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Nick Lachey reveals 98 Degrees kept an ‘age of consent’ guide on tour bus
Lachey also spoke about the financial issues the band faced after receiving a modest advance from its label.
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping could be retribution: Ann Burgess
Dr. Ann Burgess broke down her analysis of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance on "Brian Entin Investigates."
Democratic leaders press Swalwell to exit governor’s race over assault claims
Top Democratic leadership and key party allies are calling on Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to exit California’s gubernatorial race after allegations of sexual assault surfaced on Friday. Two separat...
Mamdani’s administration scrambles on key appointment
Pushback over the mayor’s Department of Investigation pick, Nadia Shihata, is part of a widening spat with the City Council.
You’re paying taxes — why aren’t billionaires?
In California, roughly 200 billionaires collectively hold about $2 trillion in wealth. Yet much of that fortune goes virtually untouched by income taxes. Why? Because it isn’t treated as “income” at a...
Surge of tax refund scams detected ahead of IRS deadline: What to watch for
Experts are warning of a surge in scam websites created to take advantage of taxpayers trying to file their returns online before the deadline.
Vance leads US-Iran talks in Pakistan as ceasefire wobbles
Vice President Vance arrived in Islamabad early Saturday to lead U.S.–Iran talks mediated by Pakistan as the temporary ceasefire appears to buckle under pressure. The U.S. delegation included Vance, s...
Who would benefit from Bernie Sanders’ wealth tax on billionaires?
The 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires expands upon proposed legislation in California, backed by a health care labor union.
Swalwell calls sexual assault claims ‘flat false’ as pressure mounts to drop governor bid
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) firmly denied allegations of sexual assault that emerged on Friday, as calls mount for the lawmaker to drop his campaign for California governor. A former sta...
Gambling addiction is soaring: The SAFE Bet Act can stop it getting worse
Make no mistake about this: Online sports betting is a growing public health problem.
Why War Is Pushing Gold Down and Oil Up
Remote video URL Mark Thornton unpacks a counterintuitive correlation: as the Persian Gulf conflict escalates, oil spikes while gold and silver slide. He explains how higher oil feeds the CPI, locks c...
RFK Jr. has turned corporate America’s name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Most Americans, especially Republicans, want to regulate food and drug makers now.
Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. He’s been talking war instead.
In January, Trump was speaking about affordability far more often than he talked about war and conflict, a POLITICO analysis found. By March, that trend had flipped.
Fears over who can win in 2028 are already surfacing among Democrats
Black voters wondered what it’ll take to clinch the White House as big names like Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg gather in New York this week.
How Hegseth has transformed the Pentagon’s wartime press operation
The spotlight of war inevitably shines on the Defense secretary’s personality and priorities. Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon chief when President George W. Bush launched the Iraq War, stepped into the bri...
Democratic leaders navigate minefield amid liberal clamor to remove Trump
Democratic leaders are walking a delicate line as liberals clamor for President Trump’s removal over the Iran war. On one hand, the minority Democrats are well aware that they have virtually no power ...
Title IX agreements on shaky ground after Education Department rescinds gender-identity deals
The Education Department took an unprecedented step this week to nullify Title IX agreements previous administrations had made with school districts over gender identity, laying the groundwork for an ...
Rothbardian Property Rights in a Dangerous Digital World
[ This article is one of the winners of the annual Kenneth Garschina Undergraduate Student Essay Contest. In March 2026, in celebration of Murray Rothbard’s 100th birthday, students submitted essays o...