If the Gaza deal holds, then “the guy who couldn’t stop a fight between Gary Busey and Meat Loaf brokered peace in the Middle East,” said the “Daily Show” host.

President Trump and his administration are amplifying the voices of pro-White House podcasters and streamers eager to ratify the president’s description of Oregon’s largest city as a “hellscape.”

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What the polling says, who’s up, who’s down — and when it might end.

As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed.

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A pair of Democratic senators confronted the Republican speaker of the House over his refusal to swear in a colleague during the shutdown.

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Twenty-two people in a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences were awarded the fellowship, which comes with an $800,000 stipend.

In an early morning Truth Social post, the president said Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago should be jailed, accusing them of failing to protect ICE officers.

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The “Daily Show” host found comedic fodder in an Oval Office event about mining in Alaska, at which the president wound up talking about Sean Combs.

Even President Trump has conceded that he and his party could face political pain from rising premiums, stiffening Democrats’ spines as they demand a subsidy extension.

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When the president starts rigging the system for his own benefit, no one is safe.

The first closing of an Apple Store in mainland China hints at broader troubles facing the country’s shopping malls as developers open more of them despite a glut.