WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled the signing ceremony for a major bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, declaring that he will not move forward with the legislation until Congress passes his administration’s proof-of-citizenship voting proposal, dramatically injecting election politics into what had been one of the year’s most significant bipartisan policy victories. The decision came […]
Sweeping Ruling Deals Major Blow to Trump Administration Enforcement Strategy SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has issued a nationwide ruling prohibiting immigration agents from making civil immigration arrests inside immigration courts, delivering a significant setback to one of the Trump administration’s most controversial immigration enforcement policies. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts […]
A U.S. airstrike in northwestern Syria last week killed a senior ISIS leader, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Wednesday. According to CENTCOM, U.S. forces conducted a precision strike on June 19 that killed Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi, a senior figure within the Islamic State terrorist organization. The military said the operation was part of ongoing efforts […]
Brad Lander Defeats Rep. Dan Goldman in Major Upset as Progressive Wing Scores Key Victory NEW YORK — Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a self-described liberal Zionist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has defeated Rep. Dan Goldman in New York’s Democratic congressional primary, delivering a major victory for the party’s […]
Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing a new round of scrutiny after a series of archived social media posts resurfaced online, adding to ongoing questions about his past conduct as he prepares to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November. The posts, recovered from a former Reddit account attributed to Platner and preserved through […]
Democratic New York state Rep. Micah Lasher won Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, defeating a crowded field that included Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway and Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg. Lasher narrowly prevailed over fellow New York state Rep. Alex Bores, according to Decision Desk HQ and NBC News. Bores, a former Palantir […]
Lawmakers are challenging presidential war powers, the nation’s top intelligence agency is undergoing a dramatic restructuring, and a veteran DEA agent is accusing federal authorities of allowing deadly drugs to flood American communities in pursuit of bigger targets. Senate Delivers Bipartisan Rebuke on Iran President Trump’s Iran policy faced its most significant congressional setback yet […]
Stewardship On Trial: The Bullet Train, The Rocket, And The Case Against Confiscation
There is a claim buried inside every proposal to tax a great fortune out of existence, and it is rarely stated out loud. The claim is that the people who run the government could put that money to better use than the person who earned it. This is usually dressed as a moral assertion, a […]