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My daughter Alysa Liu’s Olympic gold means freedom — and Jimmy Lai deserves no less

I escaped China after helping lead the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Now I'm fighting for the release of Jimmy Lai, who bravely continued the struggle.

The Republican Abandonment of Donald Trump Begins

Republicans who want to win in November are acting like their internal polling matches...

The Left’s climate crusade fuels the affordability crisis they claim to fight

Two years removed from the train wreck of the Biden-Harris era, the American Left still has a major credibility crisis. Stinging from the generational inflation of the Biden years, they are desperate to center the 2026 midterm elections on “affordability.” Meanwhile, they continue pushing climate policies that are driving prices even higher. New York is […]

Passing the ROAD Act won’t build a single house. The real fight begins now

Throughout American history, housing has been one of the clearest expressions of opportunity, stability, and community. But every generation has faced housing challenges. Today is no different: Many communities understand the problem yet remain trapped by systems that make solutions difficult to implement. This summer, the landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. […]

‘AI will end humanity’ — the most successful PR campaign in history

In the space of one week, the people building artificial intelligence told the world it could end all of humanity. This month, Evan Hubinger, lead of Alignment Science at Anthropic, put in his own odds, “We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.” […]

Top fiery moments as Democrats clash with Treasury Secretary Bessent in chaotic Hill hearings

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced explosive confirmation hearings as Democratic lawmakers erupted into shouting matches on Capitol Hill.

Republicans warn Democrats’ ICE reform push is cover to defund border enforcement

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and congressional Democrats unveiled their revamped list of demands for DHS funding, but Senate Republicans aren't taking many of the asks seriously.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—February 6

1992—Ruling on a pre-trial discovery motion in a personal injury action against cigarette manufacturers (Haines v. Liggett Group), New Jersey federal district judge H....

Jeff Bezos Isn’t Obligated to Subsidize the Losses of the Washington Post

Demanding that he act as anything other than a businessman reeks of entitlement.

Midnight Strikes for Immigration Restrictionism

The donors are back in charge of the GOP, for now. But Trump could still turn back the clock with some old-fashioned firings.

Is There Any Hope for Reagan’s ‘Informed Patriotism’?

While civic knowledge and national pride may be on the ropes, they’re not down for the count.

On Crime, Buckley Understood What Mamdani Fails to See

William F. Buckley could foresee NYC’s crime problems in 1965, but Zohran Mamdani remains oblivious.

Chasing Platforms Instead of Ambulances: Social Media Liability Trial Kicks Off in California

If the case finds success, it will open the floodgates for attorneys to sue deep-pocketed companies regardless of whether they actually caused harm.

Shapiro fires back at DHS, says truck driver accused in deadly crash had legal status in database

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro disputes the Department of Homeland Security's claims about a Kyrgyzstan national semitruck driver in a deadly Indiana crash.

Ballot box shocker: Progressive backed by Sanders, AOC on verge of upset in Dem congressional primary

New Jersey House candidate Analilia Majia, backed by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is narrowly ahead in a too-close-to-call Democratic primary.

Hegseth says US strikes force some cartel leaders to halt drug operations

War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that some cartel drug traffickers have chosen to stop their narcotics activities because of America's attacks in the Caribbean.

Minnesota green energy program funded by Obama fined for killing bald eagle: ‘National treasure’

The University of Minnesota is facing a penalty of over $14,000 after it was discovered that a green energy initiative funded by was responsible for the gruesome death of a bald eagle.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

The Talking-Filibuster Quagmire: Objections and Responses

It’s hard to see how the idea is any less objectionable today than it was four years ago when Chuck Schumer tried it.

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