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Few things were more inevitable than an Obama musical. What better way to commemorate the Hamilton presidency than with a vibes-drenched, profanity-laced sing-along for liberals who stopped being proud of their country on Nov. 8, 2016? That was the day Eli Bauman resolved to start writing what would become 44: The Musical, which began a limited run in Washington, D.C., last month after stints in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

It's one of the fiercest debates in politics these days: Who is the worst American politician of the 21st century? Some say Hillary Clinton, for obvious reasons. Others insist Kamala Harris is worse, also for obvious reasons. Correction: It was one of the fiercest debates in politics. For now, the matter has been settled. Kamala is definitely worse. Sorry, Hillary. Or congratulations.

Rep. Don Davis (D., N.C.) has built his political brand around his identity as an eastern North Carolinian, frequently touting his local roots in the state’s only swing district. Yet 90 percent of the individual donations to the Democrat came from out of state last quarter.

A Democrat now making a strong run for a New Jersey congressional seat pointedly refused to condemn his late mentor—the notorious, terror-plotting "Blind Sheikh"—and claimed the sheikh was just a gentle old man when local media confronted the candidate on Thursday.

With President Trump facing high-stakes decisions about Iran and preparing for a summit with China, why would he dispatch his national security adviser and secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Leo XIV?

The top Democrat on the House Education Committee, Rep. Bobby Scott (Va.), sent a letter to the committee's Republican chairman asking for an investigation into antisemitism within campus Republican groups. The letter, obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, marks a shift for Scott, who has repeatedly complained about committee hearings on campus antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023.

The Supreme Court of Virginia slapped down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts with a 10-1 advantage just months before the midterm elections, upholding a lower court’s ruling and delivering an embarrassing blow to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (Va.).

Saher Alghorra, the New York Times photographer who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this week for his work in Gaza, has referred to uniformed Hamas fighters and other anti-Israel militants as "martyrs" and "resistance" forces, and repeatedly—in photo captions and social media postings—referred to Israel as an "occupation" force responsible for "the war on Gaza's children" and other "suffering." He has also repeatedly accused Israel of targeting civilians and journalists for death, according to a... Читать дальше...

The head of an elite Houston private school that counts President George W. Bush and his brother Jeb as alumni is resigning from his post amid controversy over campus antisemitism.

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Thursday called on the Department of Justice to investigate Georgetown University in the wake of a Washington Free Beacon report on a contract requiring that Georgetown consult with a Qatari government group when selecting "themes and speakers" for events in Washington, D.C.