Ethics Committee Dedicating ‘Significant Resources’ to Investigation of GOP Congressman Accused of Domestic Abuse
Top lawmakers on the committee say they have compiled ‘thousands’ of documents as part of their probe.
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Nearly One in Three Americans Believe At Least One Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged
In the age of gaslighting, fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe all three attempts on the president’s life were real, according to a new poll.
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Pressure Mounts on DNC To Release 2024 Election Autopsy as Harris Considers 2028 Run
‘If we can’t handle an after-action report on how we spent $4 billion and lost, then we are all third-grade soccer players and get a medal for effort,’ says former chief of staff for President Obama, Rahm Emanuel.
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Ocasio-Cortez, Emerging as a Crusader Candidate for the Presidency, Is Meeting Her Moment
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As Trump Rejects Iran’s Proposals, Now Is the Time for a Persian Overthrow of the Radical Islamist Regime
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Later School Start Times Linked to More Sleep, Better Grades, Study Finds
California is the first state to mandate later school start times.
By LUKE FUNK
|Trump To Take Steps To Provide Tariff Relief as Beef Prices Hit Record Highs
The move comes as the price of ground beef is up roughly 12 percent compared to the previous year.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Parkinson’s Disease Adds Urgency to Football Great’s Quest for Hall of Fame
Redskins running back Larry Brown was MVP in 1972, and he doesn’t want the NFL to forget it.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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American Cruise Passenger Tests Positive for Hantavirus as 17 Americans Are Quarantined
A one-of-a-kind Nebraska facility housing patients is specifically designed to provide first-class quarantine and isolation care to individuals exposed to highly hazardous communicable diseases.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Failing To Prevent the Preventable: The Resurgence of Congenital Syphilis
Newborns are going blind and dying from a disease America nearly wiped out.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Trespasser on Runway Is Sucked Into Engine During Denver Takeoff
The unidentified victim ‘jumped the perimeter fence’ and was struck just two minutes later ‘while crossing the runway,’ authorities say.
By JOSEPH CURL
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‘That’s How the Contest Works’: Critics Rebuke Times’ Israel-Eurovision Exposé
The investigation confirms that Eurovision itself concluded in 2024 — that there was no evidence of Israeli vote manipulation.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|Netanyahu, Trump Seem To Differ on How Far To Go To Dismantle Iran’s Nuclear Program
Bibi says Iran’s “nuclear material, enriched uranium, has to be taken out” while Trump hints at more bombing, not ground war.
By DONALD KIRK
|Trump Rejects Iran Counterproposal on Nuclear Deal as ‘Totally Unacceptable’
Netanyahu, meanwhile, insists Iran’s enriched uranium must be removed, warning more action may be needed.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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Trump-Xi Summit at Beijing To Focus on Opening Strait of Hormuz
Focused on Realpolitik, Trump will play on China’s thirst for oil while Xi counts on the president’s interest in ending the war before America’s midterm elections.
By DONALD KIRK
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Leftist Colombian President’s ‘Total Peace’ in Total Collapse
With election to succeed Gustavo Petro looming, the Andean nation is once again under siege from armed leftists and violent narcotraffickers — and the leader who once promised to silence the guns has ordered airstrikes.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Experimental Chewing Gum May Help Restore Smell and Taste After Covid, Researchers Say
The gum recalls one featured in the movie ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,’ which tasted like a three-course meal, including blueberry pie for dessert.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Democrats Consider Radical Plan To Gut Virginia Supreme Court To Save Partisan Voting Map: Report
State lawmakers could lower the mandatory retirement age for judges to replace the entire court with new justices.
By LUKE FUNK
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FBI Supervisor Who Led Mar-a-Lago Evidence Search Fired; Attorney Alleges Retaliation
The timing of an FBI supervisor’s firing last week raised eyebrows in some law enforcement circles.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Republicans Rush To Fund Immigration Enforcement Bill That Includes Taxpayer Cash for Trump Ballroom
The outstanding spending package for ICE, Border Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations would set up funding through the end of the president’s term.
By MATTHEW RICE
|MAHA Moms Get ‘Gift’ From Kennedy as Critics Lambaste the First Lady Over Her Mother’s Day Message
As Melania Trump promotes the American family as a bulwark for democracy, the administration is offering support for new moms and expectant mothers.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
|Democratic Socialists Endorse Billionaire Steyer for California Governor’s Race
California group, which often sits out races because they are populated by ‘Corporate Democrats or MAGA Republicans,’ backs ‘class traitor’ in a crowded field.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Churchill’s Foreign Policy Echoed by Trump’s Moves on Global Stage
By MICHAEL BARONE
Supreme Court’s Colorblind Districting Case Tees Up Disaster for the Democrats
By LAURENCE ELDER
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Reconsidering How George Washington Came To Symbolize the American Revolution
H.W. Brands’ new biography shows that although the Father of His Country considered himself impartial, by the end of his presidency he had become a Federalist.
By CARL ROLLYSON
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A Serial Upper East Side Satirist Skewers Social Media-Addicted Socialites
Jill Kargman’s new film ‘Influenced’ contains a plot twist about a billionaire tax but the actress and writer distances herself from Mamdani.
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A Stick-Shift Ford Bronco Turns a Patch of Dirt Into Seventh Heaven
The Ford Bronco is one of a handful of off-road trucks left that you can get with amanual transmission.
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Trump Media Posts $400 Million First-Quarter Loss as Trump Sons Pivot to Billion-Dollar Tech Investments
For the first three months of the year, the company generated just $871,200 in revenue.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Report: Extended Car Loans Are Strapping More Auto Buyers With Lower Equity, Reduced Buying Power
Consumers who haven’t paid off their vehicles by trade-in time are finding themselves lower valued assets, reducing their negotiating power, a new study suggests.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Expanding Access to Retirement Accounts
The president says the plan will be ‘revolutionary’ for millions of Americans.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Powell Refuses To Leave Fed Over ‘Ongoing Threats’
The outgoing Federal Reserve chairman says, ‘I will leave when I think it is appropriate to do so.’
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America’s Largest Teachers Union Helped Perpetuate Antisemitism in Public Schools, New Filing Alleges
The Brandeis Center accuses the National Education Association of discriminating against Jewish members.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Who’s Too Dumb To Teach? Homeschooling Parents Clap Back, Citing Lower Test Scores Among Public School Students
A teacher’s disrespect toward parents triggers a fierce social media debate over parental intelligence and the quality of the public education system.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Stanford Calls Bluff on Students Using Jain Faith To Dodge Meal Plan
After viral claims that students were faking the faith to skip campus dining, the university rolled out a Jain-friendly menu.
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As Lawsuit Rages, NYC School Accuses Turkey of Using U.S. Courts to Target Opponents
‘Allowing seized foreign assets to be turned into litigation weapons against Americans undermines the integrity of our legal system,’ says a legal analyst.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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James Clyburn, Denouncing Chief Justice Roberts as ‘Infamous,’ Likens Him to Justice Who Wrote ‘Dred Scott’
The South Carolina congressman reaches for the baleful precedent in the wake of the high court’s ruling on the 1964 Voting Rights Act.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Defense Demands Recusal of U.S. Attorney Pirro, Attorney General Blanche as Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
The defense team for Cole Allen argues the two officials at the top of the government’s case should be thrown off because they were present during the shooting.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Weinstein Fate Could Turn as Expert Witness Explains Confusing Behavior of Rape Accuser
‘The idea of yelling didn’t even occur to me,’ an expert witness says in a charged psychological debrief of victims’ fears.
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