Saturday, May 17, 2025
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Trump’s Lifting of Syria Sanctions Assumes Great Risk for Potential Reward
In a surprise policy U-turn, the president has set the Mideast on a new trajectory fraught with peril and opportunity at the hands of an unpredictable ‘tough guy.’
New York City Moves To Oust Uber-Woke Community Garden in Queens With ‘Reprehensible’ Zionist Ban
The operators enforce a lengthy ‘community values’ doctrine that reads more like a social justice mantra than a community greenspace agreement.
Trump’s Tax-Code Gimmickry Puts Progressive Social Engineering Ahead of Pro-Growth Reform
The fiscal recklessness mirrors the mistakes of the left, promoting central planning disguised as economic nationalism.
Aggrieved Taylor Swift Fans Suffer Legal Setback In Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster Over ‘Eras Tour’ Fiasco
Embarrassment for MSNBC as Biden Insider Jen Psaki’s New Prime Time Show Falls to Fourth Place in Channel’s Struggling Line-Up
Columnists
Editorials
Opinion
Are Trump, Democrats Too Trusting of Syria’s New Leader?
Defend Taiwan: The Reason Why
Congress, Ceding Governing to Trump, Embraces Irrelevance
After a Pitch From Trump, Baseball’s Pete Rose, Gambler and Scofflaw, Is on the Verge of a Comeback
National
From TikTok to the Track: Griffin Johnson Is Introducing Gen Z to Horse Racing
The social media influencer is a minority owner of Sandman, a favorite for the Preakness.
Trump Blasts ‘Highly Overrated’ Springsteen as ‘Dried-Out Prune’ After Rocker Calls His Administration ‘Corrupt and Treasonous’ While on European Tour
‘Never liked him, never liked his music, or his Radical Left Politics and, importantly, he’s not a talented guy,’ the president says on Truth Social.
Defending Ranchers Who Produce the ‘Best Beef in the World,’ Republican-Led States Move To Ban Lab-Grown Meat
Governors of states passing the bans say they are working to ‘save our beef.’
New Jersey Transit Engineers Strike, Halting the Nation’s Third-Largest Commuter Rail
The union is citing unfair wages even as the agency is spending a fortune for a new headquarters.
No More ‘Forced Medication’: DeSantis Sets Florida on a Path To Banning Fluoride in Public Water
‘Some of these people think they know better for you than you do,’ the governor says.
Nashville’s Boisterous Tourist District Goes Quiet After ICE Raids Force Restaurants To Close Their Kitchens
The operation is also making tensions flare between local and federal officials over how the raids were handled.
Foreign
Saudi Arabia and Qatar Pay off Syria’s Overdue World Bank Loan
The move comes as the U.S. is trying to keep Syria out of Russia’s orbit.
With Trump’s Mideast Tour Completed, Israel Again Sets Military Into Motion Against Hamas and the Houthis
Unless an agreement to release hostages is reached quickly, Israel seems ready to launch its ‘Gideon Chariots,’ a large ground campaign in Gaza, and it has already resumed its air strikes in Yemen.
U.K. Tries To Jumpstart Nuclear Construction as AI Data Centers Demand More Electricity
Prime Minister Starmer is cutting red tape to get approvals for the first new nuclear reactors in 30 years.
After Long Being Pressured To Step Down Amid a Sexual Misconduct Probe, Top International Criminal Court Prosecutor Finally Does So
The prosecutor, Karim Khan, who is seeking to arrest top Israeli officials for their roles in the Gaza war, is waiting until a probe into the allegations is completed.
United Nations Now Marking as a ‘Nakba,’ or Catastrophe, the Creation of the Jewish State It Helped To Establish
A spokesman for the world body attempts, without success, to smooth over the insult to Israel.
An Iran Deal Has ‘Sort Of’ Been Reached, Trump Says, but Is Either Side Actually Compromising?
‘Unless there is a massive collapse in American or Iranian private positions compared to what leaders and policymakers have been saying in public, Iran and the U.S. aren’t close to a deal,’ an Iran watcher tells the Sun.
Politics
‘She’s No Longer Hot’: Trump Reignites Bad Blood With Taylor Swift in New Truth Social Tirade
The 47th president writes his comments while flying back to America after concluding a whirlwind tour of the Middle East.
GOP Holdouts Block Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ From Making It Out of Budget Committee
One congressman changes his vote at the last minute, likely so that the committee can try again as early as Monday.
Brown University Student Who ‘DOGEd’ Administrators Is Cleared of Wrongdoing, Avoids Disciplinary Action
Student Alex Shieh says the decision not to discipline him for questioning waste, fraud, and abuse at the university is a ‘win for free speech.’
Johnson Prepares for War With His Own Blue State Republican Colleagues
Negotiations this weekend about the state and local tax deduction will determine the fate of the president’s ‘one big beautiful bill.’
CNN’s Jake Tapper Hires ‘Queen of Scandal PR’ To Fight Allegations He’s Profiting From Hypocrisy With Biden ‘Cover-Up’ Book
The CNN journalist is facing a barrage of criticism from observers who accuse him of willfully ignoring President Biden’s infirmities before Biden dropped out of the race.
Editorials
Opinion
Are Trump, Democrats Too Trusting of Syria’s New Leader?
Defend Taiwan: The Reason Why
Congress, Ceding Governing to Trump, Embraces Irrelevance
After a Pitch From Trump, Baseball’s Pete Rose, Gambler and Scofflaw, Is on the Verge of a Comeback
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