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Nearly 20 states sue HHS over declaration to restrict gender transition treatment for minors

A group of 19 Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration to restrict gender transition treatments for minors.

Learn the lesson of Christmas unity — before politics tears us apart

Politics is not the meaning of life. It’s time to get back to agreeing...

Honduras declares Asfura, backed by Trump, as presidential winner

Honduras on Wednesday declared President Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura the winner of the presidential election, ending a weeks-long vote count that sparked international concern. The conservative National Party candidate won the Nov. 30 election with 40.27 percent of the vote, beating out conservative Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, who received 39.53 percent of the vote,...

Judge rejects Trump administration challenge to New York’s ‘Green Light Law’

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to block New York’s so-called Green Light Law, which allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to people without requiring proof that they’re in the country legally. U.S. District Judge Anne Nardacci in Albany ruled that the Trump administration failed to support its claims that...

Trump takes NORAD Santa calls with children, praises ‘clean, beautiful coal’ and ‘high IQ’ person

President Donald Trump told kids they're 'high IQ' and praised "clean, beautiful coal" during Christmas Eve NORAD Santa tracker calls from Mar-a-Lago with Melania.

Vindman: Republicans lack ‘bravery’ to demand release of Trump-Mohammed bin Salman call transcript

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) on Friday said a bipartisan push would be required to force President Trump to release a transcript of a 2019 call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the wake of the murder of The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. However, Vindman said he did not expect his Republican colleagues...

The White House’s jobs-data blackout and the erosion of economic transparency 

The White House's decision to withhold October's employment and inflation data is a policy rupture with profound implications, as it moves from transparency to tactical informational control and risks eroding trust in the country's economic data.

House Democrat knocks ‘mealy-mouthed’ Johnson response to Trump sedition post

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) on Friday slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not condemning President Trump’s recent post suggesting six Democratic lawmakers should be put to “death” for urging military members to defy what they classified as “illegal orders." “The words that the president chose are not the ones that I would use. Okay?...

Alabama library board votes to pull books that discuss being transgender from children’s sections

The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors voted Thursday to remove books about transgender individuals or that state there are more than two genders from the children’s section of public libraries.  The new rule says books about “transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders” have to be placed...

Swalwell on Greene: ‘I can put the crazy aside and bring her under the tent’

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Thursday Democrats need to be "more open" to people like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — after she broke with President Trump on a number of issues. Greene's criticism of House Republican leaders during the record-long government shutdown and her public rift with Trump has captured headlines in recent weeks....

Canada and the EU are quietly reinforcing NATO’s northern flank

Canada is not turning away from the United States but is reinforcing the northern shield that protects both continents. 

Trump: Thanksgiving deadline for Ukraine to commit to peace plan ‘appropriate’

President Trump indicated he was giving Ukraine until next Thursday to agree to a peace proposal from the U.S. to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked during an appearance on the "Brian Kilmeade Show" on Fox News Radio about reports that the administration was giving Ukraine a deadline to sign off on the...

DHS: Charlotte immigration operation ‘not ending anytime soon’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that its operations in Charlotte, N.C., will not be ending “anytime soon,“ conflicting with reports from local law enforcement who said immigration officials have left the city.  “Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending anytime soon,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement on social platform X....

What’s in Trump plan to end war in Ukraine?

After weeks of stalled talks over Russia’s war on Ukraine, Axios reported this week that Washington and Moscow had quietly hammered out a 28-point proposal to end the war.  U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll visited Kyiv on Thursday to discuss the plan with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said he expected a call with President...

RI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains high school Superior Court intern

A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.

30 years since the Dayton Agreement, the US must reengage in Bosnia

The Dayton Agreement remains one of the most successful U.S. diplomatic achievements of the post-World War II period, but the United States must reassert its support for Bosnia and hold accountable those working against American interests in order to ensure a resilient, reform-driven and Euro-Atlantic-anchored Bosnia.

Trump lifts tariffs on Brazilian beef, coffee

President Trump lifted his administration’s 40 percent tariffs on Brazilian food products on Thursday, marking the latest reversal on a string of tariffs that were imposed on other countries earlier this year. The action removes tariffs from products including coffee, fruit, cocoa, and beef. They were first imposed in July in an effort to punish...

New Coast Guard policy: ‘Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited’

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released a new policy on hateful symbols such as swastikas and nooses after a Washington Post report said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will classify such symbols as "potentially divisive." The policy "doubles down on its current policies" on banning the display or use of hate symbols by...

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What’s missing is a radicalism from the pragmatic center dedicated to reviving  “can-do” government. 

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