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The Trump administration has recently sought to scale back sanctions as adversaries develop workarounds that some believe could erode the U.S. dollar’s supremacy.
Digital forms of theft such as tap-to-pay schemes and app fraud are shaping the next wave of organized retail crime and fueling solo thieves to Chinese gangs, which earn as much as $1 billion annually from the crime, police say.
The norms governing scholarship now often serve to protect a rigid orthodoxy on certain politically charged issues—with ideological tests substituted for proper academic standards.
The White House did not respond to questions about what legal mechanism he would use to impose the tariffs or how the administration would calculate the rate of the levies.
Protests are continuing in Ukraine over the decision by President Zelensky to fire Mykhailo Federov, his popular and effective defense minister.
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…
Rooms were renamed after Fidel Castro and Nicolás Maduro as socialist and pro-Palestinian groups held a two-day conference at CTU headquarters.
America remains deeply divided over whether the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. Millions believe the system failed them, while the media, intelligence bureaucracy, and the left have treated their doubts as something to sup…
Most G.O.P. lawmakers had little to say about the president’s claims of election vulnerabilities, and he did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.
Reconsidering Israel’s wars in 1956, 1982, and 2026.
This week, millions of Brits discovered we have a new prime minister we never voted for. What does Andy Burnham stand for? Your guess is as good as mine.
Andy Beshear says two agencies called him suggesting Mitch McConnell had died while the Kentucky senator was hospitalized after his June fall.
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Democratic candidates are raising more money than Republicans in key Senate races, and Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) has the most money at his disposal at $42 million.
The leading candidates to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins are presenting themselves as fighters in his mold and calling for ICE to be abolished.
Spencer Pratt's viral post targeting Tim Walz over clemency for a convicted child rapist sparked massive conservative backlash across social media.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Republicans disheartened by growing fears of electoral losses at the federal level this fall can take some solace in evidence from a new, soon-to-be-released study that we coauthored for Unleash Prosperity, a group focused on promoting pro-growth …
When critics start issuing dictates, they end up excluding broad swathes of art and culture as well as whole areas of human experience.
The White House released four batches of election-integrity documents, including files on voting-system vulnerabilities, China’s alleged acquisition of voter data, and more.
If Senate Republicans don’t check Trump administration misconduct, they effectively endorse it.
Ralph Norman says he's running for the South Carolina Senate seat despite Trump's endorsement of Darline Graham, vowing to nuke the filibuster.
Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate imploded last week. The activists who backed him are seeking a candidate to carry his populist message in the race against Republican Susan Collins.
The fund-raising race is tighter than it seems.
Senator Darline Graham had been seen as a caretaker for her brother’s seat after his sudden death. Now she has the president’s nod in what was shaping up to be a crowded fight to succeed Lindsey Graham.
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Stephen Miller says the Trump administration is debanking illegal immigrants to shut down their financial access and drive self-deportation.
In a national address on Thursday night, President Trump declassified troves of documents that he said proved serious vulnerabilities in American elections. The White House website published four batches of disclosures that China has stolen the vo…
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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The New York Times writer seems to believe that advocates of the Second Amendment cannot read.
‘I don’t comprehend what his strategy is here.’
Gary Stevenson says Britain's wealth inequality is spiralling out of control. The data says otherwise—and Channel 4 never thought to check.
Regardless of who wins the nomination, Collins will not be facing a juggernaut in the fall.
Of the 103 Democrats who voted to eliminate aid to Israel, more than a dozen had been endorsed by the pro-Israel lobbying group. AIPAC quickly closed off online donations for them.
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.
London hosted an understated version of the Conservative Political Action Conference, known in the United States for its over-the-top celebration of MAGA causes.
Chinese officials appear to think that President Trump’s accusations that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections were driven by domestic politics, not foreign policy.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.
Parnell Palme McGuinness on the six distinct "tribes" of young Australians she uncovered—and why personal agency, not income, is the strongest predictor of happiness.
Whatever distinctions may exist between the eight candidates to replace Graham Platner as Maine's Democratic nominee for the Senate, they weren't on display in the first and likely only debate on Thursday night.
Ordinarily, a claim like the one President Donald Trump leveled at China in prime time this week might herald a major rupture in ties with Beijing.
There is a great deal riding on his success, and not just for Britain.
From horse-drawn presidential coaches to Air Force One, presidents have used various modes of transportation to project an image of America for nearly 250 years.
Rep. Brandon Gill says birth tourism companies could face criminal conspiracy charges as his task force subpoenas firms across the country.
Claudia Verhoeven’s new book is a valuable contribution to the crowded library of Mansonia.
CENTCOM says two U.S. service members were killed and one remains missing after Iranian attacks targeted Jordan on Friday.
The tagline promised defiance. Christopher Nolan delivered a film that kneels. Its loudest critics haven’t noticed.
During my time chairing the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I sometimes felt like the agent of a state-funded extortion ring.
Scott Yenor foresees program reviews that will accelerate the erosion of this field of study.
Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.
Judge Kathleen Williams referred Todd Blanche and other DOJ lawyers to bar associations for potential discipline, sparking weaponization concerns.
Party primaries are full of infighting about strategy and electability. That misses the point.
Is this the far left's #MeToo moment?
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The pro-Israel lobbying group appeared to be punishing Democrats it had endorsed for re-election after they voted in favor of an amendment that would have cut off U.S. aid to Israel.
A White House teleprompter operator has been placed on unpaid leave after his online prediction market activity, which showed he was placing wagers related to President Donald Trump’s public remarks, was flagged to federal regulators.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Beijing just launched a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone and called it routine. It was not.
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It seems to me that such actions would actively endanger more people of the categories for whom the authors advocate than it would protect.
The court has existed for 30 years. There have been no cases because prosecution or ordinary immigration proceedings have been preferred.
Ex-Squad member seeking comeback bid campaigns with self-described Maoist activist who has praised flag burning, urged leftists not to disavow Hamas or Hezbollah and called to 'unmake' America.
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.
Who needs fraudulent driver's licenses to vote in elections when birth tourism promises babies born on American soil authentic U.S. IDs?