The Fed’s models and approach on fiscal policy need fresh scrutiny. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/20/fed-chair-kevin-warsh-will-confront-critical-question-inflation/ Author : John H. Cochrane Publish date : 2026-05-20 10:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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FIRST ON FOX — A Texas high school student who went viral after calling out an Islamic group for passing out hijabs on his campus told members of Congress last week that he has received death threats for speaking up.Marco Hunter-Lopez, a 16-year-old student at Wylie East High School and president of the campus Republican Club, told Fox News Digital he was invited by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, to testify May 13 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government in a hearing titled, "Sharia-Free America."Hunter-Lopez testified about an incident that occurred on Feb. 2 on his high
Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/middleeast/iran-strait-of-hormuz-triang.html Author : Amanda Taub Publish date : 2026-05-20 08:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Neighbor’s list of asks while he’s away keeps growing, and now he’s complaining about how the letter writer did these favors. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2026/05/20/miss-manners-ungrateful-neighbor-complains-about-my-housesitting/ Author : Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin Publish date : 2026-05-20 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Donald Trump is a master of revisionist history.He can argue that TikTok is a national security threat and then that it’s crucially important to society.Reminds me of when he famously said I could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose support and I thought he’s probably right – now, at least, among the MAGA diehards.And he does it through the sheer power of repetition.TRUMP PULLS BACK CURTAIN ON WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM'S FORTRESS-LIKE DEFENSES ABOVE AND DEEP BELOWHow many times have you heard that the Jan. 6 rioters, who he summoned to the Capitol, are great patriots? Despite the fact
We can’t afford to underestimate Russia’s strength and its ability to harm Ukraine and NATO allies, but we must not overestimate it either. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/opinion/sweden-intelligence-russia-economy.html Author : Maria Malmer Stenergard Publish date : 2026-05-20 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The billions of dollars in advertising invested annually by sports betting companies have profoundly changed televised sports in the U.S., the analysis showed. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2026/05/19/post-ai-analysis-sports-tv-detected-an-excess-gambling-ads/ Author : Jeremy B. Merrill, Jonathan O'Connell, Luke Connors Publish date : 2026-05-19 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Philadelphia’s Chris Rabb, a far-left state lawmaker backed by the "Squad," won the crowded and at-times-heated Democratic primary contest for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District.The district — rated the most Democratic in the nation — includes much of Center City, all of North Philadelphia and West Philadelphia, and is one of the few Black-majority districts in the country, with Tuesday night’s results essentially foreshadowing November’s likely outcome.Rabb, whose district includes Mount Airy and West Oak Lane, celebrated endorsements from progressive figures, including members of the "Squad."SOROS-BACKED PHILADELPHIA DA SURVIVES PRIMARY CHALLENGE, BUT POTENTIAL GOP WRINKLE AHEADState Sen. Sharif Street is the
An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/iran-israel-us-leader-ahmadinejad.html Author : Mark Mazzetti, Julian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman Publish date : 2026-05-19 23:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/20/pentagon-says-us-will-cut-thousands-troops-europe/ Author : Tara Copp Publish date : 2026-05-20 01:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
One of the nation’s most narrowly divided swing congressional districts chose its Democratic nominee Tuesday evening, as Bob Brooks was projected to win in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District.The contested primary brought Democratic Party divisions front and center, featuring firefighters union boss Bob Brooks — endorsed by both Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — former federal prosecutor Ryan Crosswell, Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure and EMILY’s List-endorsed candidate Carol Obando-Derstine, who is seen as the preferred pick of the district’s last Democratic representative, former Rep. Susan Wild of Allentown.Brooks received several high-profile endorsements from Shapiro, Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth
Authorities said the teenagers who killed three men met online, posted their writings there and livestreamed the killings. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/san-diego-mosque-cain-clark-caleb-vazquez.html Author : Tim Arango, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Madison Malone Kircher and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Publish date : 2026-05-20 00:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Parallel briefings by the two men offer a view of their contrasting styles. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/19/vance-rubio-step-behind-lectern-deeper-into-2028-territory/ Author : Cat Zakrzewski, Natalie Allison Publish date : 2026-05-19 22:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
"The Joe Rogan Experience" host Joe Rogan called out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for her "weird" comments criticizing billionaires."This idea that it’s easy to become a billionaire and that these billionaires somehow or another are the problem because they’re not paying their fair share is so weird," Rogan said on his podcast Tuesday. "That that’s a narrative that actually gets pushed through when you look at the actual numbers of the tax base and how much they contribute and how many jobs they provide."He added, "Yeah, they make more money than everybody else. Right? You could do that too. This
More than 130 deaths and over 500 cases are suspected. The United States restricted entry for people who have been to three African countries after a global health emergency was declared. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html Author : Ephrat Livni Publish date : 2026-05-19 21:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Why do progressives like Sen. Bernie Sanders love Scandinavia so much? In this episode of "Make It Make Sense," Damir Marusic, Adam O'Neal and Dominic Pino debunk the myth of the Swedish socialist utopia. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/make-it-make-sense/why-bernie-sanders-is-wrong-about-sweden/ Author : Publish date : 2026-05-19 19:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is expected to indict former Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.Fox News additionally learned that a scheduled press conference in Miami on Wednesday is in connection with efforts to indict the former communist leader Raul Castro, per law enforcement sources familiar with the situation.When asked whether Castro would be indicted, a DOJ Office of Public Affairs Director Emily Covington told Fox News Digital the department would not "comment on rumors."Castro, 94, is the younger brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Raul Castro served as
Despite its early stumbles, Google’s Gemini has leapfrogged ChatGPT in relevance and usefulness. Soon, it will be ubiquitous. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/technology/personaltech/google-gemini-ai.html Author : Brian X. Chen Publish date : 2026-05-19 19:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Grilled chicken and bread star in this salad riff on a Binghamton, New York, specialty. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/05/19/grilled-chicken-stars-this-salad-riff-binghamton-new-york-spiedie/ Author : Ellie Krieger Publish date : 2026-05-19 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is seemingly incapable of staying out of trouble during an NFL offseason, because he is in jail for violating his probation that he was sentenced to last offseason for a reckless driving charge from the 2024 offseason.That is a lot of offseason mess-ups by Rice.The latest came Tuesday when he was found to have tested positive for marijuana (THC) in violation of the July 2025 plea agreement that put him on five years probation and ordered him to serve 30 days in jail over a five-year span.Rice was booked into Dallas County, Texas,
Isak Andic, the billionaire who built the Spanish brand, died while hiking with his son in 2024. News outlets had reported that the son was under investigation. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/europe/mango-son-arrest-andic.html Author : Amelia Nierenberg and Carlos Barragán Publish date : 2026-05-19 16:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A new law in Idaho will force cities to allow homes on 1,500-square-foot lots, with the goal of bringing down home prices and preserving agricultural lands. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/18/why-wide-open-idaho-is-mandating-smallest-housing-lots-america/ Author : Julie Z. Weil Publish date : 2026-05-18 09:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Baseball is a game of rules. Written rules, unwritten rules, you name it.It seems like there are so many rules in the game of baseball it can be tough to remember them all, unless, of course, it's your job to know those rules like the back of your hand.Speaking of which, the New York Mets and Washington Nationals had a wacky game on Monday night, with the Mets notching 10 runs in the top of the 12th inning to win by an absurd 16-7 score in extras.BRAVES, REDS COMBINE FOR HISTORIC 16-RUN 8TH INNING IN WILD GAMEIt was the most
Steven Rosenbaum, author of “The Future of Truth,” said he had started his own investigation after The New York Times asked about the fake quotes. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/media/future-of-truth-ai-quotes.html Author : Benjamin Mullin Publish date : 2026-05-19 14:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The man may have saved many lives by radioing his warning before he was killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego, along with a shopkeeper and a neighbor, the center's director said. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/05/19/security-guard-warned-teachers-lock-doors-san-diego-islamic-center-shooting/ Author : N. Kirkpatrick, Victoria Craw Publish date : 2026-05-19 13:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.