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How education’s decline is corroding a pillar of the left’s power

Universities and the public-school system are withering just when the Democratic Party needs them most.

Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort

Democrats hope gerrymandering Virginia will give them the edge they need to win back...

Democrats declare war on rural Virginia

No matter who wins Virginia’s redistricting referendum today, the message Democrats are sending to rural Virginians will last for decades. By backing an amendment to the Virginia Constitution that effectively disenfranchises half the state, Democrats are telling voters outside Virginia’s most populous urban counties that instead of trying to win their support, they would rather […]

No more foreign foundations: the case for American cement

Throughout much of my career, I have warned that the United States cannot remain secure if it allows hostile or unreliable actors to control the systems and supply chains that fortify our nation. Cement may not command headlines like missiles or cyber-weapons, but it is no less fundamental to America’s ability to deter adversaries, withstand […]

Republicans sound alarm on Democrats’ ‘power grab’ as Virginia votes on redistricting shake-up

Virginians vote Tuesday on a redistricting referendum that could reshape the state's congressional map and boost Democrats in the midterm elections.

Newsom knocked for ‘insane’ California gas prices after blaming Trump for rising costs

Critics are calling out California Gov. Gavin Newsom's “insane" climate policies as the state’s prices at the pump soar significantly above the national average.

Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

Democratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year's midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters.

Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitians

The administration sought permission Wednesday from the Supreme Court to cancel deportation amnesty for 350,000 Haitian migrants, saying lower judges have wrongly stymied President Trump's plans.

Trump on new Iranian leaders: ‘Let’s see what happens to them’

President Trump on Wednesday said the Iran war is turning out to be "easier than we thought."

Rep. Kevin Hern steps down as Republican Policy Committee chair to run for Senate

GOP Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma launched his bid Wednesday for the Senate seat held by Markwayne Mullin, now that President Trump has tapped Mr. Mullin to head the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump skips question about U.S. at fault for missile strike on Iran school

President Trump said Wednesday that he does not know about the preliminary military investigation that determined the U.S. military is responsible for the missile strike that hit the Iranian elementary school.

Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants

A Kansas town known for its prisons is allowing a shuttered private prison to reopen and house immigrants detained for living in the U.S. illegally after a nearly yearlong legal fight amid a massive national push for new detention centers.

Dem-led states sue to stop Trump team from gathering college race admissions data

Democrat-led states sued Wednesday to try to shut down an Education Department effort to gather data on college admissions and race, saying the Trump administration is rushing the process and making life too difficult for the schools.

April groundbreaking set for first new U.S. oil refinery in nearly 50 years

President Trump, seeking to reverse the longtime decline in U.S.-based oil refining, is taking credit for a new oil refinery set to open in Brownsville, Texas.

Trump says ships should still use Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said Wednesday he thinks oil tankers should still use the Strait of Hormuz to get oil flowing to the rest of the world.

Court rules first graders have First Amendment rights in Black Lives Matter dispute

A federal appeals court has ruled that First Amendment free speech rights apply all the way down to first graders, as the judges weighed in on a tricky case involving a student who wrote a note to a Black classmate trying to say "all lives matter."

Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as Walz promises reform

Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as frustrated lawmakers demand accountability. Gov. Walz promises reform amid ongoing fraud concerns.

‘You can cry about it’: Tempers flare in Senate as DHS shutdown debate erupts, stalemate digs deeper

Neither side is close to a deal to end the DHS shutdown, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. Republicans want a temporary funding extension, while Democrats want to carve out ICE.

Top US court hands Trump a win on deportations as SCOTUS challenge looms

A US appeals court intervened at the last minute to greenlight Trump's third-country deportation policy from taking force, handing the administration a win — if only temporarily.

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