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Eva Moskowitz on NYC Charters, a Florida Expansion, and the Schools 'Crisis'
The CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, which teaches 22,000 students in New York, reflects on the daily battle of operating under former Mayor Bi...
Hamas Releases All Living Hostages as Nations Celebrate a Historic Peace Deal
Donald Trump addresses the Israeli Parliament to celebrate a cease-fire deal that sees all living hostages released by Hamas. What does the agreement...
A Former NATO Chief on Putin, Ukraine, and a European 'Drone Wall'
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's secretary general from 2009-14, says the alliance should pledge to shoot down intruding Russian drones and fighter jets,...
How Trump Brokered the Israel-Hamas Peace Deal
Donald Trump reversed the Biden policy of leaning on Israel to make concessions and instead backed the U.S. ally as it put military pressure on Hamas....
The GOP's Chances in the Virginia and New Jersey Governor's Races
Republicans are trying to protect Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s legacy in Virginia, though the polls say Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is trailing Abigail Span...
The Trump 'Compact' Tells Colleges to Protect Speech and Freeze Tuition
Nine schools, including MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, are offered preferential access to federal dollars if they sign a compact with the...
The Supreme Court Tests Donald Trump’s Presidential Powers
The new Supreme Court term will feature arguments over Donald Trump’s power to fire officials at independent agencies, his tariffs policies, as well a...
Pressure to End the Shutdown? Congress Doesn't Feel It Yet
The Senate tries again to fund the government and reopen Washington, but it fails, with the same three Democrats voting yes, but no additional takers....
Donald Trump Unveils ‘TrumpRx’ and Makes a Deal With Pfizer
The Trump administration plans to launch ‘TrumpRx,’ a website operated by the federal government which would sell discounted drugs directly to consume...
The Shutdown Stakes, as Schumer Claims a 'Looming Healthcare Crisis'
Thousands of federal workers go on furlough when Congress fails to pass a funding bill, as Sen. Chuck Schumer strives to show his party's base that he...
The Trump-Netanyahu Gaza Peace Plan / Hegseth Addresses the Generals
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu announce a peace plan for Gaza, including proposals for Hamas disarmament, a transitional government, and an inter...
What Does Gen Z Want From the Workplace?
Does Generation Z have the values employers are looking for, or has the culture shifted to individual happiness that has less to do with monetary succ...
Sen. Ron Johnson Wants to End Government Shutdowns for Good
Congress barrels toward a government shutdown next week, with little progress on a funding deal, as Democrats use their leverage to seek about $1.5 tr...
Donald Trump Serious About Helping Ukraine Win Against Russia?
Donald Trump once said Volodymyr Zelensky had 'no cards' to win the war against Russia, but now the President says Ukraine can win its territory back...
Trump and RFK Jr.'s Claims on Tylenol, Pregnancy and Autism
Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urge pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen, which they say has been linked to autism. But does...
Roland Fryer Says the Educational Tragedy Is 'We Already Know What Works'
Nearly half of 12th-graders in the U.S. test "below basic" in math, and Harvard professor of economics Roland Fryer says it's no mystery how to revers...
Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service Mixes Messages About Faith and Politics
Donald Trump, JD Vance, and other influential voices on the right use Charlie Kirk’s memorial service to remember the fallen Turning Point USA leader...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC
After the late-night TV host makes a wrong remark about Charlie Kirk’s killer, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr threatens to get regulators involved, and...
Donald Trump’s Role in the New International Order
Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy has shaken up international relations with his focus on bargaining and engaging adversaries. But will he su...
Pam Bondi's Confusion Over ‘Hate Speech’ and Free Speech
Attorney General Pam Bondi pledges to go after "hate speech," saying there's no place for it after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. But that isn't U.S. l...
Putin's Drones Intrude on Poland, and NATO Scrambles Jets
After at least 19 Russian drones enter Polish airspace, with some shot down by allied fighter jets, President Trump says it could have been a "mistake...
As the Economy Shows Signs of Trouble, the Fed Considers an Interest-Rate Cut
President Trump continues prodding the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, as the Fed meets amid persistent inflation and a stalled labor market.
Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Killer Is in Custody, Authorities Say
Two days after Kirk's assassination in Utah, law enforcement has arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Gov. Spencer Cox explains some of the evidence,...
Fears of Escalating Political Violence After Charlie Kirk’s Murder
Can Democrats and Republicans rise to the occasion after the murder of Charlie Kirk and tone down the rising vitriol of political discourse? Kirk leav...
Stalling Jobs Numbers, Biden's Record, and Trump's Economic Mission
New figures show hiring slowed in August, the U.S. economy was worse than reported in 2024, and real wages for the median American barely went up last...
The GOP's Plan to Tweak the Rules for Senate Confirmation
With Senate Democrats holding up Donald Trump’s picks even for relatively minor jobs, Majority Leader John Thune proposes to speed confirmation by cha...
The Crisis of Confidence in the Western Tradition
The values of the Western tradition have come under attack for unleashing a variety of sins, but is there a revival on the horizon? Paul Gigot speaks...
The GOP's Worries About RFK Jr.'s Health Department Mess
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets grilled on Capitol Hill, including by Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Barrasso, both of the...
Trump Strikes Venezuelan Traffickers / China’s Big Military Parade
Donald Trump orders an airstrike on a speed boat in the Caribbean that he says was carrying narcotics, but should Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro a...
A Political Brawl Over DEI at Virginia's Public Universities
Democrats move to eject 22 of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's board appointees at three colleges, which they say is to protect the schools from Trump Administra...
Donald Trump’s 'Emergency' Tariffs Lose Again in Court
President Trump has imposed global tariffs by citing a 1977 emergency law known as IEEPA, but a federal appeals court says 7-4 that this is outside of...
‘Snap-Back’ Sanctions on Iran / Trump's Next Ukraine Move
The pressure on Iran is rising again, as U.S. allies in Europe trigger "snap-back" sanctions, citing Tehran's uranium stockpiles and nuclear enrichmen...
Trump Wants to Fight Chicago Crime. JB Pritzker Says Stay Out
Donald Trump considers sending federal forces, including National Guard troops, to clean up Chicago's streets, but Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he d...
The White House Audit of Smithsonian Museum Exhibits
Donald Trump argues the Smithsonian Institution has lost sight of America's ideals and become too focused on the country's historical failures, as his...
Trump's Federal Reserve Power Play, Firing Lisa Cook
Donald Trump dismisses the Fed Governor for "cause," citing allegations aired on social media that she claimed two primary residences while applying f...
Donald Trump, Alina Habba, and the Senate's 'Blue Slips'
President Trump pushes the Senate to give confirmation hearings to his nominees, after a federal judge rules that Alina Habba has been unlawfully acti...
The New York City Mayor's Race Keeps Getting Worse
Socialist Zohran Mamdani now leads the polls by a wide margin. Andrew Cuomo attacks Mamdani by calling him "very rich" and demanding he immediately mo...
Trump's Housing Regulator Goes After His Political Opponents
Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, takes to social media to accuse Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud. Pult...
Trump Ends Union Contracts for Thousands of Federal Workers
After President Trump invokes an exclusion for national security, several agencies terminate collective-bargaining deals with unionized government emp...
Does Trump Want Intel's Biggest Shareholder to Be... Uncle Sam?
The White House considers taking a 10% stake in the chip maker, after Donald Trump meets with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, shortly after he demanded Tan's im...