected to death threats and hounded in their personal and professional lives. And yet, they were right.
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 Post is a distressed asset, and its managers are treating it like one. That is not remarkable.
Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Progressive discourse has become highly adept at identifying oppression, exclusion, and harm. But it is far less capable of understanding the basic conditions of political order.
The Takfiris are back in business.
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…
American support for Israel isn’t the most important thing at stake in this debate — truth is at stake.
The president has argued his drug-pricing initiative ‘should win us the midterms.’ Experts say its impact could be positive but limited.
Federal authorities capture Kyle Wagner after he went "on the run" following accusations of inciting violence against ICE agents via his social media pages.
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People may be able to pay less for prescriptions with their insurance rather than via the new government website. The Trump drugstore is meant to help people buy medications using their own money.
A report indicated that retired federal Judge Mark Wolf had been the subject of a misconduct inquiry that was nixed due to his retirement.
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…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed what his office described as a "comprehensive" executive order Friday, doubling down on the city's sanctuary policies while unveiling a broad "Know Your Rights" campaign aimed at curbing what City Hall des…
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.
Steve Griffin got in on the ground floor with the John D. Rockefeller of youth sports. The climb out of the basement taught him that finance and kids' sports are a toxic mix.
There's a bigger story behind the Minnesota fraud scandal.
The longevity of the Epstein story owes less to new facts of criminal conduct than to its symbolic utility in alleging deviancy.
The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.
The broken relationship between Minnesota and the federal government
Even if unsuccessful, Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign to acquire Greenland threatens to undermine America’s reputation as a champion of western security, freedom, and co-operation.
William J. Mann’s new book about the notorious Black Dahlia case is a valuable corrective to the cottage industry of speculative theories that proliferated after her murder in 1947.
In the city where George Floyd was killed, Trump hastens a new social breakdown.
Recent regional special elections have seen Democratic candidates win a number of special election races.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., responded on Friday after President Donald Trump called him a "moron" while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast.
The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.
The president doesn’t seem to fire people anymore, but he marginalizes them in other ways.
Tim Scott, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
The House Oversight Committee is demanding records from Tim Mynett by Feb. 19 following scrutiny of his wife, Rep. Ilhan Omar, amid ongoing Minnesota fraud probes.
The paper of record for the nation’s capital cut a third of its staff this week. It didn’t have to be like this.
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
The FBI’s search and seizure of material from Fulton County election offices marks a major escalation.
Now come negotiations over the administration’s immigration crackdown.
The operation was authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.
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…
Snow uncleared, garbage piling up? Mamdani’s remedy is to take a page out of the Middle Eastern playbook he’s spent his entire adult life admiring.
If the Cities Church case falls apart, it will not be the first such embarrassment for Trump’s Justice Department.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democratic lawmakers filed a video last year reminding troops that they can ignore illegal orders.
For 250 years, we have attacked the earth, sky, sea, and space, not to conquer or control but to improve the conditions of human life. We blazed trails and broke the plains. We were first in flight and first to the Moon. We were first to electrify…
Federal officials say the growing use of facial recognition by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security personnel is a key enforcement tool, rejecting claims it violates privacy or the Constitution.
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, standing near a monument to Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday lauded President Donald Trump as "a new great liberator" and said the president "miraculously overthrew a regime" in Venezuela "without an invasion."
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
Where is it that the chickens go to roost? If you said "home," you don't quite get it. The correct answer is "Fulton County, Georgia." At least, that's where the chickens were congregating at the end of January when the FBI raided a Fulton County …
The man, Zubayar al-Bakoush, is the third suspect apprehended for the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities that killed four Americans.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding documents from the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after financial disclosures showed his business holdings skyrocketed in value — a surge Republicans say raises red flags ab…
And he’s withholding congressionally appropriated federal funding for a major infrastructure project, in violation of the law, to make it happen.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday announced the FBI had captured and extradited Zubayr al-Bakoush, a suspect in 2012 attack on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
The monitoring of federal agents by activists has been at the heart of the opposition to the Trump administration’s raids. The tactic has a long history.
Nearly all of the work was scheduled to stop on Friday unless federal officials agreed to restore funding that had been halted last year or a court ordered them to.
A surprising twist in a New Jersey primary race showed how questions about Israel continue to roil American politics in unpredictable ways.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
A new book catalogues the damage to Canadian society caused by a 2021 social panic over non-existent ‘unmarked graves.’
The gap between the self-regard of those who were fired and the contributions of those who were fired is enormous.