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He’s Crafty: How George Downing Kept His Head

REVIEW: ‘Cromwell's Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War: The Life of George Downing’ by Dennis Sewell

No One Is Alone, Except Maybe Stephen Sondheim

REVIEW: ‘Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy’ by Daniel Okrent

How to Handle Your Out-of-Control Ivy

REVIEW: ‘Poisoned Ivies: The Inside Account of the Academic and Moral Rot at America’s Elite Universities’ by Elise Stefanik

Former Eric Swalwell Staffer Says California Democrat Sexually Assaulted Her Twice: 'I Blacked Out and He Had Sex With Me'

Swalwell first propositioned the staffer when she was 21 and he was 38, the staffer said. Her allegations prompted some staffers on Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign to resign.

Trump Administration Moves Closer To Deporting Mahmoud Khalil as Immigration Board Nixes Agitator's Last Ditch Plea

Khalil has claimed 'we couldn't avoid' Hamas's Oct. 7 attack and said it's 'very racist to ask a Palestinian' to condemn the terror group

'That Ain't My Party': Al Sharpton Says It Would Be 'Crazy' for Black People To Celebrate America's 250th as 2028 Dem Hopefuls Pay Homage to Him

'They're going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country July 4, but that's not our celebration,' Sharpton said

Texas Democratic Senate Hopeful James Talarico Sought To Create ‘New Generation of Climate Activists’ by Mandating Climate Change Lessons in Texas Schools

The Democratic Senate hopeful, who says he supports Texas's oil and gas industry, also joined a Greta Thunberg-inspired school walkout to ‘save our planet’ and introduced a Green New Deal-style bill mandating carbon emission reductions

El-Sayed Campaigns With UMich Board of Regents Candidate Who Shared Since-Deleted Posts Praising Hezbollah and Iranian Regime

Amir Makled, who introduced El-Sayed at an event with Hasan Piker, represented Michigan students who faced criminal charges related to the school’s anti-Israel encampment

Mamdani, Dimon Offer Clashing Visions of New York City—And America at 250

'Colonization, exploitation, and racial oppression' versus 'believe in ourselves'