WASHINGTON — Anti-Muslim rhetoric from some Republicans in Congress intensified this week against the backdrop of the Iran war, with several lawmakers — including one who said that “Muslims don’t belong in …
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Contributor: Federal power grabs on elections are not about fraud
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFans of the musical “Hamilton” know three things about the nation’s first Treasury secretary because of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s brilliance. First, that Alexander Hamilton cheated on his wife, Eliza. Second, he …
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Becerra blasts USC and ABC for excluding candidates of color from gubernatorial debate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFormer U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, one of the top Democrats running for California governor, on Friday blasted USC and the ABC affiliate in Los Angeles for …
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Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell exits, replaced by Matt Floca
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump announced on social media Friday that Richard Grenell, the former ambassador to Germany who Trump appointed as president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …
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6 U.S. airmen die in crash; Hegseth says Iran’s leader is ‘likely disfigured’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the …
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Contributor: What a U.S. victory would look like in the Iran war
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSix days after the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump took to Truth Social to announce, in the context of the ongoing joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic …
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WASHINGTON — Days after he was named Iran’s next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement …
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California attorney general vows to scrutinize Paramount/Warner deal
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta called out the federal government for largely vacating its role as antitrust regulator, saying it’s now up to California and other states to look out …
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Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could position him as an …
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President Trump was uncommonly lucky in his first term, neither inheriting nor provoking a crisis of the sort that tests U.S. presidents, until COVID struck in his final 10 months. …