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America’s Asian allies scramble to address oil crisis with little guidance from Trump

President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran has Washington’s Asian allies scrambling to address an energy crisis that could destabilize many of their economies within weeks.And so far t...

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The Republican Who Wants to Banish His Own Constituents

The Islamic Center of Columbia, Tennessee—a small city about 45 miles south of Nashville—had been around for only a few years when white supremacists burned it down. On a Saturday in early 2008, th...

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A Police Report About a House Candidate Surprised the White House

Three days after President Trump announced his “Complete and Total Endorsement” of the Louisiana congressional candidate Blake Miguez, the Republican contender posted a video from outside the West ...

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AI Won't Fix America's Looming Debt Crisis

AI Won't Fix America's Looming Debt Crisis Authored by David Youngberg via TheDailyEconomy.org, Last month, Congress sparred with the president over a partial budget, but with few...

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US to release 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve to combat energy price hike

The Trump administration said Wednesday the U.S. will release 172 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, its boldest attempt yet to bring down oil prices that have spike...

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Furious allies lobby Trump to keep deporting migrants

Top allies of President Donald Trump are furious at the White House's new rhetorical emphasis on deporting violent criminals over all unauthorized immigrants — and they're launching a lobbying effo...

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Immigration detention cases decline amid Trump admin pullback from hardline tactics

As the Trump administration has scaled back its most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, the torrent of emergency lawsuits mounted by ICE detainees has also begun to slow.Courts have been f...

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MORNING GLORY: President Trump and the US are waging a righteous battle — and winning

The United States and Israel are winning this battle with the Islamic Republic of Iran — decisively. Our Gulf allies are standing strong. The cost has already been high with seven U.S. service memb...

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Trump’s War Lacks a Marketing Plan

A year ago yesterday, President Trump turned the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom to try to boost the slumping sales of his then-pal Elon Musk’s electric-car company. A few months ago, Trump ...

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You Can Just Do Things

What is the United States doing in (or, really, to) Iran? Critic Patrick Blanchfield situates the bombardment of the country within the long legacy of an American empire that doesn’t care about n...

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Kathy Hochul sees ‘deep bench’ of governors in 2028 election

ALBANY, New York — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday touted what she called the Democratic Party’s “deep bench” of governors who could run for president in 2028 — singling out leaders like...

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Tax fight will test Mamdani’s influence in Albany against Hochul

ALBANY, New York — A state budget fight over raising taxes on rich people and corporations is becoming a litmus test for how power is wielded in the Empire State’s capital — and pitting Gov. Kathy ...

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RFK Jr.’s department is revealing its thoughts about women's health

Republicans are hoping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the moms who find his Make America Healthy Again message appealing will narrow the Democrats’ edge among women voters in this year’s midterm electio...

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Iran war may leave Ukraine without critical air defenses

The war with Iran is sucking up expensive U.S. air defense munitions that Ukraine desperately needs, putting future deliveries at risk and threatening Kyiv’s ability to counter Russian ballistic mi...

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House Republicans find it difficult to focus on rising costs as they plot 2026 agenda

DORAL, Fla. — House Republicans arrived at their yearly policy retreat aiming to craft a 2026 agenda that will help them keep their majority in the upcoming midterms. But they left with few specifi...

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Trump's energy ‘tiger team’ struggles to find its roar with Iran

President Donald Trump once pledged his incoming “energy dominance” team would bring about a golden age of American prosperity and global peace.Now, 15 months later, the Trump administration’s self...

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Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump’s endorsement

Sen. John Cornyn threw his support behind scrapping the filibuster to pass a voting restrictions bill President Donald Trump has called his “No. 1 priority” in Congress, as the Texas Republican con...

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Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started

Inflation held steady in February as President Donald Trump readied a new military offensive against Iran, but there are clear signs of trouble ahead on prices.The Labor Department reported on Wedn...

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Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas?

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsOn this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on Kristi Noem’s removal...

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Reporter's Notebook: Trump's SAVE Act ultimatum runs into Senate reality

Passage of the SAVE America Act is of paramount importance to President Donald Trump and many congressional Republicans.In his State of the Union speech, the president implored lawmakers "to approv...

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Hochul backs off New York’s aggressive climate timeline

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she wants to rewrite New York’s nation-leading climate law, arguing the state needs more time to meet its aggressive goals amid rising energy pr...

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