Tulsi Gabbard Resigns, Citing Husband’s Cancer Diagnosis, Amid Reports of Sidelining
Her departure comes amid insider accounts that she had been marginalized during recent military operations.
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Bari Weiss ‘Blindsided’ by Anderson Cooper’s Subtle Jab in ‘60 Minutes’ Interview: Report
The head of the Tiffany Network is allegedly displeased that staff used CBS’s own platform to criticize her.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Prosecution of ‘Bundt Cake Recipe’ Leaker Could Increase Chances That Jack Smith’s Secret Report Will Be Released
The indictment suggests that the dispatch, while ‘permanently blocked,’ is circulating within the Department of Justice.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
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Colbert Marks the End of ‘The Late Show’ With Performance by Paul McCartney, but No Explicit Reference to Trump
CBS’s ‘The Late Show’ is over, and it went out with a few jabs at the network or the Trump Administration.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Seattle Weighs State of Emergency To Address Influx of Transgender Individuals Fleeing Red States
The mayor says she will use an ‘intersectional lens that acknowledges the lived experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color’ to develop a plan to ‘fortify critical services.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
|Newsom Suggests Universal Basic Capital as Solution to AI-Driven Unemployment
The California governor is ordering the state to explore solutions to mass job losses expected from the adoption of artificial intelligence.
By LUKE FUNK
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‘Whites-Only’ Community Sued After Rejecting Woman Over Her Jewish Ancestry, Black Husband
Return to the Land says it is limited to individuals with ‘traditional views and European ancestry.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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New York Street Sweepers May Soon Rat You Out With New Camera Enforcement Initiative
The proposal would allow street sweepers to operate similarly to the city’s red-light and bus-lane camera programs.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Congressional Republicans Cancel Votes on DHS Funding Due to Anger Over ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
GOP senators came away from a meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche angry that the fund could be used to reward violent criminals.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Starbucks in Korea Touches off Regional Rancor, Left-Right Rivalries With Reminder of Bloody 1980 Gwangju Revolt
One Starbucks manager says posting the chairman’s apology inspires customers to ‘come and yell at me.’
By DONALD KIRK
|Sanctions on a ‘Biased and Malicious’ UN Official Are Lifted — For Now
‘We’re very far from a final decision’ in the case against Francesca Albanese.
By BENNY AVNI
|Trump’s Hint at a Talk With Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te Touches a Nerve With Beijing’s Communist Regime
A call from Trump ‘could trigger ‘turbulence’ between Washington and Beijing,’ warns Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post.
By DONALD KIRK
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Israeli Minister ‘Betrayed Dignity of His Nation’: U.S. Ambassador Joins Uproar Over Gaza Flotilla Video
Itamar Ben-Gvir also faced strong condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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Trump Says Netanyahu ‘Will Do Whatever I Want Him To Do’ Amid Iran Negotiations
The White House is reportedly pushing for a temporary agreement that would pause the war and launch 30 days of negotiations.
By JOTAM CONFINO
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‘Cartoonish’ New York Times Story Claims Israel and America Attempted To Install Ahmadinejad in Power at Tehran
‘The Mossad knows Iran very well. They know what’s possible and what isn’t.’
By BENNY AVNI
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Hunter Biden Claims Dad Was Pushed Out of Presidential Race Because He Was Not Part of the ‘Epstein Class’
Biden also claims corruption allegations came from Israel, a theory even he admits may be far-fetched during his conspiracy-packed interview with Candace Owens.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Jack Schlossberg Loses Primary Lead Amid Erratic Behavior and Campaign Turnover
A new Emerson survey ranks the Kennedy heir third in the race for NY-12, trailing frontrunner Micah Lasher by 11 points.
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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DNC Chairman Releases Error-Riddled 2024 Autopsy Under Duress, Admitting It’s ‘Not Ready for Primetime — Not Even Close’
Ken Martin, who has put the party in a financial hole, seemed incapable of finding friends who’d defend his decision to not release the report.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Democrats’ Ability To Rein In Trump’s War Powers, Block ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Comes Down to Attendance
In an era of slim majorities, even one lawmaker can make life difficult.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Trump’s Ballroom on Life Support After Republicans in Congress Begin To Push Back
Republican senators seem unlikely to add the security funding needed to construct the president’s new event space.
By MATTHEW RICE
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News Aggregators Reinforcing Political Ignorance, Especially for Young Americans
By LAURENCE ELDER
Democrats Intent on Traversing the Constitution in the Name of Preserving Democracy
By DAVID HARSANYI
America, With Religious Illiteracy Surging, Confronts Rise of Post-Truth Culture
By JOSH HAMMER
Congress Will Weigh an Overdue Declaration of ‘Childhood Independence’
By LENORE SKENAZY
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The Cloisters Embraces the Ancient Americas, With Uneven Results
Despite showcasing some beautiful objects, ‘Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas’ is not as groundbreaking as it claims.
By MARIO NAVES
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The Cultural Significance of Nicki Minaj’s Conservatism
Unlike many of her celebrity counterparts, Nicki Minaj realizes she’s most welcome to now make her political opinions clear in contemporary America.
By ALEXANDER LARMAN
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The New All-Electric Mercedes-AMG Is Powerful, Acid Yellow, and Hideous
Mercedes hasn’t announced pricing for its new car, but given their last model was expensive and didn’t sell well, one expects this one will be even more expensive and sell even worse.
By ROSS ANDERSON
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Trump To Swear in Warsh as Fed Chairman Friday at White House
Kevin Warsh has faced pressure to detail more than $100 million in investments he is selling to assume the central bank’s leadership.
By LUKE FUNK
|House Republicans Aim To Strip Key Provision From Senate Housing Bill
Conservatives and industry leaders say the plan to limit home ownership by institutional investors has discouraged new construction.
By LUKE FUNK
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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
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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.
By LUKE FUNK
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Harvard Faculty Vote to Cap A Grades Despite Strong Student Opposition
The dean of undergraduate education described the result as ‘consequential.’
By NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
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American Bar Association Panel Calls for End to DEI Requirement at Law Schools
Facing loss of its status as the nation’s sole law school accreditor, the association’s council on legal education and bar admissions is promoting compliance with anti-discrimination laws instead.
By SHARON KEHNEMUI
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Seattle Teacher in Lead for Top Union Post Faces Police Review Amid Child Abuse Allegations
The accusations against the special education teacher stem from the parents of a third-grade student with autism.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Conservative Justices Criticize Supreme Court Decision To Dismiss Death Penalty Case Involving IQ Standards
Justice Alito says the court needs to ‘provide much needed guidance to lower courts.’
By LUKE FUNK
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Prosecutor Is Charged With Smuggling Out Jack Smith’s Secret Mar-a-Lago Report Against Trump, Disguising Contraband as ‘Bundt Cake Recipe’
Carmen Lineberger pleads ‘not guilty’ to four counts — one of which could carry a punishment of 25 years in prison.
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|James Comey Looks To ‘Get in Line’ for Weaponization Payday — but Trump’s Pot of Gold Might Be Unconstitutional
The 14th Amendment prohibits America from paying ‘any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.’
By A.R. HOFFMAN
|Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Her Conservative Colleagues To Be ‘Really, Really Careful’ Ahead of 2026 Elections
The court’s junior justice wants a ‘very constrained’ Supreme Court to avoid the perception of politics.
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