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The Knicks are the (only) talk of the town
VERY SUPERSTITIOUS: For the first three quarters, it looked like the San Antonio Spurs were going to cream the Knicks in last night’s Game 4...
Prominent Biden envoy unloads on the White House he served
For nearly four years, Ken Salazar — the U.S. ambassador to Mexico under former President Joe Biden — grew increasingly frustrated with the White House’s...
Brad Lander found not guilty of charges in incident at NYC immigration detention center
A New York judge ruled Thursday that congressional hopeful Brad Lander is not guilty of misdemeanor charges against him related to a September inspection attempt...
SpaceX raises $75 billion in its IPO
SpaceX on Thursday night raised $75 billion in its IPO, valuing Elon Musk's company at around $1.77 trillion. Why it matters: This is the largest...
House rejects last-ditch FISA extension ahead of Friday deadline
The House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, putting the government's foreign surveillance authority on track...
Amazon touts water savings amid data center pushback
Amazon says its data centers use water more efficiently than the industry average and is urging others to improve as scrutiny of data centers intensifies.Why...
Trump picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence
President Trump announced Thursday that he'll nominate Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as the permanent Director of...
Trump cancels Iran strikes as mediators claim deal close
President Trump announced that he canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday and claimed Iran's leadership "approved" a draft agreement that would extend the ceasefire,...
Why Kharg Island is central to Trump's escalating Iran threats
President Trump is once again threatening to seize Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub and a high-value target in the months-long war.The big picture:...
How a populist mayor from the British exurbs could remake England
For a few seismic days this summer, a scattering of towns and villages in the north of England will become the center of the political...
The women who could make or break MAGA
Among the sweeping tent of President Donald Trump’s winning coalition in 2024, there’s a niche that’s often overlooked despite the potency of its role in...
Nancy Mace knows her Epstein vote screwed her with Trump. She doesn’t care.
Nancy Mace thinks she knows why she didn’t get President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The embattled South Carolina House Republican, who’s in the midst of a...