Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin is under fire today after drawing a provocative comparison between unrest in the United States and Iran’s brutal crackdown on nationwide protests — accusing both governments of “authoritarian behavior.” In a flurry of posts on X, Martin compared demonstrations in Iran to protests in Minneapolis after Renee Good […]
Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is being sued in federal court by a North Carolina woman under one of the nation’s few remaining “alienation of affection” statutes, a rarely used and often controversial cause of action. The lawsuit alleges Sinema had an extramarital affair with a married member of her Senate security detail […]
President Donald Trump publicly suggested on Friday that he may impose tariffs on countries that do not support the United States gaining control over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. Speaking in Copenhagen, Denmark, Trump said, “I may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland,” arguing that the […]
A violent member of the Latin Kings gang was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing FBI equipment from federal vehicles during anti-deportation riots in Minneapolis, federal officials said. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel said the suspect took body armor and weaponry from FBI vehicles that were vandalized and ransacked during protests against […]
Fact or fiction? Beijing has just released a 30-page report urging the international community to take concrete and strong measures against Japan’s alleged nuclear ambitions. As the only nation to have ever suffered nuclear attacks, Tokyo has been staunchly anti-nuclear weapons since WWII. But China believes that stance has changed. “Japan may already have produced […]
A Reagan-appointed federal judge just delivered a scorching, 161-page takedown of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activists, calling it an “unconstitutional conspiracy” to chill free speech and suppress political dissent. U.S. District Judge William G. Young, based in Boston, ruled in a lawsuit brought by faculty groups and students challenging the government’s arrests, […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it has opened 18 investigations into K-12 school districts, colleges, and state education departments over alleged violations of Title IX related to “gender identity” policies. According to the department, the investigations were initiated after complaints were filed with its Office for Civil Rights accusing the educational entities […]
Minnesota has become the front line of a rapidly escalating national fight over immigration enforcement, federal power, and political accountability — with presidential threats, street unrest, courtroom battles, and campaign politics all converging at once. Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Walz Urges De-Escalation Tensions between the White House and Minnesota’s Democratic leadership spiked Thursday after […]
Several Minnesota residents of Somali and Hispanic descent have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, seeking to halt immigration enforcement activities across the state. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Mubashir Khalif Hussen, a Somali immigrant; Mahamed Eydarus, […]
The American health care system presents a familiar puzzle. It absorbs nearly $5T each year, yet ordinary patients rarely know what care will cost, why prices differ so wildly, or who is accountable when costs rise without corresponding improvements in outcomes. Conservatives have long diagnosed the problem correctly. It is not that Americans spend too […]
The far-left U.K. Labor government led by Keir Starmer appears set to approve Communist China’s plans to build the biggest embassy in Europe. This, despite widespread fears that the massive fortress would become a major London espionage hub used to also target dissidents across the continent, and intercept vital internet traffic in one of the […]
Minnesota Is Rejecting Federal Sovereignty. The Insurrection Act Exists For This Moment
The Insurrection Act is an old statute with a modern purpose. It is a legal bridge between two truths that sit uneasily together. One truth is that the U.S. is a union of states with real sovereignty in matters of policing and public order. The other truth is that the U.S. is one nation with […]