"I Said Good Morning to the Dead": Inside the Al-Baqa Cafe Bombing 5

“I Said Good Morning to the Dead”: Inside the Al-Baqa Cafe Bombing

On the evening of June 30, an Israeli warplane dropped a 500-pound, U.S.-made MK-82 bomb on the seaside Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City. The explosion killed more than 30 people and injured…

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‘Don’t Bankrupt America’: Musk Vows to Campaign Against Republicans Who Support Trump’s Debt-Raising Megabill

President Donald Trump has made clear that any Republican member of Congress who opposes his sprawling tax-and-spending package dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will face his wrath. He launched a campaign…

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Pro-Israel Professor Shai Davidai Is Leaving Columbia

Shai Davidai is leaving Columbia University.  Per an email sent to Columbia Business School faculty on Wednesday morning from Dean Costis Maglaras and obtained by The Intercept, the vocal pro-Israel business school…

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Understanding the Breakdown in Trade Negotiations Between the U.S. and Canada Amid Accusations of a ‘Blatant Attack’

Negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have broken down, with President Donald Trump announcing that he is “terminating” all trade discussions with his northern neighbor. “We are hereby terminating ALL discussions on…

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Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Faces Opposition From Musk and Some Republicans as the Senate Narrowly Votes to Advance It

Elon Musk has renewed his criticism of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful, Bill,” showcasing his fierce opposition to the measure at a critical time. As Senate Republicans scrambled to advance the newly-revised…

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Supreme Court Limits Lower Courts’ Power to Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a major victory by limiting the ability of lower courts to block his executive order curbing birthright citizenship while sidestepping the core constitutional…

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Trump Takes a Premature Victory Lap at NATO Summit

Donald Trump arrived late to the dinner with King Williem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. He was the last of the dozens of heads of state invited to the Paleis Huis…

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A Decade After the Landmark Obergefell Ruling, Is Same-Sex Marriage Safe?

When Jim Obergefell and John Arthur boarded a charter medical jet one summer day in 2013 to exchange vows, national attitudes towards same-sex marriage were shifting. That May, a record-high 51% of…

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