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Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68

Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture until he was abruptly dropped from...

The Great Leap Forward (in Disability Accommodation)

The hidden motive: More disability means more money for the school.

Lawsuit in Canada to Force Catholic Hospitals to Permit Euthanasia

Freedom of religion is on the ropes in increasingly authoritarian Canada.

Clintons Refuse to Testify in House Oversight Epstein Inquiry, Despite Contempt Threat

The Clintons cast their refusal to testify as a defense of the country in...

‘This Could Happen to Anyone’: Noah Rothman and Julie Roginsky Debate the ICE Threat to Civilian Life

Good wasn’t shot in the natural course of executing the apprehension of a deportation...

Noem condemns alleged attack on ICE agents stuck in snow in Minneapolis as ‘act of domestic terrorism’

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a woman allegedly tried to run over ICE agents with a vehicle before a fatal shooting in Minneapolis Wednesday.

How Did Tim Walz Survive a Presidential Campaign Vetting Process?

Harris’s team was aware of the Somali welfare-fraud scandal but didn’t think it would endanger the ticket.

Post-Trump ‘Reconstruction’ Is a Terrible Idea

Now running for office, resistance lawyer George Conway is aiming to beef up the power of elite institutions so they can gatekeep populist figures.

Fear of Impeachment

Trump should stop worrying.

Trump Wants Congress to Keep ‘Large Institutional Investors’ from Buying Up Single-Family Homes

Housing policy will be a major part of the administration’s 2026 midterm strategy.

Trump’s Bets in Venezuela

It’s too early to say whether they’ll pay off, even if it is not too early to celebrate Maduro’s ousting.

At 92, Judge Hellerstein Should Not Preside over the Maduro Case

This is no case for a judge who could be pushing 94 by the time a jury is selected.

On Blue Slips and District Courts

The issue of the blue slip hasn’t gone away.

After ICE shooting, Minneapolis mayor tells feds to ‘get the f— out’

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey lashed out at ICE after one of its officers shot and killed an anti-ICE protester during a confrontation Wednesday, blaming the federal agency for creating the chaos that led to the shooting.

Trump to ban institutional investors from buying up single-family homes

President Trump said Wednesday he would ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes as part of his effort to address housing affordability.

D.C. traffic cameras could go offline under federal proposal

The Trump administration looks to exert its authority over the District once again, this time by doing away with D.C.'s expansive traffic camera system that has helped brake-check reckless drivers and provided a key revenue stream for the city's coffers.

Florida’s DeSantis targets April redistricting push

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said Wednesday he's calling state lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special legislative session in April to draw new congressional maps -- a move that could boost Republicans' chances of flipping Democratic-held seats and help the House GOP defend its narrow majority.

MTG blames Trump’s ‘traitor’ attack for triggering death threats, driving her out of Congress

Fresh off her final day in Congress, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday that the breaking point came when President Trump publicly branded her a "traitor" -- a label she says unleashed a wave of death threats that left her genuinely worried for her family's safety.

Democratic caucus Chair Aguilar says Trump impeachment is not a priority

House Democratic Caucus Chair Peter Aguilar said Wednesday that Democrats are not focused on impeaching President Trump, after the president warned Republican lawmakers that Democrats will try to impeach him a third time if they win back control of the House this year.

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