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There’s a growing sense of frustration with the Trump Justice Department among some parental activists who say they had expected a friendlier ear from the new team at DOJ. Parents who pushed for a more assertive federal role in defending school choice, parental rights, and local control came into the Trump era with high expectations. Many expected the Justice Department to move quickly on cases involving curricular battles, school discipline, and alleged discrimination against conservative views. Instead, a number of activists say progress has been slower than they hoped and that the new leadership often talks tough but acts cautiously.…

The New York Police Department on Tuesday released body-camera footage showing a Queens police officer shooting a knife-wielding man during what officials described as a fast-moving encounter. The footage was made public as part of a routine transparency practice when an officer is involved in a use-of-force incident. Release of body-camera video aims to show the sequence of events directly from the officer’s perspective. In cases like this, officials describe the encounter as fast-moving to explain how decisions were made in seconds. Body cameras capture split-second actions and give viewers a raw account of what officers and suspects did in…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection on Thursday, offering the Democrat a boost against her more liberal opponents. The endorsement lands at a tense moment in New York politics, where moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party are at odds. For Republicans watching, this move crystallizes the choice voters will face between incumbent pragmatism and left-leaning experiments. An endorsement from a high-profile city leader can reshape attention and resources, even if it does not decide an election outright. Mamdani’s backing gives Hochul a public stamp of urban support that her campaign…

Libya faces another violent episode with reports that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been killed, a case shrouded in conflicting accounts and emblematic of the country’s fractured institutions and ongoing power struggles. Libyan prosecutors announced Wednesday they are investigating the death of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 53, who reportedly died from gunshot wounds during a clash with four gunmen who broke into his home in Zintan, north-west Libya. His office described it as a “direct confrontation,” and authorities have deployed forensic teams amid competing accounts that place his death elsewhere, including claims he died near the Algerian border. Who carried out the…

Recent clashes over immigration and public order have exposed why clear borders and enforceable rules matter for safety, sovereignty, and community stability. We’ve heard it for years: borders are immoral, no human is illegal — the whole nine. Yet recent incidents, from anti-ICE riots in Minnesota to makeshift checkpoints, barricades and autonomous zones, have made a stark point about the practical need for borders and control. Those events show how chaos fills the vacuum when authority is surrendered or ignored. When localities tolerate armed barricades or self-declared autonomous zones, the consequences are not theoretical. Businesses close, residents fear for their…

Columbia University announced on Jan. 25 that University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Jennifer Mnookin will become its next president, a move that comes as the Ivy League school works to recover from chaotic pro-Palestinian protests on its campus in 2024 and a resulting public relations disaster. The pick raises questions about whether Columbia is changing course or simply reshuffling leadership while the same campus tensions persist. Observers on all sides will be watching how Mnookin balances free speech, campus safety, and institutional reputation. The announcement lands against a backdrop of intense scrutiny after months of protests that exposed divided priorities across…

The unsigned order from the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led effort to block the new congressional map on Wednesday. The California GOP had asked the high court to halt a lower court ruling that permitted the map to take effect, but the request was denied without a full opinion. That procedural step leaves the map in place while litigation proceeds at lower levels. From the Republican point of view, this outcome is frustrating and immediately consequential. Party officials argued the map unfairly advantages Democrats and diminishes competitive districts, framing the plan as a political maneuver. They used the term…

The Clintons have agreed to sit for depositions with the House Oversight Committee about connections to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a move that came as the House prepared to vote on contempt after subpoenas went unanswered. Bill and Hillary Clinton recently accepted terms to testify to the House Oversight Committee regarding their ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a development that arrived just before a scheduled contempt vote. Their change of course follows months of deadlines missed after subpoenas were issued. The timing has injected skepticism into the process and raised fresh questions about accountability. Since Committee Chairman…

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has stepped down from his position as chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, ending a controversial arrangement where he held positions at both the Federal Reserve and the White House. Stephen Miran’s resignation from the White House role closes a chapter that many saw as an odd overlap between monetary policy and political advising. The arrangement put a sitting Federal Reserve governor into a visible White House post, which raised immediate questions about the separation between an independent central bank and the administration. Republicans and fiscal hawks flagged the setup as a…