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4,813 stories Updated Oct 9, 2025 Related desks: Elections National Security

The lead Oct 9, 2025 9

Washington Post Columnist’s Deceptive Op-Ed on Murder Rates—And Why it Matters

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Oct 9, 2025 17

The Politics of the Shutdown, Obamacare, Crime and Deportations

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Oct 9, 2025 76

Trump’s Israel Deal Another Massive Victory for the Peace President

President Trump secures a historic ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, reigniting peace efforts in the Middle East and stunning critics.

Shane Harris

Oct 9, 2025 124

DIGITAL ID: What Is It, and Why Should Americans Be Worried?

The UK's BritCard digital ID plan raises alarm over privacy, surveillance, and growing global efforts to centralize control through digital identification.

Sarah Katherine Sisk

Oct 9, 2025 31

Trump Promotes Assimilation with Tougher Citizenship Exam for Immigrants

President Trump’s reforms restore meaning to U.S. citizenship by strengthening the exam, promoting assimilation, and demanding good moral character from applicants.

Mike Marlowe

Oct 8, 2025 25

Kavanaugh Would-Be Assassin’s Light Sentence Sends Message That Violent Left Faces Different Standard

Federal Judge Deborah Boardman’s decision to impose an 8-year sentence for Nicholas Roske — convicted of attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh — has sparked conservative outrage and calls for impeachment amid claims of ideological leniency.

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