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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—January 24

1990—President George H.W. Bush nominates New Hampshire supreme court justice David Hackett Souter to a seat on the First Circuit. In a tragic blunder, less…

Gavin Newsom’s Big Ambulance Scam

California is inflating ambulance service reimbursements to get more federal taxpayer dollars. Congress can...

The Root of Trump’s Immigration-Enforcement Image Problem

The administration can’t seem to distinguish between law enforcement and national security.

California’s Youngest Assemblyman Wants to Save the Golden State

A self-described budget hawk with policy proposals to ‘combat crazy,’ Tangipa represents a new...

Trump sparks UK firestorm by claiming NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ in Afghanistan

President Trump has set off a firestorm in the United Kingdom and among NATO allies whose troops fought and died in Afghanistan by claiming NATO forces "stayed a little back" from the front lines. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and leaders across the political spectrum, along with former soldiers and the parents of fallen military...

Bovino defends trench coat that Newsom called ‘SS garb’

Gregory Bovino, U.S. Border Patrol commander, on Thursday defended his trench coat after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) accused him of buying "SS garb." "That coat is definitely Border Patrol issued," Bovino said on "On Balance with Leland Vittert" on NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. "I've had it over 25 years. I bought that as...

Trump’s right: He didn’t need international approval to act in Venezuela

The U.N. Charter forbids violations of other states’ sovereignty except in cases of self-defense. So, Trump framed Venezuela’s allowing illegal migration to the United States as an armed attack. 

Judge warns Trump administration against changing immigration status of plaintiffs in case

A federal judge ruled Thursday that university association members may seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed as retribution for challenging an alleged Trump administration policy to single out campus activists critical of Israel’s war in Gaza for immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge William Young's order follows a trial last year where...

Hoyer endorses former campaign manager as successor

Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the longest-serving House Democrat in Congress, announced Friday he’s endorsing Maryland Del. Adrian Boafo (D), his former campaign manager, to succeed him. “With deep respect for his character, admiration for his experience & faith in his ability—I’m proud to endorse @AdrianBoafoMD for MD05,” Hoyer, who’s retiring at the end of his...

Philadelphia sues Interior Department over slavery exhibit removal

The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior after National Park Service staff removed an exhibit on slavery from the President's House site in Independence National Historical Park. The lawsuit asks for a preliminary injunction to keep the displays up. It says the exhibit was removed "without notice" and "presumably pursuant"...

The Greenland affair exposes the EU as a paper tiger

A striking number of EU states did not contribute even a single soldier to the exercise, despite their treaty obligations.

Watch live: Vance, Johnson speak at March for Life rally

Vice President Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are scheduled to speak Friday at the annual March for Life rally in Washington D.C. Vance and President Trump spoke to anti-abortion advocates at last year's event. It has been held every year since 1974. Watch Friday's remarks, scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. EST, in the...

Watch live: Whole Hog Politics with Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon

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Trump appeases Putin while invading US cities  

A decent president, if we had one, would stand up to blood-soaked tyrants like Putin rather than treating fellow Americans as enemies.   

Carney pushes back on Trump remarks about Canada: ‘The choice is up to us’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday praised his country, saying "the choice is up to us" when it comes to Canada's future, after President Trump said Canada "lives because of the U.S." "Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership, in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange," Carney wrote...

Trump not ‘huge fan’ of housing plan that would open 401(k)s for down payments

President Trump said late Thursday he does not support his administration’s proposal to allow people to tap into their 401(k)s in order to secure down payments for homes.  "I'm not a huge fan of it. Other people like it. They're talking about taking money out to put a deposit down on a home. And one...

Trump’s ICE invasion is a slippery slope America may not survive 

When tension is this high, the margin for error collapses. A single mistake can have consequences that no policy memo or talking point can undo.

Whole Hog Politics: Democrats find ‘reform’ a better rejoinder than ‘democracy’ 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join our live online audience on Jan. 30 and ask your questions to Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon. Click here to join us!] Two seemingly disparate but very much related stories played out in politics this week. One, the whole world watched. The other happened quietly and mostly behind closed doors. Nobody missed President Trump’s Greenlandic opera, which took us from the...

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