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Mamdani wants Austin housing results with socialist rent-freeze politics

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his solution to Gotham’s housing crisis, invoking the free-market housing renaissance in Austin, Texas. Weeks later, his Rent Guidelines Board installed historic price controls. The Rent Guidelines Board, six of whose nine members were appointed by Mamdani, voted 7-1 Thursday to pause rent increases for up to two years. […]

The statewide ballot propositions that could help save California

Statewide ballot propositions are still the best check against the excesses of California Democrats. While Democrats are prepared to drive the state into further ruin with a “billionaire” tax, several other ballot propositions could help voters save the state from further decay. The “one-time” billionaire tax/retroactive wealth confiscation won’t face voters until November, but it […]

The Supreme Court gets it wrong on birthright citizenship. Why Trump was right to ban it

Simply put, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban was both legally and historically wrong, as well as a misguided interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Since Trump’s inauguration, he has issued a slew of executive orders but none more controversial than banning the birthright citizenship of illegal immigrants. In […]

AI, deepfakes used in 12 percent of successful scams: Survey

A new report released on Tuesday found that 12 percent of successful scams last year involved artificial intelligence or deepfakes.  The analysis, which was conducted jointly by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance, acknowledged that this reported number could be lower than the reality, as the use of AI or deepfakes can be difficult to...

House adopts Massie resolution to release records on lawmaker sexual misconduct monetary settlements

The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would direct the House Ethics Committee to preserve and release records related to monetary settlements paid out by lawmakers in connection with cases of sexual misconduct. The vote was near-unanimous, with 420 lawmakers voting in favor and one Republican voting "present." Massie...

The Memo: MAGA winces as Supreme Court quashes anti-birthright citizenship push

The Supreme Court blunted the Trump administration’s offensive on immigration on Tuesday with a ruling affirming that almost everyone born in the United States is an American citizen. The ruling, underscoring the concept known as ‘birthright citizenship,’ was a major defeat for a president who has sought not only to curb numbers on illegal immigration...

Avila Chevalier says she’ll check with community before voting for Jeffries as Speaker

Darializa Avila Chevalier on Saturday said she would need to check with the community before backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for the speakership if Democrats regain the majority. The democratic socialist, who defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) by winning her primary last week, said she has close ties to New York’s 13th...

House Democrat seeks to bar Pentagon funds for White House ballroom

Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, is seeking to bar Pentagon funds from being used for the construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom.   Garamendi will introduce a floor amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fully restrict at least $150 million in military funds to be...

Alaska Supreme Court affirms other Dan Sullivan can stay on Senate ballot

The Supreme Court of Alaska on Monday ruled that a man with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) can remain on the ballot in the state’s Senate primary. The state’s highest court affirmed a lower court’s ruling, which overturned the decision by Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to remove Daniel J....

Trump meets with Tina Peters in the Oval Office

President Trump met with former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters on Tuesday following her release from state prison earlier this month, about two years after she became the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. "'FREE TINA!' became the rallying cry of the Republican Party over the past two years. Tina Peters...

The heat is on: When will conditions let up?

For much of the country, there's one word to describe the weather: hot.

Mike Lawler, Jamie Raskin get into shouting match at sanctuary cities hearing

A House hearing on sanctuary city policies erupted into a chaos on Tuesday after a screaming match over immigration policies between Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). The confrontation broke out after Lawler, who appeared before the panel to introduce a witness, began his statement by condemning sanctuary city policies, saying places...

Live results: Bennet, Weiser duke it out in Democratic primary for Colorado governor

Sen. Michael Bennet and state Attorney General Phil Weiser are duking it out in a Tuesday Democratic primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Jared Polis. (D). Bennet holds key endorsements from state Democratic leaders, including Sen. John Hickenlooper and three of the five House Democrats from Colorado. Weiser, however, has run a formidable campaign in the...

House backs Massie’s push to release taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlement records

Rep. Thomas Massie forced a vote on a resolution requiring public disclosure of taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements involving House lawmakers.

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