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The absurdity of a man who avoided Vietnam due to “bone spurs” dancing on the grave of a decorated combat veteran
Politicians reach for “our way of life” to justify immigration restrictions—but the phrase may be too vague to bear that weight.
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.
Markwayne Mullin, the new homeland security secretary, has promised a different approach, but how much change is likely? Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz describes what we know.
Has the salesman in chief gotten rusty?
Iran's failed strike on Diego Garcia exposed the truth: Tehran's long-range ambitions were real all along-and Europe ignored the warning until it was too late.
A U.S. Secret Service agent was injured "following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon" according to a Secret Service spokesperson.
A parental rights group accused the AAP of hiding minors' sexual health info from parents and pushing transgender procedures over parental concerns.
As we have seen, mutual respect forms an essential foundation for middle-class healing. But respect is not enough. To build on this foundation, we should recall the Introduction's survey of political risks associated with middle-class division as …
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…
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.
Now that the Senate has agreed to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, Republicans must "stick together" to pass a reconciliation bill, Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Newsmax on Friday. Appearing on "Wake Up America," Stutzman tol…
What one lawmaker’s defection from the GOP says about the state of politics
Saudi Arabia reportedly granted U.S. forces access to King Fahd Air Base for the first time since the Gulf War as Gulf states recalibrate their posture amid escalating Iranian attacks.
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…
While Iran, Israel, and Gaza have dominated headlines, a bloody power struggle among Sudanese warlords grinds on.
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.
Judge Loretta Biggs, an Obama appointee, ruled North Carolina's voter ID law constitutional after a seven-year court fight, a major Republican win.
If the shutdown continues after this weekend, it will be longer than any previous shutdown, partial or full.
The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.
The House still needs to pass the legislation before President Donald Trump can sign it into law.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Abandoning the D.C. headquarters is the Trump administration’s latest and most visible move toward eliminating the Education Department altogether.
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., the Republican chair of the House Transportation Committee, is ending his reelection campaign and will leave Congress at the end of his current term.
Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens. The company says it has no record of any such conversation.
Airport slogs continue to put pressure on lawmakers and the White House, but a deal remains elusive as Senate Democrats hold out for restraints on immigration agents.
Representative Sam Graves, the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said he would leave Congress after nearly three decades, the latest sign that the G.O.P. is bracing for big losses.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The Senate early Friday approved Department of Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse...
The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.
Polling shows Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco leading the pack, while eight Democrats split the liberal vote.
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.
The war in the Middle East risks worsening an inflation problem that the Federal Reserve has struggled for years to subdue.
Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., on Newsmax Friday lashed out at Democrats after the Senate advanced a bill that could end the ongoing partial government shutdown, saying, "This could have been solved weeks ago."
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The bill excludes funding for ICE and Border Patrol but restores it for federal airport security workers. The House could consider the package on Friday.
More than 850 Tomahawks have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, alarming some Pentagon officials because the weapon’s supply is limited.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said that politicians, particularly those of her own party, should vow not to accept "AI money."
For 20 years, Tim O’Harrow has asked lawmakers to acknowledge that America’s food supply depends on immigrants. Politics went in the other direction.
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.
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is charged with stealing $5 million in FEMA money for her campaign.
The news Friday that Missouri Rep. Sam Graves will not seek re-election brings the number of Republican House members leaving office this year to 36 — far more than the 21 Democrats who are leaving...
Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, said Friday on Newsmax's "Wake Up America" that Democrats are deliberately stalling to undermine what he called one of the most productive presidencies in U.S. history. Cloud framed the ongoing gridlock in Washington a…
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The plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden have won and received a court order vindicating their free speech rights. The dire predictions after the Supreme Court found insufficient standing to support a preliminary injunction in Murthy v. Missouri have f…
Once upon a time in California, I went to the Orange County fairgrounds to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger give the signal for a wrecking ball to drop onto a vehicle.
At the annual gathering of conservative activists, many express reservations about the war, amid support for Trump.
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.
The Ethics Committee panel cited a years-long inquiry into whether Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused covid pandemic money. She has maintained her innocence.
Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.
Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff and a Republican running for governor, is examining votes from 2025 after unsubstantiated claims of fraud.
A federal judge Friday will consider Fulton County’s request for the return of thousands of ballots seized by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter who writes about intellectual life, is now covering President Trump’s attempts to amend the presentation of American history.
The FBI says “malicious actors" targeted Director Patel’s personal email, adding the information exposed was historical and not government-related.
DHS has a new leader and a big pot of money to deliver on Trump’s campaign promise.
Public programs fraud on the scale we see today in Minnesota-and to a lesser degree (so far at least) in other states-indicates a leadership class that has either forgotten or no longer takes seriously the idea that public office is a public trust.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 foreign ministers Friday that the war with Iran is expected to continue for another two to four weeks, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the meeting.
A decade into the Trump era, there are a few rules that should, by now, be common sense for navigating the chaos.
Indigenous “Ways of Knowing” have no place in British Columbia’s school science curriculum.
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…
Thousands of No Kings events will be fueled by anger over ICE violence, the Epstein files released and a war in Iran. These protests have power
Can Cory Booker, once the candidate of love, run for president and stay true to who he is?
House Freedom Caucus threatened to block the Senate DHS funding deal, demanding full-year ICE and CBP funding plus voter ID requirements in the bill.
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Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Airport were very grateful for U.S. ICE agents lending TSA a helpful hand, as some said that they had been waiting in line for three to four hours.
Vice President JD Vance claims the Biden administration turned off anti-fraud protections, leading the first task force meeting on Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is posing challenges for the Trump administration. Top health jobs are unfilled, and a court has blocked his vaccine schedule changes.
Lawmakers have felt pressured to make a deal because of lengthy security checkpoint delays at some airports.
Emily Schrader joins Pamela Paresky to explain how Iran’s regime works, why reform has failed, and what may come next.
Senate Democrats claimed a political victory as the Homeland Security shutdown nears its end, but they secured none of the reforms they desired that started the closure in the first place.
Examining the actual science, economics, and reporting surrounding the widely disputed issue of Earth’s climate is the subject of Newsmax’s original documentary “Unsettled: Climate Change’s Real Story.”
Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year.After working as a legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, the 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School n…
Last July, I wrote a piece asking, in the wake of Democrats' catastrophic defeat in the 2024 election and the obvious need for serious party-wide change, "Is Our Democrats Learning?" At the time, I saw little evidence that Democratic learning was,…
DHS’s next leader will inherit a fast-moving $38 billion plan for industrial-scale immigrant detention.
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 U.S. House of Representatives should amend the Senate bill intended to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., told Newsmax on Friday.
The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.
The parents of more than 4 million American children have signed up for Trump Accounts while filing their 2025 tax returns, the Washington Examiner reported.
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.
Participants in the rallies accomplish nothing practical but feel heard, validated and affirmed.
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents, with an intensifying crisis at airports ahead of a busy travel weekend.
Monuments don’t create legacy; they merely memorialise it.
Democrats are crying foul over suspicious trades and bets around notable actions by President Trump, including social media posts that changed the contour of the Iran war and financial markets.
Ex-Gov. Youngkin calls Spanberger's redistricting support a 'blatant lie,' while an Angel Mom challenges her over an illegal immigrant accused of murder.
Nick Cave’s beautiful and tragic music brings redemptive catharsis to a grief-stricken city.
The main theme in much writing on contemporary politics is how ideologically polarized Democrats and Republicans have become. But the truly consequential change is that Republicans have broken with their own past. Under Donald Trump, the party has…
Voters in Virginia will decide on April 21 whether to redraw the state’s congressional map. Turnout is even higher, thus far, than it was in last year’s governor’s election.
A House Ethics panel found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 violations while the Florida Democrat is facing possible expulsion and federal charges.
Why the misunderstood sovereign UAE thrives, and why ideologues—from the Islamic Republic to the Muslim Brotherhood—are invested in its demise.
The CCP will certainly take advantage should Iran turn into a major distraction for the US.
European jurists should not seek to arbitrate controversial matters best settled by science.
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.
The Maine seat is considered crucial to Democrats’ longshot hopes of winning control of the Senate in November.
Despite media reports to the contrary, Democrats did not get much of what they wanted in the Senate bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told Newsmax on Friday.