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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3m

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting Friday with President Trump at the White House comes as both men are bolstered by a sea change in Republican support for Ukraine

Trump, Backed by Republican Turnaround, Plays Hardball With Putin

Visit by Ukraine’s Zelensky to White House comes as Trump seeks to repeat Gaza success in Ukraine.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 33m

The liberal press seems to be under the misapprehension that the Supreme Court endorsing colorblind election maps would amount to the evisceration of a key civil rights law, write the editors of the Sun

The Voting Rights Act and the Facts

Congress specifically forebore establishing a right for members of a protected class to be elected in numbers ‘equal to their proportion in the…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 1h

Cooper’s hero communicates a dual sense of self-pity and self-loathing that can become oppressive after a while; there’s little evidence here of the comic facility and sheer buoyancy the playwright brought to his Broadway debut

Playwright and Actor Jordan E. Cooper Is Back With a Modern Take on the Tale of Noah’s Ark, ‘Oh Happy Day!’

Cooper’s hero communicates a dual sense of self-pity and self-loathing that can become oppressive after a while; there’s little evidence here of the comic…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 1h

Special Counsel Jack Smith is increasingly speaking out against the president — with nary a jury in sight, write the editors of the Sun

When Prosecutors Turn Pundits

Special Counsel Jack Smith is increasingly speaking out against the president — with nary a jury in sight.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 2h

President Trump says American officials are considering drastically escalating military operations in the Caribbean, including potentially carrying out strikes in Venezuela

Trump Says He's 'Looking' at Targeting Traffickers Inside Venezuela, After Reports Emerge That He Has Authorized Covert CIA Action

Meanwhile, intelligence accounts on X are tracking the flight paths of B-52 bombers roughly 100 miles away from Caracas.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 2h

From Betsy McCaughey: Too many of the city’s lower-court judges are already opposed to locking up alleged offenders before trial or requiring cash bail, even when the state’s pro-criminal laws allow it

Beware of a Surge in Disorder at New York City if Mamdani Wins and Appoints Soft-on-Crime Judges to the Bench

Too many of the city's lower-court judges are already opposed to locking up alleged offenders before trial or requiring cash bail, even when the state's…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3h

Virginia parents are being forced to cover a six-figure payment if they want to continue their fight to clear their kids’ names of sexual harassment charges stemming from complaints about a biological female who identifies as male in a boys’ locker room at school

Virginia Parents Fighting To Clear Their Kids’ Names Following Transgender Locker Room Dispute Ordered To Pay $125,000 To Continue Case

A fundraiser set up for the parents has nearly met their goal ahead of the deadline for the bond.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 3h

From Larry Elder: When President Trump pulled out of the Iran deal in his first term, the New York Times predicted catastrophe

Trump, Riding High After Gaza Ceasefire, Once Again Confounds His Detractors

To understand why, consider the question of what makes for a good golfer.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 4h

The false equivalence between hostages held in Gaza and prisoners held by Israel is being laid bare as videos of freed Palestinian prisoners vowing terrorist retaliation go viral on social media

‘We Will Return’: Released Palestinian Prisoners Promise To Repeat October 7 Massacre

Viral clips contradict the media’s portrayal of the ceasefire deal as a ‘hostage swap.’

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 4h

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s full-throated defense of his tenure as the nation’s highest-profile prosecutor — at London, of all places — puts into sharp relief the emerging question of whether he’s preparing to be prosecuted by President Trump

Jack Smith Appears in England With a Foe of Trump — Andrew Weissmann — and Denounces Allegations of a Politicized Prosecution as ‘Ludicrous’

The special counsel could soon face a subpoena from congressional Republicans.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 5h

With less than a month until New York City’s mayoral election, Andrew Cuomo appears to be adapting his campaign tactics to compete with frontrunner Zohran Mamdani on his own turf

Andrew Cuomo Enlists TikTok Star To Take On Zohran Mamdani's Digital Campaign

The former governor's new ad features comedian Zach Sage Fox who mocks the democratic socialist candidate’s measly work experience.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 5h

A majority of the Supreme Court appears skeptical of the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to create majority-black voting districts — a decision that could put several Democratic-leaning districts in southern states in danger

Supreme Court Seems Poised To Rein in Race-Based Voting Maps That Heavily Favor Democrats

Justices hear arguments over a Louisiana case involving a sprawling, gerrymandered district drawn to give black voters a majority.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 6h

Can Western critics of Israel get over themselves? Can their attempts at isolating a country at war since October 7, 2023, end now?

Israel Could Emerge From Its International Siberia Sooner Than Predicted

Germany, for starters, says it will reassess the situation that led it to halt certain military sales to the Jewish state.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 6h

A Maryland grand jury convened on Wednesday afternoon to deliberate whether to indict former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton on criminal charges of mishandling classified documents

Bolton, Who Penned Bestselling Anti-Trump Book, May Face Imminent Criminal Indictment as Maryland Grand Jury Convenes

If indicted, former national security adviser Bolton would become the third of Trump’s adversaries to face federal criminal charges.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 7h

Pressure on Curtis Sliwa to drop out of the New York City mayor’s race is mounting as the candidates prepare for their first televised debate on Thursday

Will Thursday’s New York City Mayoral Debate Move the Needle?

Cuomo and Sliwa need strong, viral moments — and Mamdani gaffes — if they have any hope at changing the race nine days out from early voting.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 7h

The president secured a $20 billion bailout but warned it’s contingent on President Milei staying in power

Trump: America 'Won't Waste' Time on Argentina If President Milei Loses Election

The president secured a $20 billion bailout but warned it's contingent on President Milei staying in power.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 8h

From Stephen Moore: Without quick and decisive action by the White House, this UN tax on fossil fuels will become international law

The United Nations’s ‘Disastrous’ Global Climate Tax Threatens To Kneecap American Shipping, and Reward Communist China

Since when are American businesses subject to international taxes imposed by the UN?

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 8h

The first Jefferson biographers, as Mary E. Stuckey explains, stuck close to his roles as author of the Declaration of Independence and proponent of the cause of liberty

A New Biographical Study Asks: Is There a Right Way To Remember Thomas Jefferson?

As Mary E. Stuckey notes, Jefferson is a difficult subject because a reckoning with his manifest inconsistencies has come so late into the public…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 9h

‘The First Amendment protects their freedom of speech on campus, every hour of the day, every week of the year,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs says

Federal Judge Blocks Texas From Enforcing Law Giving the First Amendment a ‘Bedtime’ by Banning Overnight Protest Encampments

‘The First Amendment protects their freedom of speech on campus, every hour of the day, every week of the year,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs says.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 9h

‘The $20,000-vehicle is now mostly extinct, and many price-conscious buyers are sidelined or cruising in the used-vehicle market,’ one auto industry analyst says

New Car Prices Cross $50,000 Threshold for First Time as Electric Vehicle Sales Surge Ahead of Tax Credits Sunset

‘The $20,000-vehicle is now mostly extinct, and many price-conscious buyers are sidelined or cruising in the used-vehicle market,’ one auto industry…

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 10h

Aaron Spencer, 37, a military veteran from Lonoke County, about 20 miles outside Little Rock, shared his campaign plans in a video on his Facebook page

Arkansas Father Who Allegedly Killed Man Found in Truck With Teenage Daughter Announces Bid for Sheriff

‘I'm the father who acted to protect his daughter when the system failed,’ he says in his campaign video.

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The New York Sun @newyorksun.bsky.social · 10h

The declaration empowers the Board of Supervisors to offer rental assistance to tenants who have accumulated unpaid rent due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations