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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to provide $600 tariff rebates to almost all Americans and to their dependent children, meaning a family of four would receive $2,400. Hawley said in a statement that “Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families’ savings and livelihoods.” “Like President…

The Trump administration announced Monday it is investigating Duke University and the Duke Law Journal for allegedly using race-based discrimination to pick law journal members. The Education Department and the Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to the university also detailing concerns regarding race discrimination in hiring, admissions and scholarships at the…

Four people were killed and a fifth seriously wounded in a shooting Monday at a Midtown Manhattan office tower. A New York City police officer is among the victims. Law enforcement received a call reporting shots fired at around 6:28 p.m., New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference. “The building security camera…

New York Police have named Shane Tamura, 27, as the suspected gunman in the Monday shooting at a Midtown Manhattan office building.  Authorities say he fatally shot four and wounded others in the 345 Park Avenue office tower lobby and 33rd floor.  Tamura opened fire on off-duty police officer Didarul Islam, fatally shooting him, another…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary briefed reporters Tuesday morning on actions the administration will take in response to a “dangerous” synthetic opioid derived from kratom. They will also be joined by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). Watch a replay of the video…

Former President Obama is remembering Ryne Sandberg as a “class act” following the Chicago Cubs second baseman’s death. Sixty-five-year-old Sandberg died Monday, the Cubs said in a social media post. The famed baseball player had announced last year that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. “Hall of Famer and Cubs stalwart Ryne Sandberg wasn’t just…

When a news story bursts into the headlines in the U.K. and consumes all the oxygen for several days, it can be difficult to know whether it is a domestic uproar or something that is reaching an international audience. For all the fevered debate here, it seems that what we are calling “the Afghan data…

Russia has continued its offensive, killing at least 22 people in Ukraine by launching ballistic missiles and glide bombs into multiple cities despite President Trump’s threats to slap sanctions and shorten the timeline for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 73 cities and villages came under Russia’s overnight attack,…

Here are three misperceptions that we think it’s important to correct.