Mamdani Calls Bedtime a Foul and Suspends Curfews for Knicks NBA Finals Run
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Monday to repeal children’s bedtimes for the New York Knicks run through the NBA finals.
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Rubio and Booker spar over whether Iran is in stronger position
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) fumed at Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting, accusing the White House of putting Tehran in a position of geopolitical strength.
Why neither Trump nor Iran wants a return to war
The U.S. military and Iranian forces continue to launch attacks on one another. So, why does the ceasefire broadly still hold?
Blue states sue Trump admin over offshore wind lease cancellation
New York is leading a coalition of seven Democrat-led states that is suing the Trump administration over a buyout deal struck earlier this year that resulted in the cancellation of an offshore wind farm lease.
UK police bodycam footage shows officers ignoring man's dying pleas
U.K. police are under fire after the release of damning bodycam footage showing the final moments of student Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed after his murderer accused him of racism.
Two-thirds of Americans believe Founding Fathers would be disappointed in the nation at 250
Welcome to Tuesday's edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we wonder whether the Founding Fathers would have been Milli Vanilli fans (originalists are welcome to weigh in on what the text tells us) in light of a new poll that suggests all is not well with their legacy. (The Founding Fathers’ legacy, not Milli Vanilli’s). And we lick our lips at the “revelations” in Jill Biden’s new memoir…
Rubio says Iranian Navy is just 'a bunch of Boston Whalers with machine guns'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the destruction of Iran’s military has prevented the country from using a “conventional shield” to protect its nuclear program in the future.
On This Day: It is inevitable. The British are coming
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Trump administration ends ocean monitoring system
The National Science Foundation announced plans to scale back a major ocean-monitoring network that scientists have relied on for more than a decade to track greenhouse gases, ocean temperatures, marine heat waves, and coastal flooding.
Taxpayers shouldn’t bankroll Mamdani’s grocery experiment
A New York City nonprofit organization representing grocers is fighting back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city-owned grocery store initiative.
California governor primary: Hilton, Becerra and Steyer make final pitch
LOS ANGELES — Republican Steve Hilton has been near the top of virtually every statewide poll since entering California’s crowded and unpredictable gubernatorial race a year ago. But he isn’t acting like a front-runner.
China tightens its grip as Greenland blocks a critical rare earth project
The United States and its European allies face a growing critical minerals challenge, and Greenland’s government is making it harder to address.
Political theater on fire: New Jersey Democrats grandstand at Delaney Hall
Democratic performance antics around an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, New Jersey, propelled a protest to a violent crisis and made my state the epicenter of a national fight between officers enforcing immigration law to protect the public and leftists rampaging in nightly riots designed to evoke terror.
The Marxist threat to America has two fronts. Both are advancing
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.
The Gaza genocide myth: Time to put an end to modern blood libel
What’s been most shocking over the last nearly three years, since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, has been the willingness of people in positions of power and responsibility to accept and repeat obviously untrue claims about Israel and Jews. Now, at least the worst of those, the libel that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, is having one leg after another kicked out from under it.
Men Still Don’t Belong in Women's Sports
Sports must be fair if they are to be worthwhile. One basic way that sports are kept fair is that women compete against other women, not against men, who tend to be faster and stronger than female athletes. In California, however, fairness has been pushed out the window by some male athletes. After beating women athletes in the long jump, triple jump, and high jump, biological male AB Hernandez stood on the podium with them and will be moving on to compete for a women’s state championship medal.
Russia Launches Massive Drone and Missile Attack Against Ukraine, Killing At Least 13 and Wounding Over 100
At least 13 people were killed, and over 100 were injured after Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, including a child. Russia deployed 656 drones and 73 drones, hitting Ukrainian cities Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kyiv. Ukrainian officials claimed that Russia purposely targeted “civilian infrastructure” in its latest attack.
Climate change is stopping California lawyers from going back to work
It is bad enough that California’s stringent environmental laws have driven up the cost of energy, food, and housing. Now, public-sector unions are weaponizing the state’s most powerful environmental statute to avoid showing up for work.
Newsom’s wildfire relief fund diverted millions toward managing anti-ICE riots
Millions of dollars earmarked for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) wildfire relief fund, which was meant to help victims of the January 2025 fires recover from the devastation, went instead toward unrelated expenses, including more than $14 million diverted to controlling crowds during California’s anti-deportation protests the following summer.
Israeli Security Minister Tells Netanyahu 'Time to Say No' to Trump on Lebanon
President Donald Trump’s heavy pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t gone over well in some sectors of Israeli society, with some Israeli officials starting to speak out against the president.
