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Miranda Devine: The Trump admin is going after violent leftists and their twisted ideology

Jihadis and cartels are targets of the new White House counterterrorism strategy, but so, too, are Antifa, Tran­tifa and other violent domestic left-wing anti-American groups.

DOJ sues to stop D.C. bar from disbarring lawyer over Trump’s 2020 election claims

The Justice Department opened a new legal war on the D.C. bar, suing to stop it from punishing Jeffrey Clark, who, while part of the department in 2020, helped craft President Trump's strategy for challenging the election results.

Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for cooperation among the world's two superpowers as they seek to stabilize a trade agreement and find common ground amid uncertainty over the Iran conflict.

McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration detention facility in her home state resulted in criminal charges against her. The measure would “permanently codify the existing right of members of Congress to conduct oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department...

Trump, Xi highlight US, China cooperation in opening remarks

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at the bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday local time that he wants to do business with China and emphasized his friendship with Xi. He boasted about the size of the delegation he brought, which included prominent executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s...

DOJ sues to stop D.C. bar from disbarring lawyer over Trump’s 2020 election claims

The Justice Department opened a new legal war on the D.C. bar, suing to stop it from punishing Jeffrey Clark, who, while part of the department in 2020, helped craft President Trump's strategy for challenging the election results.

Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for cooperation among the world's two superpowers as they seek to stabilize a trade agreement and find common ground amid uncertainty over the Iran conflict.

Trump’s upbeat China message collides with deepening Beijing rivalry

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping strike a warm tone in Beijing, emphasizing cooperation as trade and investment talks get underway.

China rolls out red carpet for Trump as Xi meeting tests trade, Taiwan tensions

President Donald Trump was greeted with an elaborate welcome ceremony outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People before beginning high-stakes bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Fifth Circuit and Temporary Judgeships

Sometimes abstract legal principles sound good in theory but are catastrophes in practice.

The Thirty Years’ Warning

Kevin Warsh, confirmed today in the Senate as the new Fed chairman, is in for a torrid time.

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in an interview with House lawmakers, backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed people.

House passes bill to expand biofuel blend E15 despite GOP divide

House Republicans spent weeks sparring internally over a bill to expand production and sales of the biofuel blend E15, pitting lawmakers from corn-producing states against conservatives concerned about expanding an expensive government mandate.

Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote

Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia reached a critical threshold on Wednesday that allows them to bypass Republican leadership and force a vote on the House floor in the coming weeks.

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency's current leader steps down at the end of the month.

Dominican opposition criticizes deal with U.S. to take third-country deportees

Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday criticized an agreement signed with the United States to have the Caribbean nation receive third-country deportees, saying it lacks transparency and violates national sovereignty.

Senate Republicans block Democrats’ effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by a group of Democrats to roll back several policy changes made under President Donald Trump to the nation's consumer protection laws, ranging from how medical debts are collected to overdraft fees and consumer protections for members of the military.

Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who voted illegally

The former mayor of a conservative Kansas town was taken into custody by immigration authorities Wednesday after acknowledging last year that he had voted in elections despite not being a U.S. citizen.

Families of two Americans jailed in China call on Trump to ask Xi to release their loved ones

As President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, the families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urgently appealing to him to raise their cases directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their high-stakes summit.

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