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Platner is finished. Does the same fate await the out-of-state consultants who recruited him?

When Daniel Moraff showed up on Graham Platner's doorstep last summer, the oyster farmer had a message for the young political operative who had traveled to the Maine coast...

In defense of nepotism in the US Senate

Before July 13, almost nobody had heard of Darline Graham Nordone, but now she is a U.S. senator. How did she get the job? By being the sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who held the seat until his death on July 11. This reeks of nepotism. Critics say it looks like a hereditary monarchy, […]

Socialism doesn’t build

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) again acquiesced to her socialist overlords this week when she issued the nation’s first statewide moratorium on data center construction. Hochul was immediately thanked by socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who is pushing her own national data center ban in Congress. Hochul’s infrastructure-development moratorium comes just weeks after she agreed to […]

Firing of top prosecutor in Seattle tests limits of Trump’s power

The Trump administration’s latest firing of a U.S. attorney is intensifying the Justice Department’s assertion of presidential control over prosecutorial picks. Roger Rogoff was sacked Wednesday as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle after a panel of 17 judges appointed him. The firing made good on the warning from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the...

House GOP floats reconciliation 4.0 amid disappointment at 3.0 plan

House Republican leaders are already starting to float reconciliation 4.0 — even with a third party-line budget bill barely out of the gate and facing an uncertain future. The idea for a fourth bill that utilizes the special process that enables budget-related legislation to get through Congress with only Republican votes comes as many House...

Don’t Put Limits on Foreign Students

We need to admit students based on their academic abilities, not on the supposed need to fill quotas.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 7

2000—So much for respecting a capital inmate’s final wishes. Don Jay Miller, sentenced to death in Arizona for first-degree murder and kidnapping, states that...

Yes, Ozempic for All

Trump’s deals to expand access to obesity drugs amount to a win-win-win.

Pelosi Was Bad. What Follows Could Be Worse

The San Francisco progressive was the most effective Democratic legislator since LBJ.

Trump admin reveals over 100 investigations into H-1B abuses as it pledges ‘every resource’ to protect US jobs

Department of Labor launches 175 H-1B visa investigations under Project Firewall to crack down on foreign worker program abuses and to protect American jobs.

Nancy Mace’s ex claims she fabricated sexual assault allegations in plot with friend’s estranged wife: report

Patrick Bryant filed a lawsuit claiming Rep. Nancy Mace fabricated sexual assault allegations against him with help from a mutual acquaintance's wife.

How a tiny African absolute monarchy can play a ‘vital role’ in US national security: expert

An immigration and border expert said that third-party deportee countries play a "vital" role in U.S. national security as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration.

SEE IT: Billboards emerge as GOP campaign trolls ‘fake Independent’ Senate candidate with socialist theme

Sen. Pete Ricketts' campaign is targeting Independent candidate Dan Osborn with billboards, linking him to socialist Zohran Mamdani, as Democrats gather for a gala in Omaha, Nebraska.

Twice-deported illegal immigrant pedophile severely injures ICE officer during Houston arrest

While resisting arrest, a twice-removed illegal in Houston, assaulted an ICE officer, resulting in a severe laceration and burns on his face.

Hegseth warns traffickers after deadly drug boat strike: ‘We will kill you’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced another deadly strike against a vessel trafficking drugs, noting that three "narco-terrorists" had been killed

Pod Save America podcasters host CPAC ‘for the left’

Democratic officials, strategists and activists are gathering in Washington on Friday for the first “Crooked Con,” hosted by the podcast juggernaut “Pod Save America,”...

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...

We polled Dems on who their leader is. They had no idea.

Democrats still don’t have a leader to guide them out of the wilderness. Seismic victories in a series of off-cycle elections on Tuesday showed...

Heritage’s antisemitism task force breaks off from foundation, will also probe right-wing threats

The Heritage Foundation's antisemitism task force has split off from the institution "for a season," exiting the conservative think-tank as its members withdraw over President Kevin Roberts' ongoing support for anti-Israel host Tucker Carlson.

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