There’s a certain American phrase we’ve stopped saying out loud: standards. Not preferences. Not vibes. Standards. And when you drop them — quietly, bureaucratically, with a shrug — you don’t get a gentler society. You get chaos with paperwork. You get tragedies no one wants to own. That’s why this week’s news from federal transportation officials is so welcome. In
There is a certain gravity that comes with the Supreme Court. It is not written down anywhere, but Americans feel it instinctively. The justices wear black robes, not costumes. They speak in opinions, not punchlines. Which is why Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s letter to Chief Justice John Roberts landed this week with a thud. Blackburn urged Roberts to open an investigation
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It is a strange thing, the way America now keeps having to look at the unthinkable and call it by its proper name. Ryan Routh was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus seven years for his 2024 assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida. There are people who will insist
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After months of lawyerly jousting and slow-walking, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will sit for filmed, closed-door, transcribed depositions before the House Oversight Committee at the end of this month. Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., says Hillary Clinton will appear Feb. 26, with Bill Clinton following Feb. 27, under the same terms. Both sessions will
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The charge sheet lands like a thunderclap — and the aftershocks will be political, legal, and cultural. Journalist Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles early Friday in connection with a January 18 disruption of a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, authorities said. Lemon spent the night in jail. Officials at U.S. Department of
House Republicans are rolling out a sweeping election overhaul package ahead of the 2026 midterms, pitching new national standards for federal elections that would tighten voter registration rules, expand voter ID requirements, and curb several voting methods long targeted by election-integrity advocates. The House Administration Committee on Thursday unveiled the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, which GOP leaders say
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Trump lit the match. Minneapolis decided to play with gasoline. President Donald Trump warned Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday after the mayor publicly reiterated that the city “does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws.” “Surprisingly, Mayor Jacob Frey just stated that, ‘Minneapolis does not, and will not, enforce Federal Immigration Laws.’ This is after having had a
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Refunds have a way of arriving like a little absolution. A letter from the government that says, in effect, we took too much — here, have some back. This year, the Trump White House wants Americans to notice the size of that envelope. The administration says taxpayers can expect about a $1,000 boost in the average refund this filing season,
Continue ReadingIn time of ancient gods, warlords and kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty princess forged in the heat of battle. The power. The passion. The danger. Her courage will change the world.
Democrat Rep. Jared Huffman (CA) accused the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) of politically weaponizing religion by “rebuking” Democrats who support abortion, and the congressman suggested that these Catholic churches should
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