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Cracks emerge as members of Congress try to curb their own stock trading
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers hoping to ban congressional stock trading are seeing fractures in their alliance as they try to ... Read More
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Phone call reveals Trump pressuring Georgia speaker to overturn 2020 election
ATLANTA — As Georgia lawmakers gathered in Athens for a legislative training session five years ago, there was a hubbub inside the Classic Center conference room that served as then-House Speaker David Ralston’s ...Read more
Trump's Primetime Address Was Nothing to Brag About
SAN DIEGO -- My holiday wish for my fellow Americans is that we should all be so lucky in this life as to find someone who loves us as much as President Donald Trump loves Donald Trump.
I realize this is not breaking ...Read more
Trump bucked tradition with partisan end-of-year address
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump broke with past presidents with Wednesday night’s end-of-year address to the nation in which he raised his voice repeatedly and cast wide blame for a stubborn economy that has frustrated many ...Read more
Trump eases restrictions on marijuana by executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday fast-tracking a push to ease some restrictions on marijuana in one of the most significant shifts in federal drug policy in decades.
The move aims to reclassify ...Read more
Congress heads home without doing anything about spiraling health costs
The Republican Congress headed home for the holidays Thursday without doing anything about health insurance costs set to skyrocket for more than 20 million Americans when Affordable Care Act tax credits expire on Jan. 1.
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Miami Judge lifts block on Trump library land transfer, tosses Sunshine Law case
MIAMI — A judge on Thursday cleared the way for Miami Dade College to give up prime downtown land to be used for Donald Trump’s presidential library, tossing a case that alleged the college broke state law when ...Read more
Trump Media targets nuclear fusion through merger with TAE
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., the company behind Truth Social, is getting into nuclear fusion.
The company said Thursday it will merge with TAE Technologies Inc., a closely held fusion developer founded in 1998, ...Read more
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer announces Congress campaign, seeks to oust Democrat Moskowitz
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer launched a 2026 congressional bid Thursday, hoping to flip the swing-seat district currently held by Democrat Jared Moskowitz to the Republican column.
“We need ...Read more
CBS News commits to more town hall and debate telecasts with a major sponsor
CBS News is moving forward with a series of town hall and debate telecasts with a major advertiser backing them, the first major initiative under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
The news division announced Thursday it will ...Read more
Cal Thomas: Ever again
How many more Jews must die before the world wakes up and does something about it? Maybe that’s the problem: the world doesn’t want to wake up as too many people are fine with hating Jews.
The murder of at least 15 ...Read more
Missouri legalized abortion, but most residents can't get appointments and go elsewhere
ST. LOUIS — Over a year ago, Missouri voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state constitution. Lawyers won court cases, blocking clinic restrictions. Providers promised that Missourians could access ...Read more
Gustavo Arellano: With his un-Christian Rob Reiner insults, Trump proves he's the real 'Meathead'
Let the annals of this country show it was the murder of a Jewish couple on the first night of Hanukkah that showed how profoundly un-Christian Donald J. Trump is once and for all.
The prosecution rests, and there can no ...Read more
LZ Granderson: Go ahead. Make parenting mistakes
I had dinner with my son recently, and as tends to happen with us, we started talking about Quentin Tarantino's two-part masterpiece, "Kill Bill." We fell in love with the movies when they were released more than 20 years ...Read more
Editorial: Rob Reiner's brilliance earned his place in the pantheon of American culture
It doesn’t matter where you live, what you do for a living or what your politics are. When someone asks you to list your favorite movies, there’s a good chance that a Rob Reiner film makes the list. When someone asks ...Read more
They're ready to leave Congress. But first, they have New Year's plans
WASHINGTON — Under his suit and tie, Rep. Jared Golden rocks tattoo sleeves. Since coming to Congress, the Maine Democrat’s collection of body art has expanded — a 2018 campaign ad showed just a handful of pieces on ...Read more
Commentary: Dick Van Dyke shouldn't be the exception -- Helping America's seniors stay engaged
The fact that Dick Van Dyke turned 100 on Dec. 13 is remarkable enough. But the entertainment icon hasn’t simply made it to the century mark; he’s remained purposefully engaged in life and with those around him: acting...Read more
Editorial: Congress has learned nothing as another shutdown looms
It’s understandable that members of Congress try to remain in office for as long as they can: if they worked in the private sector, they’d be fired by now.
As the Hill reported, senators in both parties are bracing ...Read more
Commentary: Democrats and Republicans should each support some Independents
The Democratic Party sent a strong message to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the 2025 elections, but ironically one part of their overall strategy forward should be to support Independents in House and ...Read more
Commentary: America chugs along in a 'K-shaped' economy
People are talking about America’s “K-shaped economy,” so named because charts show different sectors’ fortunes diverging like the two arms of that letter. Recently, for example, data services firm ADP reported 32,...Read more
COUNTERPOINT: It's real, and it's spectacular
So there’s a scene in one of the old “Star Trek” movies in which James Kirk is trying to persuade the bad guy to beam Spock onto his ship. When the bad guy refuses, Kirk asks why. “Because you wish it!” he ...Read more
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