Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Key Portions of Trump Election Order
A federal judge permanently blocked most of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul federal election procedures, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority by attempting to impose new voting requirements on states. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, converted a preliminary injunction issued last year into […]
Trump’s FAFSA ID Checks Blocked $200 Million In Student Aid Fraud in Just Two Months
The Trump administration says a new requirement forcing high-risk student aid applicants to prove their identity with government-issued identification has already stopped nearly $200 million in attempted fraud in less than two months. The Department of Education rolled out its new real-time identity verification system on April 27, embedding fraud detection directly into the Free […]
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 […]
Trump’s Surprise Move Throws Bipartisan Housing Deal Into Limbo
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 […]
Judge Orders Nationwide Halt To Immigration Court Arrests
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 […]
Report: US Forces Kill Senior ISIS Leader
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 […]
Trump Impeachment Leader Loses NYC House Primary To Mamdani-Backed ‘Liberal Zionist’
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 […]
Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Faces New Scrutiny Over Archived Online Posts
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 […]
Senators Scramble To Stop Plan To Impose Federal Gun Bans
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee reports Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 15 Senate Republicans have introduced the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts (SHOT) Act. To “strengthen the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), providing the firearms industry enhanced protection against frivolous lawsuits brought by liberal anti-gun groups.” “The Second Amendment is a fundamental […]