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Poisoned tots and other ugly consequences of Albany’s bungled weed legalization

The state Department of Health just reported that cannabis-poisoning-related emergency-room visits have doubled, from roughly 1,200 in 2016 to nearly 2,400 in 2024. 

Clayton and Blanche: Mixed Results in Senate Questions on Trump Elections

If Senate Republicans don’t check Trump administration misconduct, they effectively endorse it.

Will Anyone Miss Sociology?

Scott Yenor foresees program reviews that will accelerate the erosion of this field of...

Journal Article Urges MDs to Impede Immigration Law Enforcement ‘Oppression’

It seems to me that such actions would actively endanger more people of the...

A New Docket Takes Shape: Three More Issues the Supreme Court Will Decide in Its Next Term

Gun rights, parental rights, election integrity, religious liberty, and climate lawfare are already on...

Appeals court allows Texas drag show ban to take effect

A federal appeals court tossed a lower court ruling Thursday that had blocked Texas's ban on drag shows where kids are present, and suggested sexually explicit performances may not enjoy First Amendment protections.

Maryland sues Trump administration for yanking new FBI headquarters out of state

Maryland leaders on Thursday sued the Trump administration for reneging on plans to relocate the FBI's new headquarters in Prince George's County.

‘Good money after bad’: Senate hearing explores the consequences of Obamacare subsidies

Sen. Ron Johnson on Thursday brought health care experts to Capitol Hill to make the case for allowing the enhanced Obamacare subsidies to expire as scheduled at the end of the year.

Spanberger makes inroads with rural Republicans unhappy with Trump

Helping propel Abigail Spanberger’s dominant win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday are dissatisfied rural voters who have supported Donald Trump. Spanberger’s victory was...

Trump says more nations lining up to join Abraham Accords after Kazakhstan

Trump announced Kazakhstan’s plan to join the Abraham Accords as he pushes to expand Israel’s normalization with Arab nations.

Travel industry sounds alarm over how shutdown will impact Americans ahead of Thanksgiving

The U.S. travel industry is sounding the alarm that a prolonged shutdown will cripple Thanksgiving flights, increase costs and hurt workers, families and the broader economy.

Supreme Court hands Trump victory on transgender passport policy change

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to temporarily allow the State Department to require people to state their biological sex on new or renewed passports in a victory for the Trump administration.

Senate Republicans block bipartisan effort to halt military action, drug boat strikes in the Caribbean

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution to end President Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.

MTG vs. Speaker Johnson on Health Care

It would be good to see more policy entrepreneurship from Republican members of Congress.

Supreme Court Reinstates Trump Admin Requirement That Passports Reflect Biological Sex

The High Court paused a lower court’s ruling that blocked the passport policy from being implemented while it is adjudicated in the courts.

Trump Admin Cracks Down on Masked Rioters amid Attacks on ICE Facilities

The regulations, set to take effect on November 5, are meant to ‘address a recent surge in security and public safety threats,’ DHS said.

Pelosi-isms: In showing how to ‘throw a punch — for the children,’ she leaves a linguistic legacy

Nancy Pelosi is bringing her history-making career in the U.S. House to an end, but she leaves a linguistic legacy in Congress and beyond.

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to find the money by Friday to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushing for second budget reconciliation package

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham is pushing for another budget reconciliation package, a process that requires a simple majority in the upper chamber and would avoid a Democratic filibuster to help Republicans pass President Trump's funding priorities.

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