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How Far Can America’s Free Speech Protections Reach?

A former ambassador faces charges of defamation in South Korea.

Lee Rudofsky: A Great Pick for the Eighth Circuit

The president and the Arkansas senators are to be commended for this pick, and...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 13

2015—In State v. Santiago, the Connecticut supreme court rules by a 4-3 vote that the...

The Pro-Life Movement’s Blue State Problem

Many blue states have taken actions to repeal existing pro-life laws or pass new...

Tony Evers, Electoral Gangster

A Democratic Midwestern governor moves quickly to save his party from socialism.

DOJ slams DC City Council for requests to remove National Guard

The Justice Department on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councilors' requests to remove the National Guard from the city's streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National Guard members from the city early last month. One letter to Michigan Gov....

New ICE controversy as officer filmed pointing gun at woman in Virginia

A federal immigration officer drew his gun on a Virginia woman during a tense confrontation in a Falls Church parking lot Monday after officers accused her of trying to hit them with her car. Videos of the encounter shared on social media show several masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers surrounding the vehicle of...

Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran President Trump is turning his focus on economic warfare, leaning on crippling sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade to force Iranians to the table in peace talks. ©...

Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either. Every time there appears to be a breakthrough in diplomatic talks, a wrench gets thrown in...

Stubborn gas prices stick to $4 per gallon

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the Iran war’s trajectory remains uncertain. © Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press...

Sweltering heat dome to hit US: Here’s when, where it could break records

Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

Trump’s vaccine order comes with political risks

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Vaccine policies are a political risk that Trump's sticking with President Trump on Monday abruptly upended his administration’s reset of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin For a few months this spring and early...

Meta heads back to court for online safety trial

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Meta youth safety trial kicks off in California The latest kids online safety trial against Meta kicked off Wednesday in a California federal court, where the technology giant is accused of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File Jury selection began Wednesday...

Khanna defends Hong endorsement after surprise loss in Wisconsin primary

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Wednesday defended his endorsement of Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong after her loss, while accusing some of “caricaturing and labeling” her “based on a few statements.” “I appreciate that Democrats can have differences over single payer healthcare, free childcare, pausing data centers and other issues @FrancescaHongWI fought for,” Khanna...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs late-term abortion bill into law

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) on Monday signed a bill lifting the restriction on abortion at or after 24 weeks, making the state's abortion law one of the broadest in the country. "We've heard so many stories –– stories that are filled with a lot of pain and anguish and heartache and a lot of...

Nick Reiner indicted in parents’ slayings, faces new ‘lying in wait’ allegation

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner will face two counts of first-degree murder with "lying in wait" special circumstances for the death of his parents, according to an indictment made public Wednesday. The addition of a special circumstance to Nick Reiner's charges suggests the Los Angeles district attorney believes the Hollywood icon's son may have waited...

Texas orders treatment in ‘baby Gabriel’ surrogacy case after Paxton intervention

A Texas court ruled a surrogate from Alaska must receive medical care after the baby’s intended parents demanded an abortion due to health defects. The court issued a temporary restraining order for McKenna West, the surrogate, that stated that she could not refuse medical care in Dallas and could not remove the child from the...

DOJ charges former SPLC employee in superseding indictment against the civil rights group

A former employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was charged Wednesday in a superseding indictment against the civil rights nonprofit, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) accusing Heidi Beirich of overseeing payments to informants monitoring hate groups. The charges are the first to be brought against an individual in the matter. The original...

Leavitt to leave White House press secretary role, Trump says

President Trump announced via TruthSocial that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her role at the end of the month to focus on her family.

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