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How Qatar Bought America

1 day ago | thefp.com | Frannie Block |Jay Solomon

On Wednesday, Donald Trump will travel to Qatar. On his trip, the president will visit Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American military facility in the region, and attend meetings with the ruling Al Thani family. Perhaps he will also thank them for the $400 million gift of a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet that will reportedly be retrofitted for his use, and then transferred to his presidential library. The airplane deal was signed off by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Exclusive: Eric Adams to Launch New Office to Combat Surging Antisemitism

1 day ago | thefp.com | Olivia Reingold

Exclusive: Eric Adams to Launch New Office to Combat Surging AntisemitismJewish New Yorkers are the target of more than half of hate crimes in the city. The mayor’s new initiative hopes to do something about that—and that voters might reward him for it. In New York City, antisemitic hate crimes have become a near-daily occurrence.
The Art of the Peace Deal

2 days ago | thefp.com | Matthew Continetti

A dove is born—and his name is Donald Trump. In recent weeks, the president has brokered peace between longtime combatants and reduced tensions between the United States and its adversaries, from sub-Saharan Africa to the Hindu Kush. The list of diplomatic wins keeps growing: Congo, Yemen, Kashmir, and now Gaza. Trump wants to rebrand the GOP as America’s peace party.
Trump Is Right About Taxing the Rich

2 days ago | thefp.com | Charles Lane

Donald Trump has upended Republican orthodoxy on everything from free trade to foreign policy. Now he is being tempted with the ultimate GOP heresy: a proposal, bubbling up on the party’s populist wing, to raise taxes on the rich. It has created tensions between advocates such as House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep.
Internal Documents Reveal How EPA Gave $20 Billion to Progressive NGOs

3 days ago | thefp.com | Madeleine Rowley

Exclusive: Internal Documents Reveal How EPA Gave $20 Billion to Progressive NGOsGovernment reviews found concerns with high salaries and conflicts of interest—but still handed $20 billion to eight nonprofits once Trump was elected.
The Ultimate May-December Relationship

4 days ago | thefp.com | Suzy Lee Weiss

Suzy Weiss: The Ultimate May-December RelationshipPlus: I love boxing movies, and I hate Google Glass. This week, I wrote about how I take Ozempic for the express purpose of being svelte, and a few hours later, WeightWatchers announced that it was filing for bankruptcy. You’re welcome.
Why My Generation Is Giving Up on City Life

4 days ago | thefp.com | Maya Sulkin

Why My Generation Is Giving Up on City LifeMeet the Zoomers who are quitting the rat race, skipping the $8 lattes, and buying homes in towns you’ve never heard of. Zosha Lyons is not an impulsive person. But just over a year ago, in April 2024, the 25-year-old made an offer on a house just 20 minutes after seeing it for the first time—even though it was 2,000 miles away from the city where she’d planned to spend her twenties.
TGIF: In This $TRUMP Economy?

5 days ago | thefp.com | Nellie Bowles

Welcome to TGIF, a news summary from a very unreliable narrator. → Pope Bob: A billow of white smoke, and we have a new pope! And he is an American! His name is Robert Prevost—now Pope Leo XIV—and he was born in Chicago before serving as a bishop in Peru. The Vatican chose an American to avoid tariffs, I presume. Prevost was known to be close to Pope Francis and seems likely to carry forth many of his philosophies and efforts, though it’s too soon to tell.
The American Pope

6 days ago | thefp.com | Matthew Walther

On March 2, 1848, Lewis Charles Levin, an irascible Pennsylvania congressman, took to the floor of the House of Representatives to warn his colleagues of an encroaching menace: the papacy. With a flair that would not have disgraced the pulpit of a frontier revivalist, he denounced “the paid agents of the Jesuits” and shuddered theatrically at the news that Pope Pius IX—then newly elected and, disconcertingly, liberal—had won the admiration of European reformers.
How Can You Be a Cop in a City That Hates You?

1 week ago | thefp.com | Olivia Reingold

How Can You Be a Cop in a City That Hates You? “We’re the pariahs of the civil service,” said retired Chicago police sergeant Rick Nigro. (All photos by Alec Basse for The Free Press.) In Chicago, the number of police suicides is far higher than anyone knew: 53 in the past decade. ‘It’s so overwhelming because there’s all these outside people pointing fingers at us.’