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Brookings confirms what basic economics predicted about Biden’s open border
The Biden administration ran an unhedged book for four years. The results were higher rents, suppressed wages at the low…
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Vance cozies up to MAHA movement
In today's issue: ▪ MAHA shines spotlight on Vance ▪ Hegseth’s State of the Force address ▪ AI leaders’ control pledge ▪…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones just ran head-first into the great dumbing-down
Education bureaucrats across the nation are burying evidence of a widespread and unpleasant truth: Public high schools a…
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Everyone Got Pete Hegseth Wrong
The secretary of defense is now the most influential senior official in the Trump administration.…
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‘Third country’ deportation can resume, US supreme court rules | First Thing
Trump administration can deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland. Plus, 550lb bear returns to LA neighb…
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California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward AlaskaCommuniti…
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Former special counsel Jack Smith defends investigation into Trump on Capitol Hill
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended two criminal indictments against President Trump on Capito…
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Trump tried to make burgers cheaper. It backfired spectacularly.
On most fronts, President Donald Trump has shown little concern for reducing Americans’ cost of living ahead of November…
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Pritzker's weight loss prompts discussion on changing attitudes over presidential appearance
JB Pritzker is looking different these days. Illinois's Democratic governor, who is considering a 2028 run for presiden…
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Schmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrative
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is facing accusations he tried to launch a conspiracy tying former special counsel Jack Smith …
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Thailand’s Demographic Crisis Arrives Early
The country faces a plummeting birth rate sooner than some of its global south peers.…
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From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot
After switching tactics, federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people from the USWhen federal age…
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Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say
White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticismFederal regulators ha…
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The free, lightly feral hobby that will help you stop doomscrolling
Sifting through my pile, I feel the crisp edges of the glossy, technicolor marker that was previously nestled in the dir…
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Outside groups are spending millions on races that could determine Senate control
New Hampshire's Senate race is one of a handful that could determine control of Congress next year. That's why outside m…
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New Orleans judge files criminal case against CBS affiliate over reporting
Kimya Holmes’ lawsuit over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer existsA New Orleans st…
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a v…
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The secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world - Full Story podcast
A Sierra Leonean nurse detained, handcuffed and flown to Ghana. An Iranian dissident sent to Central African Republic. A…
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Marshall sends cease-and-desist to Hamilton over "defamatory" medical debt ad
Lawyers for Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) sent a cease-and-desist letter to his Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton for a…
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NYC appeals Staten Island judge's ruling against Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office filed an appeal on Tuesday following a Staten Island judge’s ruling that bar…
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Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US historyAfter 23 years, a dis…
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What products are part of US-China $60 billion tariff cuts deal
The U.S. and Chinese governments unveiled tariff cuts on Monday, affecting $60 billion worth of goods in varying markets…
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Eric Cantor named new president of pharma trade group
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Eric Cantor named new preside…