"Because the first 100 days of a new administration are often a harbinger of things to come, New Yorkers had better brace themselves for four turbulen years.

"Mayor Zohran Mamdani is off to a terrible start, with even the weather turning against him.

"There's nothing he could do about heavy snowfalls and Arctic cold, but he made a huge unforced error that proved tragically fatal.

"At least 16 people died on the streets from hypothermia after he broke with a long City Hall tradition and refused to force the homeless indoors during the coldest days.

"And now comes a streak of reminders about the mayor's long history of anti-American and anti-Israel positions -- and proof he's still a radical leftist when it comes to the Mideast."

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"David Keene, a towering figure in the growth of the modern conservative movement who was equally comfortable in the weeds of grassroots politics and in the corridors of power in Washington, died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80.

"Mr. Keene spent years at the pinnacle, forging the Conservative Political Action Conference into the must-attend event for Republican White House hopefuls and shepherding the National Rifle Association at the peak of its influence.

"He then helmed The Washington Times' opinion pages before becoming editor at large, a role he held at the time of his passing."

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"A left-wing activist group is teaching liberals in Washington, D.C., and 'across the United States' how to increase their chances of serving as jurors on cases brought by the Trump Department of Justice so they can undermine its chances of securing convictions, training materials reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.

"Freedom Trainers, whose fiscal sponsor is the George Soros-funded group Community Change, is working to make 'jury nullification' -- the practice of voting against a conviction even if the defendant broke the law -- a go-to legal weapon for the Left. Its sessions and training materials, reviewed by the Free Beacon, show how the group teaches 'committed people' to gum up federal prosecutions.

"The group tells attendees to keep their addresses current to ensure they receive summons. Then, during the jury selection process, it advises them to 'Never mention jury nullification,' 'Don't signal an agenda,' and 'say you'll listen to the evidence before forming conclusions.' Once selected, the group tells its trainees to vote 'not guilty' for any reason.

"Freedom Trainers' efforts -- which have not been previously reported -- underscore the difficulty the Trump administration faces in securing convictions in the nation's capital and other blue bastions."

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"At times, you could be forgiven for having thought that Kristi Noem wanted to be a uniformed Department of Homeland Security officer rather than the secretary of the department.

Now, the cabinet member most inclined to glamour shots out in the field is going to have to go back to wearing civilian cloths.

For all his trademark firings during 'The Apprentice' and the rapid turnover of his first term, President Trump has been loath to oust top officials this time around.

Noem is the exception, and she's earned the dubious distinction."

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"As the U.S. and allies continue strikes on Iran, Chinese leaders watch from Beijing as the leadership of their second major partner this year is being decapitated under a military onslaught.

"When President Donald Trump took office for the second time last year, he faced a more closely aligned 'axis' of adversaries that, during the four-year Biden administration, had been clustered closer together around China and Russia. Iran is a central pillar of that axis, supplying war materiel and cheap oil exports in exchange for investments, diplomatic cover, and help avoiding U.S. sanctions.

"But, the U.S. operation targeting Iran's ballistic missile and nuclear programs, regardless of whether it ultimately topples the theocratic regime in Tehran, will likely disrupt China's interests in the region."

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"State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November.

"Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff between longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton -- a race expected to get increasingly nasty over coming months and could hinge on whether or not President Donald Trump offers an endorsement.

"Texas, along with North Carolina and Arkansas, on Tuesday kicked off midterm elections with control of Congress at stake and against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran."

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"Days after military strikes on Iran began, the Trump administration is attempting to thread the needle by degrading the regime enough to spark a regime change from within, without being directly responsible for the regime change. Instead, the administration has outlined its primarily military goals and hopes that the theocratic regime will fall as a byproduct, not directly at the hands of the U.S. military, public statements from the president and other administration officials show.

"'This is not a so-called regime change war,' Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters in a briefing on Monday, the first from the Pentagon since aerial strikes against Iran began over the weekend. However, at the same time, he also echoed President Trump's earlier calls for the Iranian people to rise up against the Islamic Republic, saying 'now is your time.'

"Later in the day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would 'love' for the Iranian people to overthrow the government but that this was not the objective of the mission."

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"President Donald Trump's decision to launch a surprise military strike against Iran is constitutional and not in violation of federal law, Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Sunday on Newsmax while rejecting claims from 'dead wrong' critics that the action amounts to an illegal war.

"'The Constitution gives the president of the United States the sole authority to be commander in chief of the army, the naval forces, but Article I says declaring war is within the power of Congress,' Dershowitz told Newsmax's Greta Van Susteren during special coverage of the strikes on Iran.

"Dershowitz said that tension has fueled a longstanding debate over the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of military action. ...

"The U.S. has not formally declared war since June 1942, when it declared war on Romania during World War II.

"Since then, presidents of both parties have initiated military actions without formal declarations of war, including in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq."

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"Most Americans don't think about electricity until the monthly bill arrives.

"It comes once a month, often quietly, but lately it's landed like a thud. Heating your home now costs hundreds more a month than it did just a few years ago. You use the same appliances. You flip the same switches. Nothing in your daily life has changed -- except the price.

"Why?"

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"California Attorney General Rob Bonta hoped to earn his anti-fossil fuel credentials when he filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil in 2024, alleging the company was engaging in deceptive practices related to its 'advanced recycling' program.

He probably didn't expect that the company would fight back the way it has."

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