3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (582+ words) Along with the long-since abandoned beliefs in "judicial restraint" (Republicans now applaud the most radically activist Supreme Court in the nation's history) and "fiscal restraint" (Eisenhower was the last Republican president who EVER experienced an annual deficit smaller than the…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (761+ words) Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun used a visit to Washington to argue that direct talks with Beijing are necessary to preserve peace across the Taiwan Strait, drawing renewed scrutiny from U. S. lawmakers and Taiwan's ruling party as tensions with China continue…...

19+ hour, 56+ min ago  (428+ words) The bulldozers are moving dirt. The tenders are issued for mobile structures and a control tower. The Pentagon is building a large military base on the Gaza border, and nobody in Washington can say, with any certainty, what it is…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (675+ words) From the 2008 financial collapse that wiped out trillions in household wealth to the mountain of student debt that crushes young borrowers before they can buy a home, the pattern is unmistakable. Public roads crumble. Hospitals close in rural counties. And…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1625+ words) Graham Platner runs a small business. He grows oysters in the cold, clean waters of Blue Hill Bay. He served in the military. He married a teacher. He is not rich. He is also the Democratic nominee for the United…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (621+ words) Jersey City is pulling $265 million in public funds from Citizens Bank because the bank finances the nation's two largest private prison companies. City officials announced the divestment on Thursday. They said $150 million has already been withdrawn. The rest is coming…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (635+ words) Let us speak plainly about what is happening in the United States Senate, where a bipartisan group of lawmakers embraced an accused war criminal'and in the state of Maine, where more than 200, 000 voters cast ballots in the Democratic Senate primary,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (732+ words) by Jennifer Shutt, New Jersey Monitor President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies operating without any new restrictions." Democrats pressed for guardrails…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1234+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid must be "adjusted and fixed," setting up a high-stakes confrontation over the bedrock safety net programs even as Republicans" own tax cuts are projected to add nearly $5 trillion…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (689+ words) Let's be clear about what didn't happen. On March 3, 2026, Kuwaiti authorities snatched Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an American citizen and award-winning journalist, for the unpardonable offense of'resharing news articles'about a war and posting footage of a U. S. fighter jet crashing over Kuwait. The…...