Biden: US raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader  —  ATMEH, Syria (AP) — A U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, President Joe Biden said.  —  “Thanks to the skill and bravery …

Jeff Zucker's legacy is defined by his promotion of Donald Trump  —  Many questions still swirl around Wednesday's startling announcement that, after nine years, Jeff Zucker's reign as CNN president was over.  —  Was his ouster really all about his failure to disclose to his corporate bosses …

Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election  —  The proposal to seize and analyze “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.

Josh Hawley seeks to be Putin's new favorite pet  —  In a body full of MAGA sycophants and Ivy League-educated senators spewing anti-elite rhetoric, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) manages to stand out.  From his fist-pumping approval of the Jan. 6 mob to his whining that his canceled book deal amounts …

Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter  —  A metaverse pivot isn't going to fix the social network's main problems: slowing user and ad growth  —  Since its inception, Facebook's user growth has essentially been up and to the right.

Inside Mississippi's only class on critical race theory  —  Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states.  —  She went to Northwest Rankin High School where she was the president of the school's chapter …

So long, Omicron: White House eyes next phase of pandemic  —  The White House is preparing to move on from Omicron.  —  Emboldened by falling case counts, the Biden administration is plotting a new phase of the pandemic response aimed at containing the coronavirus and conditioning Americans to live with it.

Crime, “Normie Voters” and the Return to Normal  —  What Joe Biden Could Learn from Eric Adams  —  It's been widely noted that Democrats' biggest problem is voters' thirst for a return to normalcy which they don't believe that Democrats have delivered.  The biggest problems here are the economy …

Take The Hint, John Roberts — It's Time For You To Retire, Too  —  “Judges are like umpires,” John Roberts famously said at his confirmation hearing as Chief Justice.  “Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them ... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role.

L.A. Mayor Garcetti Says He Held His Breath For Maskless Photo With Magic Johnson  —  Los Angeles Mayor — and Biden Administration ambassadorial nominee — Eric Garcetti today defended his actions after maskless photos surfaced of him and Lakers great Magic Johnson, along …

America is in Europe to stay — thanks to Putin  —  By threatening Ukraine's sovereignty, Moscow has achieved something Biden could not do on his own: unite the west  —  So much for America's shift from the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific.  By demanding concessions that have shocked a divided …

Exclusive: No. 10 policy chief quits over Boris's Jimmy Savile slur  —  Munira Mirza's departure will be painful for the Prime Minister  —  Munira Mirza, the Downing Street head of policy, has resigned over Boris Johnson's Jimmy Savile attack on Keir Starmer.

When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That's Ahmari  —  From neoconservatism to integralist cosplay to active worship of China and Russia, the ‘post-liberal’ right has had a giddy five years  —  I first met Sohrab Ahmari, one of the most influential and controversial writers …

Unmasking Of Rudy Giuliani On Fox's ‘The Masked Singer’ Prompts Judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke To Walk Off In Protest  —  EXCLUSIVE, SPOILER ALERT: Rudy Giuliani was last week unmasked as an exiting costumed contestant in the taping of the first episode of Fox's popular prime time show The Masked Singer.

Lewandowski's New Gig: Get Rid of Gov. Sununu  —  On the Howie Carr radio show Wednesday, Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski said his old boss has given him a new job: Get rid of Gov. Chris Sununu.  —  “When we spoke earlier in the day, you told me that [President Trump] assigned you a couple …

Requiescat in Pace, Alma  —  Covid took my sister, a compassionate, tough soul who always put others first.  —  Tuesday morning, the hospital wouldn't let me say goodbye to my sister.  Covid restrictions, they said.  Only Alma's two daughters, masked and gowned, were allowed in with their mother …