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10+ hour, 39+ min ago  (514+ words) President Donald Trump's recent decision to issue a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act " allowing oil, natural gas, fertilizer, and coal to be transported between U. S. ports on foreign vessels amid the conflict with Iran " was smart, strategic, and should kick…...

10+ hour, 39+ min ago  (420+ words) As is the case with so many policy areas, the Trump administration has totally upended the food policy agenda." Out is the food pyramid, with its recommendations for bread and pasta. In is a call for eating "real food" " protein,…...

32+ min ago  (158+ words) New York Times: "Mr. Trump withdrew from that deal during his first term in office, reimposing sanctions and leading Iran to dramatically increase its nuclear activity. Mr. Trump attacked Iran last June and again this year to block its progress…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (290+ words) Democrats notched a narrow but consequential win in Virginia, pushing through early redistricting and handing Republicans an outcome that looks increasingly like a strategic misfire. The broader scoreboard tells the story. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis,…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (293+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U. S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing "medical autonomy" and religious freedom, the AP reports. Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (111+ words) Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is hardly communicating and the nation's IRGC generals now have control of the country, Axios reports. Said one U. S. official: "We saw that there is an absolute fracture inside Iran between the negotiators and the military…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (172+ words) Jonathan Chait: "Over the past 15 years or so, Democrats have won a lot of races because the opposing party's primary voters decided to nominate right-wing ideologues (Christine O'Donnell, Todd Akin, Kari Lake) rather than normal Republicans. In all of these…...

4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (310+ words) The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter," the New York Times reports....

8+ min ago  (292+ words) Are you going to be the president's human sock puppet?" -- Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), quoted by the New York Times, at the confirmation hearing for Fed pick Kevin Warsh. Are you going to be the president's human sock puppet?" " Sen....

31+ min ago  (321+ words) Wall Street Journal: "The Trump administration is nearing a rescue deal for Spirit Airlines." "Under the agreement being discussed, the U. S. government would loan the embattled discount carrier as much as $500 million, receiving in return warrants to take a potential significant…...