CNN’s Alayna Treene, Other CNN Stars Slammed for Calling Loss of F-15 Over Iran a ‘Huge Blow’ for Trump
The framing of the incident as a 'blow' to the administration is criticized by conservatives.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Front Runner Emerges in Trump’s Search for a New Attorney General
Trump floats the EPA chief, Lee Zeldin, as Pam Bondi’s replacement even before her removal, reports say.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Hegseth Fires Army’s Top Uniformed Officer Amid Leadership Shakeup
The Army chief of staff is one of three generals being replaced during the war with Iran.
By LUKE FUNK
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Luigi Mangione’s Federal Trial Moved to 2027 After Judge Finally Yields to Defense’s Protests: State Murder Trial Will Begin in September
By MARIE POHL
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Sued Over ‘Racially Discriminatory’ Scholarship Offered Only To Black Students
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Advocates Warn of Heightened Threat to Children During 2026 World Cup
Critics say FIFA has failed to deliver on a promised child protection policy ahead of the tournament, which is expected to attract human traffickers and other bad actors.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|RFK Jr. Sidelines Task Force Charged With Developing Health Screening Guidelines
Democrats in Congress are asking the health secretary to explain why the Preventive Services Task Force has not met for more than a year.
By LUKE FUNK
|Woods, Mickelson Absence Marks Historic Shift at Augusta National
As legends step away, the Masters turns the page to golf’s next generation.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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White Couple in Shock After Giving Birth to Black Baby in Embryo Mixup That Exposed How IVF Industry Lacks Accountability
The fertility industry in America operates under a framework that is, at best, a patchwork.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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New York Considers Tax Break for Pets With Deductions for Food, Grooming, and Vet Bills
Filers could claim a tax credit of up to $900 for pet expenses under a bill in the state assembly.
By LUKE FUNK
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Designers Unveil World’s First ‘T. Rex Leather’ Handbag
The designers hope to use synthesized dinosaur DNA to replace traditional leather in the luxury market.
By LUKE FUNK
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American Pilot Rescued, Search for Second Underway After F-15 Downed in Iran
Iran offered a reward for any civilian who finds the crewmember before American crews can carry out a rescue.
By LUKE FUNK
|Continued Sanctions Regime Might Be Key to Containing Post-War Iran
‘Deals that offer Iran sanctions relief risk enabling the rebuilding of its military capabilities,’ an Iran watcher tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
|Trump, Calling South Korea ‘Not Helpful’ in Iran War, Again Hints at Reducing American Troops in South Korea
His remarks ‘are interpreted as dissatisfaction that while the U.S. stations troops in South Korea, South Korea did not cooperate with requests to dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz.’
By DONALD KIRK
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How the UAE Can Contribute to America’s War Effort Through its Banking System
The Emiratis were always concerned about security threats from Iran, but now those threats are realities, a former Treasury official tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
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Iran-Backed Militants in Iraq Float Prisoner Swap for Kidnapped American Journalist as Pentagon Weighs Risks of a Rescue Operation
Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter from Wisconsin, is forced into a car in broad daylight on a Baghdad street.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Key Senators Reject Trump Talk of Pulling Out of NATO Over Iran War Disagreements
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act says a president would need two-thirds of the Senate’s approval to withdraw from NATO.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Old Jokes About Jesus and Mary Come Back To Haunt Gaffe-Plagued Maine Senate Hopeful
Despite a series of controversies, Graham Platner, enjoys a wide lead over Governor Janet Mills in the race for the Democratic nomination.
By LUKE FUNK
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Liberals Likely To Expand Majority on Wisconsin Supreme Court, a Bellwether for November
This year’s race has garnered far less attention than the previous campaign, though this one could offer more insight into the midterms.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Vermont Teen, 14, Qualifies for Governor’s Race
The Stowe freshman is running as a ‘centrist’ whose loyalties lie with Vermonters, not political parties.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|Trump Removes Bondi as Attorney General, Saying She Will Return to Private Sector
The deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, will take over in an interim capacity, the president says.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Trump, Declaring That Iran War Will End ‘Shortly,’ Demands American Allies Take Control of Strait of Hormuz
‘The countries of the world … must take care of that passage,’ the president said.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Democrats’ Obsession With Diversity Distracts From Party’s Policy Failures
By LAURENCE ELDER
Bensonhurst Protests Emerging as Flashpoint Against Mamdani’s Push To Build More Adult Homeless Shelters in Middle-Class Neighborhoods
By HOWARD HUSOCK
Communist China’s Abuse of Birth Tourism Could Be Curbed by Supreme Court in Citizenship Case
By DANIEL McCARTHY
Amid Global Challenges, Jews and Christians Cannot Afford To Stand Apart
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A Sartorial Fright at the Met Opera Meant Exiting at Intermission
Timothée Chalamet was right to chastise opera, according to our writer — people dressed so badly that he recently left the Met at intermission.
By VIVEK NAGRANI
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New Movie Turns Albert Camus’s Iconic ‘Stranger’ Into a Vapid, Gen Z-Pouting Naif
The stiff, pretty boy remove of Mersault in François Ozon’s new adaptation does not befit a character who in the book is in constant dialogue with himself.
By CARLOS SOUSA
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A Coming of Age Story of Rare and Welcome Warmth, Courtesy of Macedonia
‘DJ Ahmet’ illuminates the mysteries of both adolescence and adulthood with rare cinematic charm
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Global Fertilizer Supply Disruptions Help Domestic Producers but Hurt American Farmers
American fertilizer producers are boosting prices and increasing exports while farmers are seeing costs rise as much as 40 percent.
By LUKE FUNK
|SpaceX Files for IPO That Could Make Elon Musk The World’s First Trillionaire
The aerospace manufacturer reportedly submitted a draft registration to the SEC on Wednesday, with five major banks tapped to lead the offering.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Debut of Crypto-Backed Mortgages Offers Younger Buyers a Pathway to Home Ownership
Fannie Mae says that, for the first time, it will start accepting mortgages that are backed by digital currencies.
By LUKE FUNK
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Reagan-Era Economist Warns Treasury That Figures Show America Is Insolvent
The government’s fiscal year 2025 financial statement shows $47.78 trillion in liabilities against just $6 trillion in assets.
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Public School Students in Utah Will Soon Study Bible Verses ‘Alluded To’ in America’s Founding Documents
Utah’s governor says the new standards are not supposed to be a ‘spiritual study.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Harvard Moves To Reassign Civil Rights Suit to Judge Who Has Ruled in Its Favor
Harvard claims that the DOJ manipulated its court filings to avoid Judge Allison Burroughs, who has ruled against the administration in prior Harvard litigation.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Education Department, Accusing Harvard of ‘Stonewalling’ Data Requests, Launches Two New Civil Rights Probes
The department is investigating allegations of racially discriminatory admissions practices and antisemitism.
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Citizenship for Sale: How Adversaries Exploit America’s Birthright Loophole
By one estimate, between 750,000 and 1.5 million Chinese nationals have obtained United States citizenship through birthright policies and birth tourism.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Trump’s Loss on Immunity in ‘Last Vestiges’ of January 6 Case Could Cost Him Millions
Judge Amit Mehta rules that the Ellipse Speech on that day ‘is not covered by official-acts immunity.’
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|‘Zelle Me Or I Will Send The Video Out’: Blackmailer Makes Cash Threat To Pause Him From Posting Nudes
The extortionist allegedly hustles $1000 from the victim and then cravenly uploads the intimate footage anyway.
By M.L. NESTEL
|Luigi Mangione’s Crowded Trial Schedule Is Thrown Into Chaos as Judge Suddenly Moves His State Murder Trial Even Closer To His Federal Trial
There are now merely 20 working days between the two proceedings.
By MARIE POHL
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