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Is Iowa still a 2028 testing ground? Andy Beshear and Don Trump Jr. make their cases

With the midterm elections less than four weeks away, there's a bit of a 2028 shadow campaign going on that includes a prominent Democrat warning his party to back off the liberal jargon.

Socialists say it’s a myth. Europe taxed the rich and proved a brutal reality

Supporters of a wealth tax or higher inheritance taxes often argue that it is a myth that rich people leave the country in response. So, what really happens when taxes on the wealthy are sharply increased? The example of Sweden In the 1970s, Sweden embarked on an experiment in “democratic socialism” that led frustrated entrepreneurs […]

‘The dip’ is a lie: How institutions engineer retail panic to buy your shares cheap

When a mega-cap market leader suddenly drops a few percentage points on a seemingly minor headline, the financial press rushes to find fundamental explanations. To the casual observer, it looks like a rational market processing new competitive risks or an unexpected shift in corporate valuation. To anyone who understands the mechanical plumbing of institutional trading […]

Who is Sally Yates? Cornell rape-review pick was fired by Trump after refusing to defend travel ban

Sally Yates, fired by Trump as acting attorney general in 2017, will now lead Cornell University's independent review of sexual assault policies.

Justice Jackson gives Trump short-term win on food stamp payments during shutdown

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave the Trump administration a short reprieve late Friday, putting on hold a lower court ruling that had ordered the government to pay full food stamp benefits, despite the government shutdown.

Trump says U.S. won’t attend G20 in South Africa, cites treatment of White farmers

President Trump said the U.S. will not have representation at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this year, citing the country's treatment of White farmers.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block some food stamp payments

The Trump administration rushed to the Supreme Court Friday night asking the justices to put on hold lower court action that ordered the government to pay out full food stamp benefits amid the government shutdown.

Federal judge rules Trump’s Portland National Guard deployment unconstitutional in permanent injunction

A federal judge ruled on Friday the Trump administration's National Guard deployment to Portland violated the 10th Amendment after a 3-day trial over ICE building protests.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a potential procedrual vote on an interim spending bill

Senate Republicans seek Democratic support to break filibuster on government funding bill. Bipartisan talks could lead to vote as early as tomorrow to reopen government.

FIRST ON FOX: California’s top public university under fire for ‘LatinX’ and ‘Pilipinx’ race-based scholarship

Legal challenge targets UCLA's identity-conscious scholarship programs, claiming they violate federal anti-discrimination laws and university policies.

Senate Democrats block bill to pay federal workers as GOP rejects their proposal to end shutdown

Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a bill to pay federal workers who've gone without compensation during the 38-day government shutdown, after Republicans rejected Democrats' offer to reopen the government with a one-year extension of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies.

Trump admin illegally hijacked federal workers’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration crossed First Amendment lines when it took over employees' email accounts to force their messages to include language blaming Democrats for the government shutdown.

House Dem reveals why she hijacked Speaker Johnson’s presser with viral outburst

A House Democrat is defending her viral clash with Speaker Mike Johnson, arguing her outburst was justified because Johnson has refused to negotiate with Democrats during the shutdown.

Appeals court denies Trump administration request to block SNAP funding order during government shutdown

The Trump administration filed an emergency Supreme Court appeal after losing a bid to partially fund the SNAP food assistance program amid the ongoing shutdown.

Dems block GOP bill ensuring federal worker, military paychecks continue during shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., offered to extend Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government as the 38-day shutdown continues.

The Groypers Are Losing

It’s a heartening development that casts the Democrats’ spinelessness in confronting the antisemitism threat in stark relief.

‘The Federalist Society Continues Its Great Success’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post

Some Important Rulings on Sex, Pronouns, and Drag Shows

I’ve been occupied the last couple of days at the Federalist Society’s national lawyers convention, but just wanted to quickly highlight three important rulings...

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