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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.
We've hit a new milestone in the fight between House and Senate Republicans over how exactly to stuff ICE and the Border Patrol full of new funding for years to come and whether to keep holding the Department of Homeland Security hostage.
CVS disputes Planned Parenthood's claim of a "strategic partnership" on abortion pill access after the organization quietly changed its report language online.
President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the "incredible" response of Secret Service and law enforcement after a gunman tried to breach security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A sense of danger spread like a wave among high-profile politicians and journalists as an emergency unfolded at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault.
How will Canadian journalists cover the five-year anniversary of the 2021 ‘unmarked-graves’ social panic without admitting their complicity in promoting a fake story?
Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74, his family said in a written statement Saturday.
The dismissals from an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation marked the president’s latest assault on scientific research organizations.
Shots were fired at the hotel hosting the White House correspondents’ dinner. Authorities said the attack was carried out by a lone gunman who was brought down by the Secret Service.
The Republican redistricting effort backfires.
President Trump says, I don't want to rush it. I want to take my time, while Pete Hegseth said, we have all the time in the world, and we're not anxious for a deal when it comes to ending the w...
In an excellent new biography of Rasputin, British military historian Antony Beevor argues that perception can be a more powerful shaper of world events than reality.
“I hate to say I’m honored,” the president says of his repeated brushes with violence, including two assassination attempts during his 2024 campaign.
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King Charles III will meet NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a 9/11 memorial wreath laying during his U.S. state visit that includes a White House meeting.
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…
How Phil Collins created the pop sound that defined the 1980s.
CAL DOGE director Jenny Rae Le Roux slams Gov. Newsom and AG Bonta, alleging they failed to crack down on widespread fraud across California programs.
Montana Democrats thought they found a novel way to win control of the U.S. Senate—until the party faithful started fighting back.
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…
Ret. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer said Saturday on Newsmax that Pakistan is playing a key role in facilitating indirect talks between Iran and the United States, with many travel-related meetings taking place, likening the effort to Henry Kissinger'…
A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says, as he and his allies argue that Saturday’s shooting bolsters their case.
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
When facts are stranger than fiction, pundits will say, You can't make this stuff up. But actually, you can make this stuff up - that turns out to be
A California winery co-owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar's husband abruptly closed as House Republicans investigate the couple's surging financial disclosures.
How Democrats can lose Michigan, again
Donald Trump is set to attend, but no dinner speech can redeem his abusive treatment of reporters
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, ‘Speechless’—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus.
Political commentator Dick Morris said Saturday that President Donald Trump's decision not to pursue further negotiations with Iran reflects a broader shift in strategy, arguing the administration is focused on confronting Tehran rather than seeki…
Thomas Massie is one of the few Republicans who is unafraid of President Trump.
President Donald Trump says the Federal Reserve investigation is "not dropped" and vows to find out why costs went above budget for the project.
Very little was clear about what had happened at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. But the president wanted to talk about it.
How a brilliant mind fell for bad history and worse people.
Trump’s Iran messaging seems desperate.
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One of the most liberal states in the country can’t find a Democrat to lead it.
Secretary Doug Burgum's national park pricing plan for foreign visitors has raised over $2 million in new revenue despite Democratic opposition, DOI says.
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After a historic victory last fall, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked 100 days in office earlier this month.
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President Donald Trump said he canceled a planned trip by U.S. envoys to Pakistan after Iran's top diplomat departed the country without agreeing to direct talks, effectively shutting down the opportunity for face-to-face negotiations.
Democrats are jeopardizing national security by delaying funding for key Homeland Security operations, Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., said Saturday.
Trump spoke about repeated assassination attempts after chaos broke out Saturday, with RFK Jr. and Steve Scalise among those escorted from the room.
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A gunman carrying multiple weapons attempted to break into the dinner that President Trump was attending. Police have taken a suspect into custody.
It was not clear if the authorities had entered the home in Torrance, Calif., a white-collar city of about 150,000 people close to popular beaches.
The suspect will be charged with three counts and will be arraigned Monday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
The U.S. and Israel killed off the people who would've made this process work more effectively.
The gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night after a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint, in what authorities described as a serious but contained …
After two previous assassination attempts, the effort by an armed man to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is sure to raise questions about security and political violence.
From the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s to Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay taxes to the 1,400 elected officials who signed an antitax pledge.
The suspect arrested in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting "was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could," U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Saturday night.
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.
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
How fear, misinformation, and myth came to define the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the party is "planning for everything" ahead of the November midterms, warning that President Donald Trump may try to "suppress the vote" even as polling seems to tilt toward Democrats.
Decolonisation theory operates as a rigid, Manichaean ideology that neatly divides the world into evil perpetrators and innocent victims.
The United States has blown through weapons as the cost of the war in Iran has hit nearly $1 billion a day. Our national security correspondent Eric Schmitt explains how American costs may go beyond the financial.
President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a sudden disturbance sent attendees ducking for cover as Secret Service intervened. The cause of the incident remains unclear.
The Fed chair has been an enabler of the economy's hyper-financialization and speculative excess. Resistance to Trump is too low a bar.
For the third time in three years, President Donald Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire. This time the Washington press corps was in the room.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
New data deals a blow to the theory that Trump fundamentally realigned Latino voting patterns.
In her early comedy career, Sarah Silverman mocked bigots by impersonating them. What could possibly go wrong?
The bipartisan House Ethics Committee is facing scrutiny over its pace on investigations as misconduct scandals have rocked Congress, reports the Wall Street Journal. Critics say the panel, which leads probes into lawmakers, works too slowly and o…
A shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner where Trump and Cabinet members gathered spotlights Secret Service funding shortfalls.
President Donald Trump said Saturday night he will not be deterred by violence after a gunman attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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Iona Italia talks to writer Freya India about her book 'Girls: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything.'
This week, advocacy group Heterodox Academy reported that DEI statements required by academic job-seekers are in sharp decline, based on a comparison of faculty job ads in 2025 and 2024. That sounds like a resounding victory for those seeking to p…
The president is safe after chaos at the Washington Hilton, and a suspect is reportedly in custody.
As an energy shock looms, a new book reframes recession as the product of historical circumstance, not cyclical inevitability.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the Washington Hilton as shots rang out at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted for fraud and is accused of having funded organizers, supervised racist posts, and coordinated transportation to the Unite the Right rally in 2017.
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Trump reveals he canceled a U.S. delegation's trip to Pakistan for Iran negotiations, saying Iran can call anytime and that the U.S. holds all the cards.
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.
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…
Earth Day once helped focus public attention on real environmental problems. Today it is a festival of alarmism, misanthropy, technophobia, and moral theatrics.
Affordability political debate heats up before midterms, focusing on taxes, inflation, and cost-of-living issues shaping voter concerns.