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Affordability fact check: Trump can’t hide from higher prices

“Just after one year of President Trump, our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated.” That verdict was proclaimed by the highest authority...

Justice Department declares Epstein review complete, as Democrats dispute compliance with law

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that, as far as the Department of Justice is concerned, its review of files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "is over."

Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration's sweeping immigration enforcement operations.

Deputy AG Blanche promises appeal to judge’s order to free 5-year-old and father from ICE custody

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration plans to appeal a judge's order requiring the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father who were detained by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis last week.

Senator’s blockade complicates path of Trump’s pick for Fed chairman

A Republican senator is vowing to oppose Federal Reserve nominees until a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell is resolved, creating an uncertain path for President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank.

In a striking change from the last shutdown fight, Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal

President Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding, a sharp departure from last year's record standoff, when he refused to budge for weeks.

Washington Times Weekly: 20 days of FLOTUS behind the scenes

I'm George Gerbo and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and talk about their coverage of the latest news and events. Joining me today is Washington Times Editor-at-Large Alex Swoyer.

Judge calls Justice Department’s statements on slavery exhibit display ‘dangerous’ and ‘horrifying’

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers on Friday that they were making "dangerous" and "horrifying" statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of American history to display at National Park Service sites.

Unearthed photo of Swalwell meeting with top CCP official raises alarm bells: ‘Very disturbing’

Rep. Eric Swalwell’s past outreach to a Chinese diplomat surfaces in a 2013 consulate photo, as Republicans slam him over ties to a Chinese national named Fang Fang accused of being a spy.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—January 31

 2006—Upon the Senate’s confirmation of Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination, Justice O’Connor’s July 2005 decision to retire takes effect. Plucked by President Reagan from the obscurity...

Mamdani Has Learned Nothing from Rent-Control History

By embracing rent control, New York City’s mayor is recycling a policy that feels compassionate but fails everyone it touches.

A Battle over Bison in Montana Sets a Dangerous Precedent

The Trump administration just undermined property rights — and ranchers should be worried.

The Problem with Trump’s Fraud-Prosecutor Plan

The credibility of federal law enforcement depends on its not being politicized.

NATO’s Not Dead

Pundits’ claims that the alliance is on the verge of demise are greatly exaggerated.

Rep. Thomas Massie turns Trump’s jabs at him into campaign cash

Rep. Thomas Massie is still raking in campaign cash -- even as President Trump and his deep-pocketed allies go after him and lift up his chief primary challenger, who has made an early fundraising splash of his own.

Houston runoff sets up next Democratic generational fight

HOUSTON — House Republicans’ slim majority will be even leaner after Saturday, when Democrats vote to fill the Texas seat left open when Rep....

From Obama award to Minnesota op: Why Trump tapped Tom Homan for on-the-ground crackdown

Tom Homan takes command of Minneapolis immigration operation after two fatal shootings spark protests, replacing Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.

House GOP majority on the brink as all-Democrat Texas special congressional election underway

Republicans' razor-thin House majority shrinks further as Democrats set to win Texas special election, giving GOP leadership new headaches in Congress.

Conservative group blasts LinkedIn for removing pro-ICE post, labeling it ‘hateful’

A conservative advocacy group is crying foul after LinkedIn temporarily removed one of their posts praising ICE agents that the company says was taken down by mistake.

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