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California mayor accused of drunken behavior, racial slur, harassment in chief of staff’s claim

Berenice Ballinas accuses Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken of using a racial slur, questioning her sexuality and appearing intoxicated at city events.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 2

1953—Less than one month after the death of Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, President...

California’s Paramount Settlement Doesn’t Stop at Antitrust

An antitrust settlement should focus on competition, not legislation.

Why the Supreme Court Should Shut Down Boulder’s Climate Case

Unable to elect legislative majorities, activists are trying to get the legal system to...

What the Modern State Gets Wrong About Execution

Medicalizing and sanitizing capital punishment erase the deterrence it is supposed to create.

Former state rep tops ranked-choice slugfest as Alaska advances nominees for governor

Seventeen tickets competed in Alaska's nonpartisan primary to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Michael Dunleavy in the November general election.

Alaskan political scion hopes to hold onto state’s single House seat

Nicholas Begich III faces a major insurgency from independent candidate Bill Hill in Alaska's ranked choice voting congressional primary race.

GOP senator, ex-House Dem emerge from Alaska’s ‘jungle primary’ despite far-left meddling

Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola advance from Alaska's jungle primary, but a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot raises election confusion claims.

Trump-aligned conservative emerges from crowded primary to decide who fills Wyoming’s lone House seat

Wyoming Republican Secretary of State Chuck Gray faced Steve Friess and Reid Rasner in a crowded GOP primary to replace Rep. Harriet Hageman.

Trump admin sued over visa time restrictions for foreign students, journalists

A coalition sued to block a DHS visa rule changes that would cap international students at four years in the U.S. and limit foreign journalists to 240 days.

Florida voters, hungry for change, snub Dem establishment and even Trump

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Million-dollar fundraising advantages and even endorsements from President Donald Trump did little to sway Florida voters Tuesday as they rattled the...

Trump’s pick for Wyoming governor is the latest endorsee to lose primary

President Donald Trump just suffered another endorsement loss, this time in deep-red Wyoming. Republican state Sen. Eric Barlow defeated Trump-backed Superintendent of Public Instruction...

British Medical Association Requires Doctors to Help Patients Commit Suicide by Self-Starvation

Suicide nihilism is exerting an ever-stronger gravitational pull in the West.

The Democratic Socialists Take the Senate Nomination — in Florida, of All Places

Democratic base voters are no longer moved by tales of a ‘Resistance’ that only brought Trump back to the presidency.

Reps. Wasserman Schultz and Moskowitz fend off rivals in Florida Democratic primaries

In Florida's Tuesday night primaries, Democratic congressional incumbents secured wins despite a redrawn map, though scandal-plagued Republican Rep. Cory Mills was not so fortunate.

America’s reddest state crowns GOP governor nominee

Wyoming Republicans chose their governor nominee from a four-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Megan Degenfelder and three other candidates.

Democrats pick their fighter for uphill bid to flip deep-red Senate seat

James Byrd defeated Billy Benavidez in Wyoming's Democratic primary for the open Senate seat after Cynthia Lummis announced she won't seek reelection.

Republican who kicked Liz Cheney out of Congress seeks higher office in reddest state

Wyoming Republicans chose their U.S. Senate nominee from a five-way primary featuring Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman, who unseated Liz Cheney in 2022.

Your favorite cocktail could be an unexpected casualty of Trump’s looming trade fight

President Donald Trump's 50% tariff threat on Canadian spirits could devastate U.S. bars and restaurants while pressuring Canada to restock bourbon.

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