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Do we know our enemy?

President Trump canceled a delegation of U.S. negotiators about to head to Islamabad for continued negotiations with Iran because it appeared no one from the Iranian regime planned to show up. It’s past time to consider whether the American side truly knows the goals of the Iranian side. Such ...

Comey indicted over online post termed a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ...

Almanac for April 29, 2026

Today is Wednesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2026. There are 246 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, California, acquitted four Los Angeles police officers charged with assault and using excessive force in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King; ...

MAGA is anti-Christian now

Recent days have featured the vice president of the United States lecturing the pope on morality and church doctrine; Sean Hannity making it official that he worships at the Church of Trump; Pete Hegseth quoting made-up verses from "Pulp Fiction" as if they were actual scripture; and Trump ...

Despite reporters being at dinner, conspiracy theories still spread

So much information, streaming out in so little time. And still: Within minutes, conspiracy theories flooded the internet. The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night played out in front of some of the nation's most powerful ...

Almanac for April 28, 2026

Today is Tuesday, April 28, the 118th day of 2026. There are 247 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2004, the world first viewed images of prisoner abuse and torture by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, via a report broadcast on the CBS television news program "60 Minutes ...