Congressman Accused of Sexually Harassing Aide Who Later Set Herself on Fire Abandons Re-Election Campaign
Top House Republicans said in a statement Thursday that he should step aside.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Deluge of Public Feedback Blasts ‘Ugly’ White House Ballroom Plan
An overwhelming majority of the 32,000 public comments to the planning commission tasked with approving the design were against Trump’s massive project.
By LUKE FUNK
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Iran’s Ally Hezbollah Is Pummeled in Lebanon While the Houthis Sit on Their Hands in Yemen
Riyadh officials sent warnings to Houthi leaders that if they join the war, the Saudis will hit them hard, a Western diplomat tells the Sun.
By BENNY AVNI
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New York Legislature Advances Bill To Prevent AI Chatbots From Providing Medical, Legal Advice to Users
Critics say AI chatbots can ‘democratize’ information and make it easier for people to receive advice they may not otherwise have the means to access.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Lawsuit Seeks To Block Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Abortion Access From Virginia Ballot in November
The plaintiffs say the amendment should be invalidated because the state legislature failed to follow the process for putting an amendment on the ballot.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Georgia Lawmakers Advance Bill That Would Let Property Owners Sue Local Governments for Not Enforcing Anti-Homeless Laws
Lawmakers want to ‘hit’ local governments’ ‘pocketbook’ if they do not enforce anti-camping laws.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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‘Come and Take It’: Massachusetts Warns RFK Jr. To Keep His Hands Off Their Dunkin’ Iced Coffee
Kennedy is suggesting that Dunkin’ and Starbucks can’t justify the sugar levels in their iced coffees.
By LUKE FUNK
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Team Cadillac Debut Signals New Chapter for Formula 1 Racing in America
Detroit muscle on and off the track should increase fandom in United States.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Cincinnati Considers Marijuana Tax To Fund Reparations Program for Residents in Predominately Black Neighborhoods
The plan’s backers claim the reparations payments would not be race-based.
By LUKE FUNK
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For Iran, Diversity Could Spell Secession
Outside a Persian core there are a welter of non-Persian minorities who could emerge and cripple Iran.
By JAMES BROOKE
|300,000 Flee Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Increases Attacks Against Israel
The IDF, meanwhile, continued to pound Hezbollah across Lebanon.
By JOTAM CONFINO
|Mossad, CIA Worked With Iranian Kurds ‘For Months’, Source Says
An Iranian-Kurdish source told New York Sun that Iranian Kurds residing in northern Iraq are preparing to cross the border to confront the Iranian regime.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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From Libya, Ukraine Launches Drones Against Russian Ships
A liquefied natural gas tanker is sunk for the first time in a war.
By JAMES BROOKE
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The Vatican Takes a Stand Against Cosmetic Surgery, Decrying the ‘Cult of the Body’
The church stops short of issuing an explicit prohibition but urges Catholics to resist the ‘frantic search’ for physical perfection.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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Scathing Report Says America’s Armed Forces Are Suffering From Years of Neglect While China Gains Strength
The conservative Heritage Foundation warns that America’s military ‘is not currently postured to prioritize deterring Chinese aggression.’
By DONALD KIRK
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House GOP Leadership Demands Gonzales Drop Re-Election Bid Over Affair With Aide Who Lit Herself on Fire
Other House Republicans are calling on the Texas legislator to resign, though that could jeopardize the GOP’s narrow control of Congress.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Kristi Noem Out as Homeland Security Secretary Following Congressional Criticism Over Spending, ICE Tactics
The secretary’s tenure has been marred by the killing of protesters by immigration enforcement officers, corruption allegations, and her relationship with a subordinate in the department.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Fearing a Lockout in November, Newsom Joins Chorus Calling for Some Democrats To Consider Quitting Governor’s Race
California’s jungle primary system means the top-two vote recipients will advance to the general election, and Democrats are worried Republicans will take both slots.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Republicans Back Trump’s Iran Strikes, Multiple Polls Show, Undercutting Fears of a MAGA ‘Civil War’
Surveys from CNN, CBS, Fox News, and the Washington Post place Republican support for the attacks above 77 percent.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
|Trump Says He Will Make Endorsement in Texas Senate Race ‘Soon,’ Demands Other GOP Candidate Quit the Race
Senator John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton are set to face each other again in May after neither candidate won a majority of the primary election on Tuesday.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Democrats Double Down on the Immigration Lawlessness of the Biden Years
By DANIEL McCARTHY
Trump’s War in Iran Is Just
By BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY
Mamdani Backslides on Public Safety, Reverting to His Old Anti-Police Habits
By DARRIN PORCHER
Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Spare Turkey, Tehran’s Quiet Ally Within the North Atlantic Treaty
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Tucker Carlson’s Latest Iran War Conspiracy Has Critics Warning He’s ‘Going To Get Someone Killed’
Jeanine Pirro Confirms That Criminal Investigation Into Biden’s Inner Circle and the Autopen Is Anything but Over
Exclusive: FBI Turning to New Agents from Quantico to Patrol D.C. Streets, as Ex-Agents Question Shift Toward Police Work
Iran’s Ally Hezbollah Is Pummeled in Lebanon While the Houthis Sit on Their Hands in Yemen
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Wallace Shawn and André Gregory Dine Out Once More on Love and Betrayal
Wallace Shawn may not be the best self-editor but his new play is often hypnotically absorbing.
By ELYSA GARDNER
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A Formidable Leading Lady Who Thought of Herself as a Character Actress
A new biography of Lauren Bacall captures the queenly actress but cannot penetrate her guardedness.
By CARL ROLLYSON
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‘The Bride!’ Is a Feminist Fantasia Update on Frankenstein That Descends Into a Monstrous Mess
‘The Bride’ aspires to be a novel genre mashup but it’s yet another case of ambition exceeding talent.
By CARLOS SOUSA
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Democrats Push Companies To Pass Tariff Refunds Along to Consumers, but Trump Administration Balks at Starting the Process
The Trump administration is expected to appeal a court order to start issuing refunds.
By LUKE FUNK
|Retail Gas Prices Skyrocket Across America at Fastest Pace Since 2022 Amid Conflict With Iran
Some cities are seeing 60-cent increases in gas compared to the previous week.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Trump Formally Names Kevin Warsh To Head Federal Reserve, but Nomination Faces Uncertain Future
A key Republican says he will withhold his support until after the Justice Department resolves an investigation into current Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
By LUKE FUNK
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Trump To ‘Cut Off All Trade’ With Spain After It Rejects Use of Its Military Bases for Attacks on Iran
Spain says it is blocking America from launching attacks on Iran from its military bases.
By LUKE FUNK
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Indiana School District Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit by Former Teacher Required To Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns
A lawyer for the former teacher says schools ‘should learn that refusing to accommodate religious employees can be illegal and expensive.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks California Rules Preventing Schools From Telling Parents About Their Children’s Gender Transitions
A lawyer for the plaintiffs says the ruling is a ‘watershed moment for parental rights in America.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Jewish Groups Sue California, Charging ‘Unchecked Antisemitism’ in State’s Public School System
The plaintiffs say the state board of education is ‘aware’ of incidents of antisemitism, but has not taken steps to address it.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Exclusive: FBI Turning to New Agents from Quantico to Patrol D.C. Streets, as Ex-Agents Question Shift Toward Police Work
Move comes as ex-agents wonder if sending Quantico grads to street patrols is for political optics or is in keeping with the bureau’s investigative mission.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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‘Get The F— Off Me’: Schizophrenic Mom Lands Random Blows at Five Innocents After Brooklyn Meal With Daughter Abruptly Ends
The suspected attacker’s sister says the woman has been battling schizophrenia for years and when she’s off her meds believes ‘everyone is an enemy.’
By M.L. NESTEL
|Colorado Governor Hints at Clemency For Imprisoned Trump-backed Election Denier Tina Peters
Tina Peters is serving a nine-year sentence for her role in helping an unauthorized person gain access to voting machines.
By LUKE FUNK
|Trump Calls for Jack Smith To ‘Be Brought to Justice’ as Outrage Grows at Surveillance of President’s Aides and GOP Senators
The prosecutor who tried to convict the 47th president in two separate cases comes under renewed threat.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP, Pool // Getty Images / David Dee Delgado/Getty Images ‘His Nails Left Scratch Marks on My Legs’: Harvey Weinstein To Go on Trial April 14 for Third Time on Same Rape Charge After Plea Talks Collapse
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|‘Sold Out’ Hit Musical About Luigi Mangione, ‘Luigi: The Musical,’ Will Hit the New York Stage Just in Time for Accused CEO-Killer’s Trial
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