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The World Has Turned and Left Me Here

Much of President Donald Trump's economic policy rests on the idea that the United States doesn't need global trade in order to prosper. A...

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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration

One of the Trump administration’s most vocal defenders of its aggressive immigration crackdown is leaving as public opinion sours against the hardline approach, according to two DHS officials famil...

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Mamdani floats increasing New York City property taxes as part of $127B budget plan

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened the door Tuesday to raising New York City’s property taxes as part of this year’s budget — the democratic socialist’s latest gambit to pressure Albany to hike...

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‘The forces he united still shape the Democratic Party’

‘Jesse Jackson envisioned a more inclusive politics — and made it happen’Donna Brazile at The Washington PostCivil rights activist Jesse Jackson “profoundly change...

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Inside Congress’ failed battle to keep Obamacare premiums from skyrocketing

Brian Fitzpatrick didn’t expect to find himself in the middle of a political brawl over health policy.The Pennsylvania Republican and former FBI agent doesn’t count the legislative area as a pillar...

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Noncitizen voting is rare. So why is Washington so focused on it?

A flood of Republican-backed efforts to tighten voter ID laws is serving as a distraction from more serious threats to the American voting system, according to top election security experts.“[Washi...

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Thomas Massie’s Strategy to Dig Even Deeper Into the Epstein Files

Rep. Thomas Massie has gone toe-to-toe with the president of the United States, the speaker of the House and the attorney general in just the last few months. And he says there’s more to come.The l...

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What do people know about data centers? We explain in 5 charts.

The massive server-filled data centers behind each ChatGPT prompt and Amazon purchase are ballooning into a political headache the White House and the tech industry can’t ignore.It’s an issue spann...

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NYC mayor, though battered, weathers his first major storm

NEW YORK — After winning plaudits for his response to last month’s winter storm, Zohran Mamdani is learning in its aftermath one of the maxims of being New York City mayor: You get blamed for every...

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ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings

Top Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials knew as early as March of last year that officers were using dramatically more force against civilians and the targets of their enforcement operati...

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Mamdani rewards Working Families Party leader with international affairs appointment

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is appointing a leader from the Working Families Party as his international affairs head, rewarding a key political ally with a high-profile post as he...

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Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist and presidential candidate, dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist known for his rousing oratory who became the first African American candidate to have a plausible path to winning the presidency, has died. He was 84...

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5 hot files that await Canada’s new US ambassador

Mark Wiseman is Mark Carney’s new deal man in Washington.The former BlackRock executive makes his debut as Canada’s new ambassador while President Donald Trump hurls threats northward, antagonizing...

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Trump called Newsom a 'loser.' Newsom's advisers see that as a win.

Gavin Newsom’s efforts to elevate himself as the leading opposition figure to Donald Trump just got an assist from the president himself.After Newsom’s latest European jaunt provoked a harsh rebuke...

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Mamdani taps ex-Biden official to audit NYPD, other agencies for sanctuary law lapses

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped a former Biden administration official to audit six municipal agencies for violations of local sanctuary laws — an effort aimed at defending...

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Why Firing 9% Of The Federal Workforce Didn't Move The Needle

Why Firing 9% Of The Federal Workforce Didn't Move The Needle Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereign.com, In January 2025, the federal government employed about 3 million p...

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Trump rages against Gateway tunnel project, threatening to withhold federal assistance

President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his opposition to the Gateway tunnel project aimed at connecting New York and New Jersey.Trump has repeatedly stood in the way of the multibillion doll...

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Epstein-itis

Epstein-itis Authored by James Howard Kunstler, "If you tolerate the intolerable, you’re communicating that it’s okay to mistreat you." - Aimee Terese on X Did you think...

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How Maryland Democrats are thwarting Wes Moore’s political ambitions

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's national political ambitions could be stymied by Democrats in his own backyard.The governor’s power play to redraw the state’s congressional lines and snare Democrats a si...

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Kansas Mayor Who Voted for Trump as Noncitizen Faces Felony Charges

A small-town Kansas mayor is in trouble for voting illegally as a noncitizen—but he has the support of his town. Joe Ceballos was recently reelected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, by a comfortable 101...

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Trump wants the Fed to cut rates. Kevin Warsh has bigger plans.

For more than a decade, Kevin Warsh has advocated reining in the Federal Reserve’s pivotal role in the nation’s financial markets.Now, as President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Fed, he may fin...

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