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Republicans, it’s time to give up the Epstein saga once and for all

Republicans, it’s time to give up the Epstein saga once and for all

Hey Republicans, it’s time to get out the shovels and dig a very deep hole. Then bury forever the stench and false innuendo coming from the Jeffrey...

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Michael Goodwin: Trump’s unique talents make him a true leader – and have redefined what it means to be commander in chief

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s unique talents make him a true leader – and have redefined what it means to be commander in chief

If you need a laugh, try to imagine Joe Biden or any recent president holding court in the way Donald Trump is doing it.

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Michael Goodwin: Mamdani’s NYC borough tour attacking Trump smacks of amateur hour

Michael Goodwin: Mamdani’s NYC borough tour attacking Trump smacks of amateur hour

It seems as if it was only yesterday that Zohran Mamdani was running to be mayor of New York on an agenda he vowed would solve the “affordability...

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Michael Goodwin: Netanyahu taking control of Gaza will end the Israel-Hamas war for good

Michael Goodwin: Netanyahu taking control of Gaza will end the Israel-Hamas war for good

The decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have the Israeli military capture Gaza City and then occupy all of Gaza is a bad idea — unless...

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Michael Goodwin: Sen. Warren backing Mamdani is the latest example of Dems floundering — and their zany agenda

Michael Goodwin: Sen. Warren backing Mamdani is the latest example of Dems floundering — and their zany agenda

More than six months into Donald Trump’s highly consequential second term, Democrats are still looking for their sputtering resistance movement to...

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Michael Goodwin: The 2-state delusion must be scrapped — a ‘jihadist’ state would solve nothing

Michael Goodwin: The 2-state delusion must be scrapped — a ‘jihadist’ state would solve nothing

Just months after Adolf Hitler started World War II, Winston Churchill smartly summarized why Europe’s hopes for peace had been shattered.

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Michael Goodwin: Mamdani’s cop-hating agenda speaks louder than his hollow words after horrific NYC shooting

Sensible New Yorkers didn’t need yet another reason to vote against Zohran Mamdani for mayor, but Monday’s horrific Midtown slaughter provided a...

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Dems are finally speaking up on Mamdani’s sickening embrace of antisemitism — but New York’s leaders remain silent

Some top Democrats finally are finding the courage to slam Zohran Mamdani’s sickening embrace of antisemitism. Sadly, the big Dems doing the right...

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Michael Goodwin: Cuomo remains NYC’s best shot to keep socialist Mamdani from being mayor – or the city will never be the same

He lost the primary by a stunning 12-point blowout, but as strange as it sounds, the ball is again back in Andrew Cuomo’s court.

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Michael Goodwin: Mamdani’s mayoral primary victory sealed a headache for Dems – and proved they can’t win no matter what

Here’s how you know Democrats are cursed: They lose even when they win.

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NYC mayoral primary delivers worst of all possible outcomes with Zohran Mamdani

A Democratic primary election for mayor that offered no good options managed to deliver the worst of all possible outcomes — socialist nepo baby...

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Michael Goodwin: Hochul’s snubbing of Mamdani will only help boost Cuomo’s campaign

Gov. Hochul made an unlikely gift to her predecessor and perpetual tormentor, Andrew Cuomo.

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Michael Goodwin: Cuomo should thank Mamdani for making him look like the safe, stable choice for NYC mayor

In his race for mayor, Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has done the impossible: He’s made Andrew Cuomo look like a safe, stable choice.

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Michael Goodwin: Democrats with Trump Derangement Syndrome are undercutting Israel

One way to look at the first six months of Donald Trump’s second term is that the wily president has managed to trick Democrats into fighting common...

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Michael Goodwin: Dems agree NYC is too expensive — and voters can’t afford them being in charge

If there is a single point of agreement among all the Democrats running for mayor, it’s that New York is too damn expensive.

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Don’t underestimate Donald Trump — he and his goals will survive without Elon Musk

Whatever the sensational event of the moment, the smart play has been to realize that this too shall pass — and to feel sorry for cats because...

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NYC mayoral candidates see who can promise more than upstart socialist Mamdani — while Cuomo ducks and dodges debate attacks

Zohran Mamdani might or might not win the Dems’ mayoral primary, but the first debate showed he’s already won the argument.

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Michael Goodwin: Colorado attack proves America needs some common sense on immigration – stop importing terrorism

During a long-ago spate of police misconduct issues, then-NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly noted with dismay that some of the accused had only recently...

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Michael Goodwin: Washington media mob shows its true colors as Jake Tapper breaks ranks with Biden book

CNN anchor Jake Tapper has been a reliable cheerleader for all things Democrat and a snide anti-Trumper, but dramatically broke ranks by daring to...

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Michael Goodwin: Scott Pelley’s anti-Trump diatribe was more of the same warped, distorted nonsense that puts the BS in CBS

Leaving aside that Scott Pelley probably spoiled graduation day for some Wake Forest University parents and students, his anti-Trump commencement...

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Michael Goodwin: Dems’ cover-up of Biden’s mental, physical decline is a bombshell of bad news – and it’s going from bad to worse

A favorite Lily Tomlin line was made for this moment: “No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.” 

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Trump must not leave Israel out of his Middle East deals

May in Israel fear that President Trump is falling in love with a kumbaya fantasy about the Middle East that could end up further isolating and...

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Michael Goodwin: Trump recklessly accepting a plane from Qatar is the type of unnecessary risk that could ruin his presidency

Over the years, numerous studies, speeches and books have focused on a phenomenon known as self-sabotage.

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Michael Goodwin: Biden defending his presidency even has the Dems wanting him to go away

Many Democrats are no doubt convinced they ha’ve suffered enough, but fate seems to believe otherwise.

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Michael Goodwin: As Houthis wave the white flag to Trump, Iran now firmly in admin’s crosshairs

Take a moment to savor President Trump’s shocking announcement that the Houthis waved the white flag and the US agreed to stop its devastating...

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Michael Goodwin: The press hates Trump more than it loves the truth — and the hyperbolic fear-mongering we’ve seen is proof

When there is a Republican president, the leftist-dominated White House press corps likes to gang up and try to put him on defense.

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Michael Goodwin: Trump’s first 100 days illustrate his strengths and mindset —decisive, bold, and in a hurry

Any discussion of the opening days of Donald Trump’s presidency must start at the key date — last Nov. 5, when he rose from the political dead to...

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The Dems’ far-left agenda is just starting — and the worst is yet to come

To most Americans, the big problem with the Democratic Party is that it has moved too far left in recent years. If you’re among those who believe...

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Michael Goodwin: Trump hit the ground running – but needs to tighten the ship after a series of missteps

In ordinary times, a post from President Trump saying that a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went well would be duly noted...

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Michael Goodwin: Left-leaning AP is out of step with the rest of the US

The AP has become just another outlet peddling leftist opinion disguised as straight news.

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Michael Goodwin: Harvard is jeopardizing $9B in federal funding to lead the radical left’s anti-Trump agenda – so much for the best and brightest

The Democrats have finally found the leader of their resistance to President Trump.

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Trump, Israel have Iran leaders shaking in their boots

The ensuing years of regional terrorism, threats of war against America, Israel and Arab nations and oppression at home provide mountains of evidence...

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Michael Goodwin: Trump’s given Iran a way out from impending war—they can do it the easy way or the hard way

“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war,” Winston Churchill reportedly said.

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Michael Goodwin: Trump bets the White House — and GOP control of Congress — on tariffs

Maybe all that winning was becoming boring. 

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Michael Goodwin: Anti-Israel lefty Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral campaign is a preposterous bid for a radical City Hall takeover

On paper, the mayoral candidacy of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is preposterous.

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Michael Goodwin: Katrina Armstrong’s resignation as Columbia’s interim prez is another Trump win against lefty insanity

Columbia University announced on Friday that interim president Dr. Katrina Armstrong has stepped down effective immediately.

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Michael Goodwin: The left’s favorite yet deranged go-to insult is to label any opposition a Nazi

Politics ain’t beanbag, the saying goes.

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Michael Goodwin: Cash is king at America’s lefty universities — and Trump is hitting them where it hurts

The screaming headline was prophetic: “Trump’s Policies Shake Academic World and May Reshape U.S. Culture.”

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Michael Goodwin: Cuomo greenlit progressive nonsense and royally fumbled COVID – but still refuses to admit he helped destroy NYC

For months I’ve doubted the poll-driven story line that Andrew Cuomo is unbeatable in the Democrats’ mayoral primary.

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Michael Goodwin: Trump is putting on a master class in power politics

The defeat Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer suffered in the spending bill battle was so bad that the left-wing media can’t even spin it as a...

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Michael Goodwin: Dems defending Columbia anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is yet another example of how they, elite schools failed Jewish students

Watching Democrats try on different arguments to thwart Donald Trump, I’m reminded of a story involving the late Indiana basketball coach Bobby...

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President Trump, keep up the crackdown on campus antisemites

The speed and scope of actions coming from Donald Trump’s White House remain breathtaking.

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Trump’s rousing address puts Dems’ bunch of clowns to shame

There was plenty of that this week, but an inordinate amount of the focus in Washington was on how Democrats would react to Donald Trump.

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Disaster in the Oval Office: Dems lead Zelensky, Ukraine off a cliff with pressure to reject mineral deal

Before meeting Trump, Zelensky met with anti-Trump Democrats who advised him to reject the terms of the mineral deal the president was offering,...

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Michael Goodwin: Andrew Cuomo’s biggest challenge in a mayoral run will be getting past himself – and facing his many lows head-on

Now that Andrew Cuomo is getting close to announcing he’s running for mayor, he needs a campaign slogan. 

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Michael Goodwin: Trump reveals how White House meeting with Hochul went after prez’s admin axes NYC congestion pricing

President Donald Trump described his Friday meeting as not budging as to what Gov. Kathy Hochul presented to him on the effects of congestion pricing...

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Michael Goodwin: Gov. Hochul’s cowardice is on full display as she surrenders to noisy anti-Adams, anti-Trump crowds

Gov. Hochul falls short on governing skills, but there is one area where she’s the absolute top of the heap: No politician shrinks faster in the...

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Michael Goodwin: Pushover Hochul’s pile of failures and blunders are no match against Trump

It is dawning on more and more New Yorkers that Gov. Hochul is in over her head.

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Trump, Elon Musk’s partnership is proving to be a union of geniuses determined to get huge things done for US

Of the many important actions President Trump has taken since reclaiming the Oval Office last month, sealing the borders and rounding up criminal...

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Michael Goodwin: Dems wallow in denial and do the dumbest things – proving they haven’t learned a thing from Trump’s win

It’s been four months since Donald Trump and Republicans swept the 2024 elections — and Democrats haven’t learned a thing.

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