Some arguments that led to the redefinition of marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 seemed to be common-sense, practical arguments. Supporters argued that legal recognition of marriage by same-sex couples would provide greater stability for same-sex couples, encourage marriage over cohabitation, and improve the well-being of sexual minorities. Many Americans found those arguments persuasive, even some of those […]
Jeffery Lee murdered two people during a pawnshop robbery in Orrville, Alabama, in 1998. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death — though the jury voted 7-5 for life, and the judge overrode it under a practice Alabama subsequently abolished. Twenty-six years later, he is still alive — not because the courts […]
The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. June 24, 1776 Everything is moving at the speed of […]
Raphael Lemkin gave the modern world its most terrifying word: “genocide.” A Polish-Jewish lawyer who fled the Nazis, he spent his life forcing governments to recognize that the deliberate destruction of a people was a unique crime — not just “war” or “atrocity,” but something worse. He helped drive the 1948 Genocide Convention, and he […]
In a split ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided that border officials have the right to restrict entry to a green card holder if the resident is suspected of a serious criminal offense. This lowers the minimum requirements for the Department of Homeland Security to keep criminal immigrants out of the nation — but […]
The Trump administration is considering a pilot program that could bring much-needed transparency to the 340B drug discount program, created by Congress to help hospitals and clinics serving low-income patients provide medications at discounted rates. Under the 340B program, drug manufacturers provide medicines at steep discounts, which providers are supposed to pass on to vulnerable […]
At 4:20 in the morning, earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced peace. Iran, he posted on Truth Social, had agreed to nuclear inspections “long into the future (Infinity!!!),” a guarantee of “Nuclear Honesty.” Four minutes later: a “record” 19 million barrels of oil had left the Strait of Hormuz, and “the World is a […]
In recent months, Russia and Ukraine have significantly expanded their mutual drone campaign. Russian drones and missiles continue to strike Ukrainian cities, industrial facilities, and cultural landmarks. Ukrainian drones are increasingly reaching Moscow and other regions of Russia, targeting oil refineries, military airfields, and infrastructure that supports Russia’s war machine. Only recently, Russian attacks damaged […]
In New York City on Tuesday night, Democrats learned the hard way that hating President Donald Trump or being a power player in racial identity politics is no longer as important as embracing Islamist communism. The two notable losses in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries were Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Dan Goldman, who both lost to candidates endorsed by […]
Podcaster Joe Rogan said organizers of the UFC Freedom 250 primetime fight night held at the White House earlier this month should not have booked one of the fighters who made an offensive comment about Michelle Obama. Rogan, who served as emcee for the event and endorsed President Trump during the 2024 presidential election, was...
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) said early Thursday that more people have been arrested over alleged vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool than from files connected to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There's been more people arrested over this than the Epstein files,” Subramanyam, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, said during a discussion...
President Trump and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke in February before the ticketing giant settled its antitrust case with the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to new court documents. In a filing Monday, the company said Rapino “discussed a variety of topics related to Live Nation’s business” with Trump, noting that “the status of...
The House of Representatives has passed seven major fraud fighting bills and 15 less controversial measures in June, spurred by a recent report accusing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison of being aware of taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs and doing nothing to stop it.
