Category: News
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Kim Davis Takes Her Fight to the Supreme Court, Demanding an End to Same-Sex Marriage
Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who became a national symbol of religious resistance to same-sex marriage, is now taking her fight to the Supreme Court. Keep reading below to find out why she was briefly jailed and what her new, momentous mission is now. A decade after she was briefly jailed for refusing…
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While Trump Federalizes D.C., a Democratic Governor Declares Her Own State of Emergency on Crime
Within 48 hours, two American leaders declared a state of emergency over crime. First, the President of the United States federalized the police in the nation’s capital to combat a purported “crime crisis.” Then, the Democratic Governor of New Mexico declared her own state of emergency to combat a very real and documented drug and…
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School Board Defies State Law, Sides With Trump
In a direct rebellion against its own state government, a local school board in California’s heartland has voted to take matters into its own hands. The Kern County Board of Education has chosen to defy state policy and align itself with the Trump administration, voting Tuesday to ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports.…
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Trump’s Plan Would Hand Russia a Trillion-Dollar Treasure Trove in Ukraine
To end a bloody and protracted war, one side simply gives the other what it has already taken by force. This is the stark, transactional logic at the heart of President Donald Trump’s renewed push for a “land for peace” deal between Russia and Ukraine. But this seemingly straightforward solution is a geopolitical earthquake. It…
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Illinois Judge Rejects Texas AG’s Request to Enforce Arrest Warrants for Democratic Lawmakers
In a high-stakes bid to end a dramatic political standoff, the state of Texas went to court in Illinois, asking a judge to do something extraordinary: to authorize the arrest of another state’s elected officials. The judge’s answer was a swift and decisive “no.” This ruling is more than just a temporary victory for the…
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Trump Scraps Dozens of Biden’s Anti-Competition Regulations
With no ceremony, no press conference, and no written explanation, President Trump has revoked a sweeping executive order that launched 72 different federal initiatives to promote competition in the American economy. This quiet act is one of the most significant, if least noticed, policy reversals of his new term. This is not a minor administrative…
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“America First” Win for Trump Administration In Stunning Court Victory
A federal appeals court has handed the Trump administration a major victory, ruling that the President can withhold nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funds that were lawfully appropriated by Congress. This is not a simple ruling on a funding dispute. It is a decision that effectively guts a 50-year-old law designed to protect Congress’s…
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What Happens When We Start Jailing Citizens For Homelessness
The Trump administration has declared a new front in its effort to restore “law and order” in the nation’s capital. Federal authorities, now in control of the D.C. police, will begin to forcibly clear homeless encampments, giving those living on the streets a stark choice: enter a shelter or face fines and jail time. This…
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A Federal Takeover Built on a Lie? A Fact-Check of Trump’s D.C. “Crime Crisis.”
The Capital as a “Petri Dish”: A Constitutional Warning to the States President Trump has declared it “Liberation Day” in Washington, D.C. Citing a city collapsing into a “cesspool of crime and homelessness,” he has taken the extraordinary step of declaring a public safety emergency and placing the city’s Metropolitan Police Department under the command…
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The President’s Flirtation with a Third Term and the 22nd Amendment
What Donald Trump Has Said About Seeking A Third Term Over The Months And Years President Trump this week once again teased the possibility of seeking a third term in office. In an interview, he said he “probably” would not run again, but immediately added, “I’d like to run.” This comment is the latest in…