Nothing Will Stop Trump From Weaponizing Charlie Kirk’s Killing to Attack the Left
Charlie Kirk’s killer has not been identified. That didn’t stop Trump or his acolytes from blaming the “radical left.”
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The Rift in Trump World Over Venezuela
The Trump administration wants to exert more control over Latin America. Will it come by deal-making or by force?
The Only Way to Save Money on Medicaid Is to Let People Die
Politicians, like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, like to say that kicking healthy people off Medicaid saves money. That's bullshit.
Zohran Mamdani Won’t Defund the Police. The Movement Can Grow With Him Anyway.
It wouldn’t be savvy politics to push to cut police funding. Adams and Cuomo know that.
Trump’s DOJ Wants to Deprive Trans People of the Right to Self-Defense
The Justice Department’s interest in stripping trans people of Second Amendment rights would expose vulnerable communities to more danger.
Are Trump’s Middle East Envoys Pushing Lebanon Into Another Civil War?
An American plan to disarm Hezbollah is creating tension — with Israel waiting in the wings.
Airdropped Aid Is Crushing Starving People in Gaza
Human rights groups have stressed that it’s safer to provide aid by land. Israel is killing Palestinians by dropping it from the sky.
Bari Weiss’s Free Press Wants You to Know Some Kids Being Starved by Israel Were Already Sick
The site did an “investigation” into preexisting conditions in starving kids in Gaza — the same logic that would have you believe typhus killed Anne Frank.
Inside Gaza’s Only Catholic Church, One Month After Israel’s Attack
A reporter in Gaza finds a Catholic community grieving their family members killed by Israeli bombs, but still worshipping together.
Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD
The police seem to run reds whenever they feel like it — and only they could say whether it’s a real emergency.