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Wealth tax divides California liberals, heads for expected defeat on Nov. 3 ballot
California’s proposed wealth tax is struggling to reach majority support, battered by an intense opposition campaign and liberals divided over whether a one-time levy is worth losing rich job creators and future revenue to other states.
‘Smartphones on wheels’: Why the U.S. military just banned BYD cars from a key Okinawa base
The U.S. military, citing unspecified “risks to our personnel,” on Monday banned electric vehicles manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD from Kadena, a key U.S. air base on Okinawa.
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‘I’m a girl’s girl’: AOC apologizes for Democrats’ transgender pivot
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologized on Thursday for Democrats distancing themselves from transgender issues, calling herself a "girl's girl."
Democrats increasingly skeptical of casting ballots by mail
The shine is off mail-in voting for Democrats, who are increasingly skeptical that ballots delivered by the U.S. Postal Service will be tallied properly.
Bolsonaro victory could bring Brazil’s rare-earth riches closer to Washington
Voters on Sunday will decide if Brazil will be the latest South American nation to embrace closer ties with the U.S. and President Trump, who is backing conservative, pro-Washington candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in the presidential runoff race against the leftist incumbent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Republicans will go to prison if Democrats win in November
The casual way Democrats threaten to throw Republicans in prison or prosecute them for supporting President Trump is alarming and indicative of exactly what they will try to do if they win power on Nov. 3.
DOJ denies ‘political paybacks’ as Virginia governor questions timing of Lucas charges
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had arrested Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas and three family members on charges of running a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy based on illegal marijuana sales.
Parties put Supreme Court on the ballot in contentious battle for control of Congress
The nine Supreme Court justices, unelected but influential, are poised to help sway voters in November in the bitter fight for the Senate majority.
Stephen A. Smith ‘not apologizing’ for joining Trump dinner at White House
Commentator Stephen A. Smith refused to apologize for attending a dinner at the White House hosted by President Trump on Thursday.
General reveals scale of Europe war plan; Army aims to stop Russian onslaught
The numbers look daunting, but U.S. Army leaders say they know exactly what is expected of them if a full-blown war breaks out in Europe.
DHS asks Supreme Court to bless Trump’s border wall construction
The Department of Homeland Security rushed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking the justices' permission to keep building President Trump's border wall in Texas' Big Bend region.
Are all the polls wrong? Maybe pollsters cannot find MAGA … again
It's the biennial parlor game of U.S. politics: Pollsters release data showing Democrats cruising to victory, then Election Day comes and half the country wonders if it was dreaming.
Feds bust massive marriage fraud ring that arranged 200 bogus weddings to get green cards
Federal authorities announced charges Wednesday against six people they said were part of a major marriage fraud ring in Massachusetts that charged immigrants as much as $40,000 and set them up in sham unions with American citizens so they could get quick legal status here.
China still shipping fentanyl precursors to Mexican cartels
Chinese exports of the precursor chemicals used to make deadly fentanyl are continuing despite Beijing's agreement last year to halt the flow and despite President Trump's pressing Chinese President Xi Jinping at their recent summit to do more, Trump administration officials say.
Humanities dissertations increasingly critical of Western culture
American doctoral dissertations in history, literature, philosophy, arts and culture are becoming more critical of Western culture, even as fewer people complete them. The number of humanities dissertations dropped 49% from a historic peak of 33,473 in 2015 to 16,951 in 2025, according to the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Massachusetts voters may be the first state to repeal marijuana legalization
Massachusetts will serve as a testing ground on Election Day for whether voters regret marijuana legalization, a decade after the state approved recreational use of the drug.
Bogus polling firm admits to fake numbers favoring Democrats, claims ‘experimental project’
A polling firm has admitted to using made-up data two weeks before the midterm elections to make it appear the U.S. Senate race in deep-red Mississippi is suddenly a toss-up.
Putin agrees ‘in principle’ to resume trilateral talks with U.S., Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Wednesday to restart trilateral negotiations with the U.S. and Ukraine on how to end Moscow's war with Kyiv.
College professor says Americans ‘set themselves up for disappointment’ with government expectations
Americans' confidence in the federal government's ability to improve their lives fell sharply in 2026, according to a new poll.
Trump offers bounty for Americans who spot fraud
President Trump escalated his war on fraud Tuesday, announcing what he called a groundbreaking program to pay a 1% "commission" to anyone who successfully exposes fraudulent activity in government programs.
France braces for new round of protests as officials blame far-left agitators
President Trump warned Tuesday that the massive riots seen over the weekend in France -- where organizers are promising even bigger demonstrations on Saturday -- are "a full-on revolution" born out of overzealous immigration that risks destabilizing all of Europe.
How to steal a billion dollars from Uncle Sam
Brett Blackman sits behind bars in the federal prison in Miami, fresh off getting a 19-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz. His crime? He aimed to steal a billion dollars from the government -- and succeeded in getting Medicare and other insurers to actually pony up more than $450 million.