James Comey Arrested for Seashell Death Threat Against Trump: Prosecutors This Time Steer Clear of Virginia Courts
The Supreme Court has held that only ‘true threats’ are bereft of the protections of the First Amendment.
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New York City Special Election Checks Mamdani’s Electoral Sway — But Will It Help Override His Buffer Zone Veto?
The candidate backed by Council Speaker Julie Menin prevailed, but his shifting stance on the buffer zone bill clouds the path to an override.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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‘Don’t Seem To Care About Their Phones’: Library Checkouts Surge as Students Turn to Books To Fill Time After Cellphone Bans
‘Once they lock into these stories, they don’t seem to care about their phones at all.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Florida To Consider Banning Illegal Immigrants From Attending Public Colleges
The rule would apply to Florida’s 28 state colleges.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|‘Democrats Should Take This Seriously’: Reality TV Star Spencer Pratt Goes Viral With Campaign Ad Targeting L.A.’s Political Class
The ‘Hills’ star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fires, is running for mayor.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|‘Kimmel Has All the Power’: Anti-Trump Comedian Doubles Down on Melania Joke as New Disney CEO Is Silent
ABC executives are reportedly telling their late-night host that ‘the company is with him.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Blanche Does Not Rule Out Friendly Fire in Shooting of Secret Service Agent at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Cole Allen, the alleged attacker who appeared in court Monday, has not been charged with attacking a federal officer while authorities await a ballistics report.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Alleged White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter Charged With Attempting To Assassinate the President
Cole Allen is accused of attempting to attack the annual celebration of journalism in the nation’s capital and shooting a federal officer.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Gunman’s Path Raises Alarms About Federal Security Breakdown at Correspondents’ Dinner
The suspect’s writings and travel timeline are fueling questions about law enforcement’s response.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Putin, Fearing Ukrainian Drones, Drops Tanks and Missiles From Red Square ‘Victory’ Parade
For the first time in almost two decades, there will be no tanks, trucks, missile launchers, or ballistic missiles.
By JAMES BROOKE
|Kyiv Threatens Sanctions Against Israel for Importing ‘Stolen’ Ukrainian Grain
The first Jewish leader of Ukraine and the Israeli premier, a descendant of Eastern Europe, are at loggerheads as both defend their countries from ferocious enemies.
By BENNY AVNI
|Global Fossil Fuel Giants Projected to Rake in $94 Billion in 2026 Profits Amid Middle East Conflict
The financial boom is heavily visible in the earnings of British oil and gas giant BP.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Fragile Lebanon Ceasefire Could Unravel, Reigniting the Iran War Too
Israel has yet to adequately protect citizens and troops against a new type of lethal Hezbollah drones.
By BENNY AVNI
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Bondi Benefit Concert Canceled as Greek Choir Refuses To Sing With Jewish Group
The Australian Hellenic Choir cited ‘political objections’ to sharing a stage with the Sydney Jewish Choral Society at a fundraiser for victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Slim Chances of UN Revival as a Leadership Race Heats Up
A mediocre candidate will likely be best suited for the job.
By BENNY AVNI
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Johnson Scores a Win With Vote To Reopen House Floor, Paving Way for Major Bills To Advance
House conservatives beat the speaker. Now they have to beat the Senate.
By MATTHEW RICE
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‘Shame On You’: Hegseth Slams Democrats in Fiery Committee Hearing Over Iran Conflict
“Your hatred for President Trump blinds you,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells one irate Democrat.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Would-Be Trump Assassin Ranted He Could Have Smuggled Machine Gun Into Washington Hilton: ‘No One Would Have Noticed’
Cole Tomas Allen spends weeks planning the attack, traveling from California by train while armed with guns, knives, and daggers, court papers reveal.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
|Divided Supreme Court Throws Out Race-Based Voting Map in Louisiana
The split ruling opens the door to redrawing Congressional maps that create minority-majority districts.
By LUKE FUNK
|King Charles, in Address to Congress, Calls for Greater Commitment to NATO, European Alliances, and Protections for the Environment
Democrats rose to their feet when the king expressed the necessity of checks on the executive branch and the importance of respecting others’ religions.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Leftist Indoctrination on College Campuses Foments Disturbing Rise in Political Violence
By DANIEL McCARTHY
If Supreme Court Vacancy Emerges, Conservatives Could Get Chance To Reaffirm 1990s-Era Vow, ‘No More Souters’
By JOSH HAMMER
Electoral Math Could Prove a Cruel Comeuppance for Politicians Seeking Partisan Gain by Redistricting
By MICHAEL BARONE
Virginia Democrats’ Power Grab Vindicates Madison’s Fears of ‘Overbearing Majority’
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is Moderately Sharp and Stylish, but Dresses Down Compared With the Original Model
The flashy sequel to the original 2006 film reflects the wider changes affecting corporate America, trying on different ideas like prospective outfits.
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‘Reunion’: A Coming-of-Age Second World War Film Belatedly Comes of Age
Jerry Schatzberg’s 1989 film, about the rupturing of a schoolboy friendship in Germany just before the Holocaust, is finally being given its due.
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Andy Serkis Makes a Pig’s Ear of George Orwell With His New Infantile Hollywood Adaptation of ‘Animal Farm’
This animated new take on the 1945 classic novella is so misguided it almost makes you wish T.S. Eliot’s notorious rejection of the work had been final.
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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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|Record High Number of Americans Say Their Financial Situation Is Getting Worse
The Gallup survey is a warning sign for Republicans ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
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Warren Says Justice Department’s Pledge To End Federal Reserve Investigation Is an Empty Promise
The Senate Banking Committee is set to vote Wednesday to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to head the central bank.
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Pirro, in Abrupt Reversal, Signals End of Powell Investigation
Pirro had opened the criminal probe after Trump pushed for an investigation into cost overruns on a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed headquarters
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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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Federal Appeals Court Allows Iowa To Enforce a Law Banning ‘Sexual Materials’ From School Libraries
The judges say the First Amendment ‘does not guarantee students the right to access books of their choosing at taxpayer expense.’
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Trump Set To Tell Supreme Court That E. Jean Carroll’s $83 Million Verdict Is a ‘Manifest Miscarriage of Justice’
The 47th president loses an appeal, setting up a petition to the high court over the issue of immunity.
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Supreme Court Appears Divided On Allowing Trump To End Protections For Haitian and Syrian Migrants
The legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants is at stake in the case.
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|Exclusive: Alvin Bragg Doubles Down in Bid To Keep His Stormy Daniels Case Against Trump in Friendly New York Court
The district attorney argues that the hush money payments bore no connection to the office of the presidency.
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|Tale of ‘Failed Threesome’ With Italian Actress Takes Center Stage at Weinstein Trial as Accuser Details ‘Breakdown’ Over Producer’s Sexual Demands
The Italian actress, who testified in the original trial, now says she can’t remember the alleged threesome.
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