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U.S. sends Navy destroyers through Strait of Hormuz with aim to demine it

The Navy sent two guided missile destroyers through the Strait of Hormuz as the first step in its plan to reopen the critical waterway to commercial ship traffic.

DHS calls furloughed employees back to work amid shutdown

Furloughed Department of Homeland Security staff are being called back to work in the thick of the partial government shutdown.

Hungarian election rivals Orban and Magyar make final push for votes on eve of poll

The leaders of Hungary's two biggest parties held their final election rallies on Saturday to close a turbulent campaign that will reach its apex in Sunday's election.

Congressional battle: Luna aims to oust Swalwell, Cherfilus-McCormick

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is leading calls to expel two Democratic lawmakers -- Eric Swalwell and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick -- over reports of sexual assault and the misuse of campaign funds.

Rep. Swalwell facing Manhattan DA investigation for sexual assault

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office will investigate a sexual assault allegation against Rep. Eric Swalwell -- the biggest hurdle in the Democratic lawmaker's gubernatorial bid in California.

Can Democrats actually flip this red Kentucky district?

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has locked down his House district for over a decade. Democrats think his Senate bid presents them an opening in...

Democrats Blame Gun Owners for Islamist Terrorism and Their Own Bad Decisions

In the last two weeks, we’ve had four separate Islamist terrorist attacks or attempted attacks against Americans on U.S. soil.

Those World University Rankings Are Misleading

People put far too much stock in college rankings.

Trump DOJ warned court: ISIS convict needed 20 years — judge gave him 11, he was free to kill

The Trump Justice Department sought double the judge's prison sentence for Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, meaning that if it had been adopted, then the accused Old Dominion University assassin would still be in prison and not free to kill an Army war hero.

Sen. Rand Paul says war in Iran is ‘not good for America’

Sen. Rand Paul says the U.S. military campaign in Iran is a mistake.

Trump says U.S. firepower is decimating ‘deranged scumbags’ in Iran

President Trump said Friday the U.S. is winning the war against Iran with "unlimited firepower."

There’s a new wedge issue playing out in Senate Dem primaries

Democrats in competitive primaries keep fighting about corporate PAC money. It has opened up a muddy and sometimes performative debate. The issue has played...

CNN’s Strait of Hormuz Allegation Makes No Sense

It’s hard to believe no one in the Pentagon anticipated this. It’s even harder to believe the U.S. has ‘few options’ to reopen the...

New Pew Poll Show Gains in Pro-Life Sentiment

The percentage of Americans who think abortion should be illegal in all or most cases increased by two percentage points.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—March 13

1963—Ernesto Miranda is arrested in Phoenix on charges of abduction and rape. His interrogation by police yields a written confession. His confession is admitted...

The Trouble with Trump’s Maritime Action Plan

Two of the plan’s proposals, when taken together, show the Trump administration’s hostility to free trade, as well as a general naïveté.

The Long Afterlife of Hiss–Chambers Smears

A recent book continues to fuel revisionist history of the famous Cold War case.

Senate Republicans Should Not Unilaterally Disarm by Abandoning the Filibuster

Republicans can make Democrats feel the pain if they try again to destroy the filibuster. Why make it easy by doing their dirty work?

LISTEN: The Pentagon-Silicon Valley divide and who blinks first on AI?

Teresa Carlson, founding president of the General Catalyst Institute, joins the show to talk about whether the tech industry can bridge its differences with the Pentagon on AI, if a drone "bubble" is forming in the economy, and how the military can drive innovation.

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