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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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
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…
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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.…