What a child’s drawing teaches us about war, then and now

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Today, the narratives expressed in “The Originals” echoes what we are witnessing in warzones from Lebanon to Ukraine to Iran.

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Shuttered retailer making 700-store comeback this year: Here’s where

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While it’s set to return to nearly the same sized footprint, it won’t be with standalone stores.

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Today’s cybersecurity systems are not ready for AI

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Claude Mythos demonstrates why regulating AI is futile. It also highlights why we must prepare now for a much more dangerous cybersecurity environment.

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Jeffries warns Florida Republicans after Democrats’ win in Virginia

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday celebrated the passage of a referendum redrawing congressional lines in Virginia while issuing a stern warning to Republicans in Florida, the next front in the redistricting battle. Old Dominion State voters approved a measure that could help Democrats notch four more House seats in the midterms, an…

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Trump economic approval drops to 30 percent in new polling

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President Trump’s fiscal policies are becoming increasingly unpopular amid economic strains resulting from the Iran war, according to new polling. The Associated Press-NORC Research Center survey, released Wednesday, showed the president’s economic approval rating slumped down to 30 percent this month. This is an 8-point decrease from March and 9-point fall from February.  The April…

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Watch live: Bessent testifies before Senate on Trump’s 2027 budget request

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request. The request, unveiled last week, seeks $11.5 billion in discretionary spending for the department’s domestic programs — a $1.5 billion decrease from 2026. The drop includes cuts to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and the…

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Cinco de Mayo parade in Chicago’s Little Village canceled again over immigration concerns

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“We remain hopeful that conditions will improve in the future,” one organizer said.

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Watch live: Lutnick testifies before Senate on Commerce Department budget

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday morning about President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request and likely fallout from the Supreme Court’s blow to his tariff agenda. The high court in February struck down the bulk of Trump’s emergency import taxes, which the president argued would boost investment…

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Burchett says he’s seen UFO videos that ‘defy any reason’

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday again added to the chorus of lawmakers raising questions about potential sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFO), days after President Trump teased a release of government files on the topic. “These people are seeing something out there,” Burchett told host Elizabeth Vargas on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” referring to…

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California gubernatorial candidates set to square off at Wednesday debate

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The debate will be simulcast on NewsNation and will be livestreamed on The Hill and NewsNationNow.com.

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