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From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet

Trump is using his second White House term to test the limits of his Article II powers both at home and abroad, prompting fresh criticism and questions over his actions.

Swalwell governor bid hit with residency questions after court filing alleges he doesn’t live in California

California Rep. Eric Swalwell's campaign calls residency challenge a "nonsense claim" as the congressman faces multiple Department of Justice probes while running to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2027.

Mamdani and Trump’s sanctuary-city clash: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 20, 2026

The Issue: President Trump’s threats to cut federal funds if New York City remains...

The Second Amendment Back on the Supreme Court’s Docket

Hawaii’s law represents one of the most brazen attempts yet to effectively nullify the...

Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier each announced opinions Monday declaring affirmative action and DEI policies to be forbidden in their states -- on the holiday set aside to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Assistant AG puts Don Lemon ‘on notice’ over Minnesota church protest

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon slammed former CNN anchor Don Lemon for interrupting a Minnesota church service on Sunday, as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to roil the state. Lemon filmed and interviewed Nekima Levy Armstrong, an activist who was among a group that entered Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, and...

Trump’s threat on Iran falls flat: regime remains intact

Protests in Iran have been quelled, with the regime still in place, and President Trump's empty threat to take action against the government has been met with criticism for not backing up his words with action.

America’s top Catholic clerics denounce militaristic US foreign policy

The three highest-ranking Catholic cardinals who lead archdioceses in the United States issued a statement Monday criticizing U.S. foreign policy as overly militaristic, referencing President Trump's recent operation in Venezuela and threats to take Greenland by force. In a joint statement, Cardinals Blase Cupich, Robert McElroy and Joseph Tobin, the archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C.,...

GOP’s culture of rebellion in slim majority imperils Johnson agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) job managing the House GOP’s paper-thin majority is getting only more difficult in the new year, with a culture of rebellion — and a perfect storm of external political factors — threatening to derail the party’s agenda just as Republicans are gearing up for a tough midterm cycle. In the earliest...

Trump’s potential Supreme Court pick ignores his own judicial hubris

Ho’s own article and conduct display some of the very qualities he condemns in others.

Musk drops $10 million in race to replace McConnell: Report

Billionaire Elon Musk donated $10 million last week to a super PAC affiliated with Republican Kentucky Senate candidate Nate Morris, who is part of a competitive field running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios reported Monday.  The contribution to Fight for Kentucky marks the most Musk has donated to a single Senate candidate....

Europe cannot abandon its commitment to human rights

It is fair to say that the fate of the liberal international order will be decided by what happens in Europe — especially in the European Union.

DOJ threatens to ‘come down hard’ on protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service

Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to prosecute protesters who disrupted a church service Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. Bondi wrote on the social platform X that she spoke to Jonathan Parnell, the pastor who leads Cities Church. A group of protesters interrupted Parnell’s sermon Sunday and accused David Easterwood, another pastor at the church, of...

The most expensive states to have a baby aren’t where you’d think

Take a guess: Where's the most expensive place in the U.S. to give birth? If you're thinking of California or New York, you're wrong.

As Trump wars with King’s legacy, America must embrace it 

Attacks on the legacy of the civil rights movement have included library purges and demands for censorship in college classrooms, national parks and monuments and museums.

Live updates: Trump links Greenland push to Nobel snub as tensions rise with allies

America's European allies are pushing back hard against President Trump's pressure tactics in his bid to take control of Greenland, with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer issuing rare public criticism of Trump on Monday. Starmer called Trump's threatened 10 percent tariffs on goods from eight European allies "completely wrong," though he suggested "calm" discussions to...

Which tax bracket are you in for 2026, and how much is the standard deduction?

As a taxpayer, you pay tax as a percentage of your income in layers called tax brackets, according to the IRS.

Flying without a REAL ID? $45 alternative available soon

The TSA warns that, without a REAL ID or this new program, you could face "additional delays which may result in a missed flight."

Trump links Greenland push to Nobel Peace Prize slight

President Trump suggested the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award last year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was a factor in his continued push to acquire Greenland in a letter to Norway's leader over the weekend. In a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre shared with multiple European...

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