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Miranda Devine: The Trump admin is going after violent leftists and their twisted ideology

Jihadis and cartels are targets of the new White House counterterrorism strategy, but so, too, are Antifa, Tran­tifa and other violent domestic left-wing anti-American groups.

DOJ sues to stop D.C. bar from disbarring lawyer over Trump’s 2020 election claims

The Justice Department opened a new legal war on the D.C. bar, suing to stop it from punishing Jeffrey Clark, who, while part of the department in 2020, helped craft President Trump's strategy for challenging the election results.

Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for cooperation among the world's two superpowers as they seek to stabilize a trade agreement and find common ground amid uncertainty over the Iran conflict.

McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration detention facility in her home state resulted in criminal charges against her. The measure would “permanently codify the existing right of members of Congress to conduct oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department...

Trump, Xi highlight US, China cooperation in opening remarks

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at the bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday local time that he wants to do business with China and emphasized his friendship with Xi. He boasted about the size of the delegation he brought, which included prominent executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s...

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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