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Trump, Thune clash on voter ID ultimatum as GOP remains divided on path forward

Senate Republicans are still divided on using the talking filibuster for voter ID legislation as Senate Democrats vow to block the bill.

Virginia Dems send Spanberger bill that could let some repeat offenders out without secured bond, expert warns

Bail industry leader warns Virginia's HB 357 threatens public safety by removing bond requirements for repeat felons. Critics say bill eases jail release.

Katie Britt blasts Democrats for playing ‘political games’ with shutdown amid airport chaos

Senate Democrats threatened to freeze legislative business over Trump's Iran war powers as the partial DHS shutdown entered its fourth week.

California House Republican announces he’s leaving GOP immediately, thinning slim majority

Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said he’s registering as “no party preference" amid redistricting turmoil but will caucus with the GOP to keep his committee assignments.

Senate campaign chief ‘optimistic’ for GOP majority despite darkening midterm climate

Sen. Tim Scott remains optimistic about GOP expanding Senate majority in midterm elections despite challenging political climate and economic concerns.

Obama appointee’s Chicago immigration order backfires after court says she went too far

An appellate court panel found 2-1 that Judge Sarah Ellis' order attempted to establish "the district court as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago."

Euthanasia of the Mentally Ill Increasing in the Netherlands

The implications for other Western societies are dire.

Trump offers asylum to Iranian women soccer players facing difficult choice in Australia

President Trump said Monday the U.S. is willing to grant asylum to members of the Iranian women's soccer team if Australia forces them to return to their home country, where they may be harmed.

Sports reporters helped kill sports reporting

I was the program director of a journalism training center in Washington, D.C., a city with six professional teams and zero sports reporting gigs. That latter part is only a slight exaggeration.  You’d think the home of the Capitals, Nationals, Commanders, Wizards, Mystics, and D.C. United would have plentiful opportunities for aspiring sports journalists to […]

Artificial intelligence and the new era of government transparency

The Michigan State Police demanded $6.8 million to process a Freedom of Information Act request from my organization in 2009. A federal inspector general had flagged problems with the agency’s spending of federal homeland security grants, so we asked for documents detailing how much money the police received and how they spent it. We thought it was […]

War Department’s secondary boycott strategy against Anthropic could backfire

After disputes over the use of Anthropic’s technology in fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced restrictions on Anthropic’s operations within and outside of the War Department:  “In conjunction with the President’s directive for the Federal Government to cease all use of Anthropic’s technology, I am directing the Department of […]

Mark Teixeira’s big league political debut is a win

Former MLB star Mark Teixeira has traded his glove for a shot at Congress, securing the Republican nomination in Texas’s 21st Congressional District in a decisive political debut. Running as a political outsider and an unapologetic supporter of President Donald Trump, Teixeira now heads into the general election with momentum and a message that clearly connected […]

Bondi says 2 indicted over attack on New York protest at Gracie Mansion

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department has indicted two people in connection with an attempted attack at a protest and counterprotest near the New York City mayor’s mansion on Saturday.  “We have indicted the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists who attempted to bomb a protest in New York City,” Bondi wrote on the social...

Graham presses Saudi Arabia to join US fight against Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday pressed Saudi Arabia to join U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, describing it as a “fight of mutual interest.” “It is my understanding the Kingdom refuses to use their capable military as a part of an effort to end the barbaric and terrorist Iranian regime who has terrorized the...

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