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Giuliani Belongs in NYC's Hall of Fame

The report that Rudy Giuliani has turned a corner in his battle with pneumonia and is breathing on his own in a Florida hospital is certainly worth cheering.

Failing To Read the Room in Maine

As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she'll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.

Islam's Turbocharged Takeover of Europe

Discord between Western allies -- ostensibly due to contrasting views towards Islam and Israel -- has recently escalated to a new height. Its core most likely consists of a deep-seated envy that a handful of scruffy, hunted people managed to transform a land of sand dunes, deserts and malarial swamps into a gleaming superpower -- all while defending themselves against unrelenting neighboring countries trying to snuff them out. Such an achievement must, of course, be punished.

Why We're Doubling Down on Miami Over New York

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin responded to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani singling him out in a campaign to 'tax the rich,' saying after the video of the mayor pointing out his apartment, "We went to Miami and revised our plan to make it a much bigger office building."

Trump Is Working To Restore American Dominance

It's not a short-term plan, but that's because the goal is so totalizing: reassert global dominance for the singular goal of protecting and enriching American citizens.

Donald Trump Is the American Ayatollah

Scholars of international relations regard modern Iran as the world's only theocratic republic. What this means is that the country combines elements of two governing systems.

What Suddenly Made Jon Ossoff Into Such a Dem Rock Star?

A year ago, Senator Jon Ossoff seemed like he might be a one-hit wonder-elected in that short period from November 2020 to January 2021 when Georgia turned blue, then defeated in his reelection bid and quickly forgotten. Or if he won reelection, always outshined by his home state colleague, the eloquent Raphael Warnock, who still leads the Atlanta church that Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr. once helmed.

Candidates for CA Governor Target Becerra in Testy Debate

Candidates vying to succeed California's term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off Tuesday in a CNN-hosted debate, with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra drawing the most pointed jabs from rivals on both sides of the aisle.

Trump Gets Revenge in Indiana

President Donald Trump vowed revenge when the Republican supermajority in the Indiana state Senate embarrassed him in December, voting down Trump's demands to redraw the state's congressional maps to help the party win two more seats.

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