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Pump the brakes on Newsom’s rail madness

How does a massive rail project that was never on track go even further off the rails?

FBI not aware of ‘continued’ communication between Guthrie family, suspected kidnappers as ransom deadline passes 

The FBI on Monday said it was "not aware of any continued communication between" Nancy Guthrie's family and her suspected kidnappers, with a reported ransom deadline having already passed. "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around the clock to reunite Nancy Guthrie with her family,” the bureau said...

Cuba warns of aviation fuel shortage after Trump tariff threat

Cuba warned of an aircraft fuel shortage amid tensions with the U.S., according to a new report. According to a Sunday report from Spanish news outlet EFE, two sources told the outlet that the Cuban government has advised international airlines flying to the Caribbean country that the island will be out of fuel on Monday...

Appeals court backs Noem move to end TPS protections for Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua

The appeals court said the government is likely to succeed in defending Noem’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status protections.

Hate is destroying America’s promise — and half of us are blind to the danger

When scapegoating and prejudice is tolerated or ignored, the guardrails protecting all minorities crumble.

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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