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In Congress
Pelosi Among 11 Democrats Who Missed the Hegseth Impeachment Vote, and a Colleague Fumes Over Their ‘Raggedy Selves’
Eleven House Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, did not vote as Republicans sent Rep. Thomas Massie’s Hegseth impeachment articles to committee 211-204. Several blamed traffic and a motorcade; Pelosi was at a veterans event in San Francisco.
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Social Security Lost Out on $10.8 Trillion as Taxable Wages Shrank, AARP Says
A new AARP study says the shrinking share of the economy subject to the payroll tax cost Social Security an estimated $10.8 trillion, enough to…
Federal Prosecutor Warns Blumenthal Over Ballroom Donor Probe, but He Says ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’
U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz ordered Sen. Richard Blumenthal to preserve records, accusing him of threatening Trump donors; Blumenthal answered with a preservation demand of his…
US And Iran Trade Blows As Trump Claims War Could End Soon
American and Iranian forces have exchanged strikes against strategically important islands in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to escalate a war President Donald Trump claimed…
Freshman Democrat Says He Was Threatened With ‘a Living Hell’ for Opposing Jeffries, as Progressives Push Pressley
Rep.-elect Don Leonard says senior Democrats warned him over the speaker vote, while a petition urges Ayanna Pressley to challenge Hakeem Jeffries, who remains the…
President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Thursday, November 12, 2026
Schedule Summary: President Donald Trump will have executive time, receive his intelligence briefing, participate in two pre-tape interviews, and hold several policy meetings at the…
Senior U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
British counterterrorism police arrested a 41-year-old U.S. Army soldier near Gloucester on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence, and FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau…
White House Counsel Warns Garcia His Oversight Probes Could ‘Cross the Line Into Blatant Criminality’
Prosecutors Charged Ilhan Omar’s Ex-Bodyguard While Pressing Him to Turn on Her, His Lawyer Says
Sourpuss: Massie Enlists Democrats to Get 218 Signatures to Force a Second Epstein Files Vote Over GOP Leaders’ Heads
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Dies ‘Suddenly’ at 66, and Moscow Gives No Cause
DHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Claimed a Bomb and Tried to Storm a United Cockpit
Bessent Moves to a Military Base After Iranian Threats, but Treasury Says He ‘Will Not Be Deterred’
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Opinion
The Conflict Groups Want This Permitting Bill Dead. That’s Their Business Model
The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club and a swarm of allied activist groups are trying to kill the most serious permitting reform bill Congress has taken up in…
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Opinion
One Republican Loser Could Not Fade Away
It is disappointing that we are focusing on such an unfortunate situation during a week when we give thanks to every man and woman who has ever put on a…
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Opinion
Purge the Anointed Failures Who Surrendered the Senate
The Republican Party’s pathetic habit of handing power to the next insider in line has produced a Senate leadership class that helped hand away the chamber in the 2026 midterms.…
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Opinion
Democrat Policy Statement: “We Work For You, The American People”
Hakeem Jeffries, the current Democrat House minority leader, said those words recently in all seriousness, trying to tell his faithful followers that they are in good hands with the Democrat…
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Opinion
The Wave Beneath the Wave
ERIE, Pennsylvania — In the last week of October, fall foliage in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Mountains reached its peak, with native…
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Opinion
GOP’s Election Defeat Opens Door for DeSantis
Republicans’ dismal showing in 2026 has made their 2028 presidential primary much more interesting.It has long seemed likely the 2028…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
11 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip
Faithful readers will recall I’ve written on this subject in the past. Today, with proof that “teaching teaches the teacher,” we expand on things we should never plug into a…
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Syndicated News
FDA Orders a Vision-Loss Warning on Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Other GLP-1 Drugs
The FDA is requiring every GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drug to warn of a rare eye condition that can cause sudden, permanent vision loss in one eye. Here are the…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Sometimes You Need a Microscope to Get to the Truth
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I am a fine print junkie — but I could see that happening. This fascination I have with the fine print is…
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Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle
Are Credit and Debit Cards Making Us Fat?
I’ve heard of blaming one’s weight on a lot of things, but credit and debit cards? That was a new one for me and a theory reported at TheStreet.com that,…
Other News
Federal Prosecutor Warns Blumenthal Over Ballroom Donor Probe, but He Says ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’
Freshman Democrat Says He Was Threatened With ‘a Living Hell’ for Opposing Jeffries, as Progressives Push Pressley
Senior U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in Britain on Suspicion of Spying for Russia
Kushner and Witkoff Head to Moscow to Meet Putin After Ukraine Talks End Without a Breakthrough
Poland Offers Billions To Keep US Troops As Pentagon Weighs Drawdowns
Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Dies ‘Suddenly’ at 66, and Moscow Gives No Cause