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The Fed’s High-Stakes Wait for the ‘Tariff Bomb’ to Explode
If you have a credit card, a mortgage, or a savings account, a small group of people in Washington just made a big decision about your money. The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it is holding its key interest rate steady, keeping borrowing costs at their current high levels. But behind that...
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How the James Craig Verdict Affirms the Rule of Law
A Colorado jury has found dentist James Craig guilty of the first-degree murder of his wife, Angela. This verdict brings to a close a horrific local crime story that involved poison, betrayal, and a “mountain of evidence.” But beyond the chilling details, this case serves as a powerful and...
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Texas Official Joked About ‘Homeland Barbie’ Kristi Noem as Bodies Were Pulled From Floodwaters
As rescue workers searched for victims in the churning floodwaters of the Guadalupe River, a local official in the hardest-hit county was privately mocking the nation’s top emergency management leader as “Homeland Barbie.” This stunningly cavalier text message, revealed in a trove of public...
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Huge Congress Breakthrough for New Era of Amazon & Walmart Deliveries
Imagine a future where a prescription from your pharmacy is delivered to your doorstep in 20 minutes, where a lost hiker is found in record time, and where critical infrastructure is inspected safely and efficiently from the air. This future, powered by commercial drone technology, has been stalled...
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Removal of U.S. Attorney Nominee Raises Concerns Over a Little-Known Federal Law
An extraordinary and constitutionally significant battle has erupted in New Jersey. A panel of federal district judges, invoking a little-known federal law, moved to replace a U.S. Attorney chosen by the President. In a swift and defiant response, the Attorney General immediately removed the...
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Manhattan Shooting Rampage Puts Second Amendment and Gun Control Debate Back in the Crosshairs
A corporate skyscraper in the heart of Midtown Manhattan has become a battlefield. In a shocking burst of violence on Monday evening, a gunman with a long rifle opened fire, shooting an NYPD officer and at least two civilians before being neutralized. As law enforcement secures the scene and the...
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Justice Department Files Misconduct Complaint Against Federal Judge James Boasberg
In an unprecedented and constitutionally perilous move, the Department of Justice has filed a formal misconduct complaint against a sitting chief federal judge, James Boasberg, seeking his removal from a high-profile case involving the Trump administration. This is not a legal appeal of a ruling;...
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Alligator Alcatraz is Now Operational, and the Flights Have Begun
A remote airstrip deep in the Florida Everglades, recently converted into a massive migrant detention center, is now fully operational. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed Friday that deportation flights from the facility – menacingly nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” – have begun, marking...
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As Santos Reports to Prison, A Look at the Rare History of Expulsion from the House
With a theatrical flair befitting his entire political career, former Congressman George Santos said farewell to the public Thursday night before beginning a long federal prison sentence. “Well, darlings… The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed,” he wrote on...
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Speaking from overseas, President Trump just issued a dire and explicit warning to the leaders of Europe.
Speaking from Scotland on Friday, President Trump issued a dire and explicit warning to the leaders of Europe. He declared that mass immigration is a “horrible invasion” that is “killing Europe,” and urged the continent to “get your act together” before it is too late. The President’s...
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Trump Just Struck a Massive Trade Deal with Europe. Here’s What It Means for Your Wallet and Your Car.
In a major announcement from Scotland on Sunday, President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a new, far-reaching trade deal between the United States and the European Union. Hailed as a “rebalancing” of the world’s largest economic relationship, the...
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Competent Enough to Kill, But Too Insane to Be Executed?
A convicted murderer in Alabama, David Lee Roberts, was scheduled to be executed for a brutal crime he committed over three decades ago. His execution has now been halted by a state judge, not because of any doubt about his guilt, but because of profound doubt about his sanity. This decision forces...
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Citing an urgent threat to national security, the White House is backing a sweeping new ban on who is allowed to buy American land
The American dream has long been tied to the land – the right to own a piece of it, to cultivate it, to build a home on it. Now, a new and aggressive legislative push in Congress is seeking to restrict who, exactly, can buy into that dream. Citing an urgent threat to national security, a group of...
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Boasberg Threatens DOJ Over Deportations of Illegal Alien Enemies
A federal judge who once compared the Trump administration’s actions to a Franz Kafka novel is about to step back into the ring. This Thursday, a hearing in his Washington, D.C. courtroom will revive one of the most explosive legal and constitutional battles of the President’s second term. The...
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Standoff in New Jersey as DOJ and Federal Judges Clash Over U.S. Attorney Appointment
As of this weekend, it is unclear who is in charge of the powerful U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of New Jersey. An interim prosecutor’s term is expiring, her court-appointed successor was just fired by the Attorney General, and the President’s permanent choice is blocked in the...
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Inside the Courtroom Brawl to Stop a Man’s Second Deportation
In the span of just 90 minutes on Wednesday, three federal judges in two different states erected a legal barricade to stop the Trump administration from deporting one man for a second time. This dramatic judicial intervention was met with an immediate and furious response from the White House,...
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Federal Appeals Court Rules On Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Just weeks after the Supreme Court seemed to clear a path for President Trump’s plan to end automatic birthright citizenship, a powerful federal appeals court has thrown up a formidable new roadblock. In a direct challenge to both the White House and the Supreme Court itself, the 9th U.S. Circuit...
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Why Are Americans Starting to Trust the Supreme Court Again?
After years of plummeting public trust and fierce accusations of partisanship, a new poll suggests the U.S. Supreme Court may be regaining its footing with the American people. The Court’s approval rating has seen a significant rebound from a record low just one year ago, marking a five-year high...
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6 Months In: A Look at the Trump Administration’s Achievements and the Deep Divisions They’ve Exposed
Six months ago, Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second time, inheriting a nation seething with division. This past weekend, the White House released a triumphant accounting of its achievements, declaring it “the most successful first six months in office for any President in modern...
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