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Supreme Court must go to bat for baseball great Roberto Clemente — and defend our property rights

Puerto Rico's government filched the baseball great's name and image — but the Constitution has something to say about that.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 6

1993—In a harbinger of nominations to come, President Clinton’s first batch of nominees to...

Are We Tired Yet of Tariffs by Decree?

This is not how republican governance is supposed to proceed.

The DNC Discovers the Perils of ‘Election Reform’

The party should take a stand against ranked-choice voting.

Cambridge Has Itself to Blame for the Jason Arday Debacle

The institution was willing to look the other way when it came to the...

Michigan House candidate says he left DSA to ‘unite’ district

Progressive House candidate Will Lawrence (D) said Wednesday that he allowed his Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) membership to lapse within the past month, explaining that he wanted to focus on uniting swing voters in Michigan’s battleground 7th District. “I’ve got a lot of respect for DSA and the work that they’re doing around the...

US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa over diplomatic tensions

The State Department revoked the visa of Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, the Brazilian ambassador to the U.S., on Tuesday amid tensions between the two governments. The office of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a statement it “repudiates” the decision by the State Department to revoke Viotti’s visa. Viotti has been Lula’s...

Hemp fight trips up spending bill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story GOP hemp fight delays spending bill An internal GOP fight over intoxicating hemp products is slowing up passage of a government funding bill. Amy Beth Bennett, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Senate’s government...

America’s water systems are under attack. Iran may be to blame

A recent wave of cyberattacks on American water systems is raising alarm at all levels of government, with U.S. authorities reportedly suspecting Iran-linked hackers.  The FBI reported Thursday that “malicious cyber actors” targeted water and wastewater utility companies in at least seven states over the prior four days, resulting in a “loss of monitoring and control functionality.” Officials in...

Trump’s nuclear-powered battleships cost $275B: CBO report

President Trump’s new class of battleships, which are envisioned to anchor the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet,” are expected to cost around $275 billion to build, according to a government report released Wednesday.  The first of 15 ships, the USS Defiant, is projected to cost around $23.4 billion to construct, with each subsequent vessel costing about...

Federal judge holds DHS in contempt over Los Angeles immigration sweeps

A federal judge held the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in contempt following the agency’s delay in complying with an order to release digital copies of communication on the cellphones of more than 800 immigration agents, according to an order unsealed Tuesday.  District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, an appointee of former President Biden, ordered DHS...

The Memo: Left looks to seize on momentum from El-Sayed’s win

The left of the Democratic Party kept up its strong momentum on Tuesday, even if primary results in Michigan and several other states stopped short of unequivocal triumph. The marquee race in Michigan ended in a narrow victory for Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive public health expert who now becomes the party’s nominee in a Senate race against...

Democrats accuse Wright of lying to Congress

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Democrats accuse Wright of lying to Congress Two House Democrats have formally referred Energy Secretary Chris Wright to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecution, accusing him of lying to Congress about whether green grants were canceled for partisan reasons. Greg Nash In a letter made public...

Trump says El-Sayed is ‘full of s‑‑‑,’ calls him a ‘man of hate’

President Trump lashed out at Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed during a campaign-style event in Las Vegas on Wednesday.  “The polls were wrong again last night when they said it would be a landslide victory for a hater of Jews and a hater of Israel,” Trump said at an event aimed at touting the...

Democrats call on Interior Office of the Inspector General to probe Reflecting Pool controversy

Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are pressing the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of the Interior to investigate recent issues with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “We write to request that the Office of Inspector General investigate what employees of the Department of the Interior (DOI) knew—and when they...

Francesca Hong says Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday: ‘I don’t want to cancel it’

Democratic socialist and former Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong (D) walked back on her previous social media post calling to "cancel Thanksgiving," telling Politico's Irie Sentner in an interview Wednesday that the holiday is her "favorite." Hong, a professional chef and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, added that she "actually loves" Thanksgiving. The former state representative originally...

Democrats quickly coalesce around El-Sayed after Michigan primary win

Democrats are quickly coalescing around Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed following his narrow Tuesday primary win.  Several lawmakers who previously backed his competitor Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said it was time to change course and support the party nominee wholeheartedly.  Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) who decided against a re-election bid said the “stakes could not...

New Mexico suing DOJ, Blanche for access to unredacted Epstein records in Zorro Ranch investigation

New Mexico is suing the Justice Department for access to a set of unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records, alleging the agency is withholding documents that could aid the state’s investigation into the disgraced financier’s alleged crimes at a remote ranch outside Santa Fe. The 40-page complaint, which also names acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accuses DOJ...

‘Uncommitted’ movement co-founder wins Democratic state Senate primary in Michigan

'Uncommited' movement co-founder Abbas Alawieh is projected to win a Democratic state Senate primary in Michigan, according to Decision Desk. . The 2nd Senate District, which includes Dearborn, Dearborn Heighs and parts of Allen Park and Detriot, was the epicenter of the 2024 effort among Democrats casting protest "uncommitted" votes against then-President Biden over his...

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