The former president fails his party and the people of New York.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/obamas-self-serving-straddle-with-mamdani-313e9027
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A Senate measure would let Congress block military action in Venezuela. It’s unconstitutional.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-war-powers-senate-congress-venezuela-e801f43a
Senate Republicans use the Congressional Review Act to overturn Biden’s giant anti-fossil-fuels land grab.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/alaska-national-petroleum-reserve-senate-resolution-cra-biden-administration-9e33f617
The former Vice President protected America in the wake of 9/11.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dick-cheney-dies-age-84-vice-president-george-w-bush-iraq-war-terrorism-3732ec19
The case against his use of IEEPA is powerful. The justices shouldn’t defer to presidential power.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-blanket-tariffs-are-a-bridge-too-far-dd8a1566
Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to out-Trump Trump with his anti-immigrant rhetoric. Both men are off base.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-man-attacks-h-1b-workers-f6e7a719
Strangely, Alvin Bragg doesn’t brag about helping him become the 47th president.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/i-love-trump-say-new-york-dems-448c68c4
Rescue efforts are under way after a Honolulu-bound aircraft with three crew members onboard exploded while taking off.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ups-cargo-plane-crashes-in-kentucky-1a199671
A jury will consider whether Sean Dunn committed misdemeanor assault when he threw a Subway footlong at federal agent.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/d-c-sandwich-thrower-goes-on-trial-as-jurors-hear-of-mustard-and-onions-70467a88
Business is surging for contractors and bars. Out-of-town workers are flooding hotels and RV parks. Cash is flooding into government coffers. But the newfound prosperity comes with costs.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/what-happened-when-small-town-america-became-data-center-u-s-a-410f25e9
A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thoughthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remarkable-new-research-ochre-crayons-colors-scientists-understanding-how-neanderthals-made-art-180987617/
Innovations are overdue, as the signature blue-gray metal roofs heat up in high temperatures, making living conditions in the apartments beneath them unbearablehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-skyline-of-paris-is-filled-with-zinc-rooftops-but-can-they-survive-climate-change-180987619/
Once called “America’s last jaguar,” the solitary male wandered across the southern border in 2011 and became the centerpiece of a campaign to protect habitat in the Santa Rita Mountainshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-el-jefe-the-lone-arizona-jaguar-who-captivated-a-nation-in-2016-became-a-rock-star-180987615/
Supermoons occur when full moons coincide with the moon's closest position to Earth in its orbithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/novembers-full-beaver-supermoon-peaks-on-wednesday-and-will-be-the-biggest-supermoon-of-the-year-180987616/
Made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, the 18-karat gold toilet weighs 220 pounds. Another version of the artwork was famously stolen in a 2019 burglaryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-fully-functioning-toilet-made-from-solid-gold-could-sell-for-more-than-10-million-at-auction-180987613/
The juvenile Salvin's albatross was discovered by a fisherman in Anconcito, Ecuadorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fishing-hooks-and-line-were-tangled-in-this-albatrosss-stomach-after-surgery-the-bird-is-once-again-flying-free-180987630/
Researchers captured the novel behavior on video in the Gulf of California, recording three separate takedowns across two hunts carried out by members of the Moctezuma podhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/orcas-in-mexico-have-learned-to-attack-young-great-white-sharks-by-flipping-them-upside-down-and-eating-their-livers-180987620/
Last week, a new addition to the basilica—designed by architect Antoni Gaudí—brought its height to 534 feet, breaking a record set by Germany’s 530-foot-tall Ulm Minsterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/still-unfinished-after-143-years-barcelonas-dazzling-sagrada-familia-now-tallest-church-in-world-180987624/
The centuries-old Roman tower, near the Colosseum, collapsed in a cloud of dust. A worker died in the hospital after spending 11 hours trapped in the rubble.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/04/italy-rome-medieval-tower-collapse-death/