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Majorities of Americans believe in aliens, ghosts and the devil, according to a recent RealClear Opinion Research poll. Among those surveyed, 56.9 percent said they believe in aliens, 61.4 percent believe in ghosts, and 70.3 percent say they believe in the devil, which is lower than the 85.4 percent who say they believe in God....

Mark Epstein, the brother of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, in a Tuesday interview criticized the investigation into the 2019 death in prison of his brother, which was ruled a suicide. Asked about his calls for a further investigation on NewsNation's "On Balance with Leland Vittert," Epstein suggested the initial investigation was lacking. "Well, first of...

Court records show that Jayson Boebert, 43, was arrested on Tuesday by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday gave new hope to a Florida state prosecutor’s attempt at reinstatement after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended him for his crime policies and positions on abortion and transgender youth. In August 2022, DeSantis suspended Andrew Warren, an elected Democrat, citing statements Warren signed committing to not enforce bans on...

If Biden wants to regain — or gain anew — the trust of business, he should start with an agenda that prioritizes fair regulation, free competition, and unfettered growth for American companies. Government should do its best to get out of the way.

The Midwest and the Great Lakes regions will have some of the hottest housing markets in the U.S. this year, according to Zillow. The real estate marketplace predicted Buffalo, N.Y., to be the "nation’s hottest housing market in 2024," with Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I., rounding out the top five. “These should stand...

Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) insurance Marketplace has reached a new record for the third consecutive year according to the latest update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS said in a statement Wednesday that enrollment for 2024 ACA plans had broken 20 million so far, with just...

Conservative attorney George Conway said Wednesday that the presidential immunity argument made by former President Trump's legal team in federal court Tuesday “made absolutely no sense.” Trump’s lawyers took a firm position in attempting to persuade an appeals panel that he is immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. The Washington, D.C. area got completely pummeled in rain and wind yesterday. So by that incredibly low bar, it’s a beautiful day today! Here’s what’s happening in politics today: Things got testy at a House Oversight Committee hearing this morning when Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, made a surprise appearance. However,...

Because congenital syphilis is readily preventable with a $10 blood test and a shot of penicillin, each case represents a failed public health system.

Reddit users who visited a Costco warehouse in Issaquah, Washington, sparked speculation about the potential policy over the weekend.

The European Union said Tuesday it is examining Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the popular ChatGPT tool, and whether it is subject to the bloc's merger rules. “The European Commission is checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might be reviewable under the EU Merger Regulation,” the EU’s executive arm...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) called out Hunter Biden and sparred with her colleagues during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday as the panel marked up a resolution to hold the president’s son in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena last month. Mace was one of the first lawmakers to speak at Wednesday’s...

The Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism on Wednesday called for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to hold a hearing on the rise in antisemitism on college campuses. In a letter to HELP Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the task force’s co-chairs, Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), expressed concern...

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) blasted what she called a "circus" in the House on Wednesday, when Hunter Biden, the president's son, made a surprise visit to a hearing of the Oversight and Accountability Committee. During an appearance on ABC's "The View," Cheney said she had "only seen clips" of the chaos that broke out...

Black birthing people are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts, while Black infants are two times more likely to die within their first year than white infants. Reasons behind the disparities vary, but experts often point to implicit bias in the medical system that leads to...

Trump's lawyer argued for a sweeping immunity that would put the president above and beyond the law. It’s a world that no American should want to live in.

A Maryland man pleaded guilty to arson Tuesday after pouring gasoline on Supreme Court vehicles in July 2020. Cody Tarner, 26, was seen on security camera footage pouring gasoline on three unmarked Supreme Court police vehicles around 3 1/2 years ago, according to a press release from federal prosecutors. When he poured the gasoline, some...

Former President Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba defended the immunity argument on Sean Hannity’s Show brought by a Trump attorney during the Tuesday hearing, saying that Trump “didn’t kill anyone.” Trump's attorney John Sauer said Tuesday, during the hearing that reviewed a motion to potentially toss his election interference charges, that the former president should have...

GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is set to air an advertisement during Wednesday's CNN debate calling on viewers to “turn this s--- off.” In the ad, Ramaswamy claims the “mainstream media is trying to rig the Iowa GOP caucus in favor of the corporate candidates who they can control.” “They don't want you to...

Planet-warming emissions in the U.S. dropped nearly 2 percent last year while the economy grew by about the same amount, according to a new analysis. Research firm Rhodium Group determined that U.S. emissions fell 1.9 percent compared to 2022 and were 17.2 percent lower than they were in 2005. At the same time, the American...

Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie denounced talk that he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race, accusing New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) — who floated the idea — of lying. “It pains me to say this, but Gov. Sununu is a liar,” Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, said Tuesday in an...

Tonight’s debate will be as much about face-saving for the future as it is a serious effort by Haley and DeSantis to push back against the tidal wave of Trumpism tearing toward them at breakneck speed.

Looking at the data over time, the real plot twist emerges after 2015.

Former President Trump claimed Tuesday that if U.S. presidents were not broadly protected by presidential immunity, their retirement years would be plagued with legal battles that would make it difficult to enjoy their “golden years.” In a series of posts Tuesday, Trump doubled down on his presidential immunity defense, hours after attending arguments before federal...