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“Domestic Terrorism”: FBI Says Minneapolis Church Shooter Fueled by Anti-Catholic Hate

“Domestic Terrorism”: FBI Says Minneapolis Church Shooter Fueled by Anti-Catholic Hate

On a Wednesday morning, during the first school Mass of the new academic year, a church in south Minneapolis became a scene of unspeakable horror. A lone gunman approached from outside and fired a rifle through the stained-glass windows, killing two children, ages 8 and 10, as they sat in their...

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As 81% of Americans Fear Urban Crime, a New Poll Shows a Majority Backs Trump’s Federal Police Takeover

As 81% of Americans Fear Urban Crime, a New Poll Shows a Majority Backs Trump’s Federal Police Takeover

An overwhelming 81% of Americans believe crime in our major cities is a significant problem. A new poll, taken in the wake of the federal takeover of Washington D.C.’s police force, now shows that a majority of the country – 53% – approves of the President’s aggressive methods for combating...

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Ouster of CDC Director Deepens Concerns Over Politicization of Public Health

Ouster of CDC Director Deepens Concerns Over Politicization of Public Health

The nation’s premier public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been plunged into a state of chaos. Its new, Senate-confirmed director, Dr. Susan Monarez, was fired after less than a month on the job, an act that has triggered a wave of resignations from other...

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Feds Fail to Indict Man Who Threw a Sandwich at an Officer in D.C.

Feds Fail to Indict Man Who Threw a Sandwich at an Officer in D.C.

It began with a viral video that captured the tension of a capital city under federal patrol: a man shouts obscenities at a federal officer and then hurls his sub sandwich at him. The Department of Justice responded with the full force of its authority, charging the man with felony assault. But...

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First Congresswoman-Elect Born in Mexico Defends Texas Redistricting

First Congresswoman-Elect Born in Mexico Defends Texas Redistricting

A new Republican-drawn political map in Texas creates several new Hispanic-majority congressional districts. To its supporters, it’s a long-overdue victory for minority representation. To its opponents, it’s an illegal and cynical tactic designed to disenfranchise those very same voters. This...

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Verdict Reached For Judge Accused of Helping Migrant Evade ICE in a Courthouse Showdown

Verdict Reached For Judge Accused of Helping Migrant Evade ICE in a Courthouse Showdown

The image is a shocking one: a judge, still in her black robes, allegedly confronting federal agents in a courthouse hallway to help an undocumented immigrant escape through a back door. This dramatic scene has now led to a profound constitutional question that has been answered by a federal court:...

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At Least 2 Children Killed, 17 Injured in Mass Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School

At Least 2 Children Killed, 17 Injured in Mass Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School

In a place of sanctuary, during a service of worship, a national nightmare has unfolded. A gunman opened fire on an elementary school Mass in Minneapolis on Wednesday, targeting children in their pews and turning a celebration of a new school year into a scene of unspeakable horror. This act of...

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The Founders’ Intentions For the “Right to Bear Arms”

The Founders’ Intentions For the “Right to Bear Arms”

A single attacker, armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. The horrific event in Minneapolis, like so many before it, immediately forces a wrenching national question: Why does our Constitution protect private access to such an arsenal? The debate that follows these tragedies often boils down...

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Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Extending Court Fight with Trump Administration

Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Extending Court Fight with Trump Administration

A single federal judge has drawn a firm, constitutional line in the sand. In a direct and powerful confrontation with the executive branch, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has issued an emergency order forbidding the Trump administration from deporting Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This...

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Speaker Johnson Tours Nation to Promote New Law Eliminating Taxes on Tipped Wages

Speaker Johnson Tours Nation to Promote New Law Eliminating Taxes on Tipped Wages

The Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, stood not in the halls of Congress this week, but in a classic Nashville honky-tonk. He was there to sell the President’s “big, beautiful bill” not with complex budget charts, but with a simple, powerful, and politically brilliant promise to the...

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After “Bloody Weekend,” Some Blue City Residents Plead for Trump to Send in Troops, Defying Their Own Governor

After “Bloody Weekend,” Some Blue City Residents Plead for Trump to Send in Troops, Defying Their Own Governor

After another weekend of tragic violence that saw six people killed, including a five-year-old boy, a desperate and constitutionally dangerous cry is rising from some corners of Chicago. Frustrated with the relentless crime, some residents are now openly welcoming President Trump’s threat to send...

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Trump Signals Major Shift on Chinese Student Visas, Drawing Criticism from Rep. Greene

Trump Signals Major Shift on Chinese Student Visas, Drawing Criticism from Rep. Greene

President Trump has signaled that the United States will not only welcome, but potentially more than double, the number of Chinese students studying at American universities. This is not a minor adjustment. It is a major reversal of the administration’s own hardline rhetoric. The President’s...

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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Flag Burning, Directly Defying a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Flag Burning, Directly Defying a Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

In a dramatic Oval Office ceremony, the President of the United States signed a new executive order. “If you burn a flag,” he declared, “you get one year in jail.” This is not, however, a simple act of patriotic enforcement. It is an act of open political defiance. The President’s order...

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ICE Detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Sparking New Legal Battle Over Deportation to a Third Country

ICE Detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Sparking New Legal Battle Over Deportation to a Third Country

A man, once illegally deported by the federal government and then ordered to be returned by the nation’s highest courts, stood outside an ICE office in Baltimore on Monday morning. Surrounded by supporters, he was there for a routine check-in. Minutes later, he was arrested again, with the...

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Trump Declares War on a GOP Senator, Demands an End to the “Blue Slip” Tradition He Says Is Blocking His Judges

Trump Declares War on a GOP Senator, Demands an End to the “Blue Slip” Tradition He Says Is Blocking His Judges

The President of the United States has launched a public attack on a senior senator from his own party. The target is not a policy disagreement, but an “old and outdated ‘custom’” – the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition. This is not a minor procedural squabble. It is a high-stakes,...

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Days After FBI Raid, John Bolton Publishes Scathing Critique of Trump’s Ukraine Policy

Days After FBI Raid, John Bolton Publishes Scathing Critique of Trump’s Ukraine Policy

Most people, just days after having their home raided by the FBI in a national security probe, might choose to remain silent. John Bolton is not most people. In a defiant and blistering new op-ed, President Trump’s former National Security Advisor has unleashed a sweeping critique of the...

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‘You Are Absolutely Forbidden’: A Federal Judge’s Dramatic Intervention to Stop a Man’s Second Deportation

‘You Are Absolutely Forbidden’: A Federal Judge’s Dramatic Intervention to Stop a Man’s Second Deportation

A man who has become the central figure in a months-long constitutional war was taken back into federal custody on Monday. Within hours, his lawyers were in court, and a federal judge was issuing a new emergency order, once again placing her court directly between the Trump administration and its...

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Illinois Governor to Trump on National Guard Threat: “Do Not Come to Chicago.”

Illinois Governor to Trump on National Guard Threat: “Do Not Come to Chicago.”

“Mr. President, do not come to Chicago.” With those words, the Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, drew a constitutional line in the sand. His defiant press conference was a direct response to President Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago to combat what he called a city that...

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Trump’s DOJ Finds New Way to Deport Who Noem Calls “Monster” Migrant

Trump’s DOJ Finds New Way to Deport Who Noem Calls “Monster” Migrant

Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked out of a Tennessee jail on Friday, released on bond to await his criminal trial in Maryland. For a moment, it seemed like a victory for the legal process. But that moment was fleeting, as the Trump administration immediately unveiled a shocking new plan: not to try him...

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ICE Agents Injured, Suspect Arrested After Mob Attack Outside San Francisco Courthouse

ICE Agents Injured, Suspect Arrested After Mob Attack Outside San Francisco Courthouse

A protest outside a San Francisco federal courthouse this week devolved into a violent mob attack, with four ICE agents punched, pepper-sprayed, and ambushed. One U.S. citizen, armed with a knife, now stands federally charged after allegedly slashing a government vehicle’s tires and threatening...

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