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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—January 13

 2019—Federal district judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. enters an order (in California v. HHS) blocking the Trump administration from implementing its rules creating a religious and…

Targeting Powell

If this is a baseless effort at revenge or pure intimidation, it’s a disgrace.

Why Sex Differences Matter in Women’s Sports

In ruling on whether males should be able to compete alongside girls and women,...

The Left’s Anti-ICE Fury Won’t Be Quelled Anytime Soon

For the simple reason that these activists deny the agency’s legal authority to exist.

We are already in a cyberwar. Will we shape it or simply continue reacting to it 

America is under attack. Our critical infrastructure — the digital and physical systems that sustain daily life — is being probed, infiltrated, and in some cases quietly occupied by hostile foreign powers. If we fail to confront this threat with clarity and resolve, the consequences will be swift, disruptive, and deeply personal for millions of Americans. Conflict has […]

Fed audit says local police don’t report all terror watchlist encounters to FBI

State and local police never report many of their encounters with people on the FBI's terrorism watchlist, the government's chief watchdog said Monday, blaming the feds for failing to give better guidance on how to use the watchlist.

Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk

Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa's largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people.

DOJ announces charges against illegal immigrant shot by Border Patrol in Portland

Federal prosecutors have charged one of the illegal immigrants shot by Border Patrol in Oregon last week with assaulting a federal officer, saying he repeatedly rammed his pickup truck into a government rental car, forcing officers to react.

Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue

States are advancing plans to monitor your mileage and eventually limit how much you drive.

Here’s how AP reports on the death toll from Iran’s protests

The difficulty of tracking the death toll from Iran's nationwide protests has been compounded by the government's decision to cut off the internet and international calling to the country, but some information has still been getting out.

Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate race

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola said Monday that she would challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections, vowing to shake up the establishment to make life more affordable for Alaskans.

What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump's plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year's midterm elections stands at an important juncture.

More Americans identify as political independents, a new poll shows

Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling.

Democrats ‘doomed to fail’ without populist economic message, Warren warns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren warns Democrats against courting wealthy donors, arguing party must focus on working people to win 2026 midterms and beyond.

House Democrats ask judge to block Noem’s revived ICE visit rule, say DHS defied court order

Democrats asked a federal judge to convene an emergency hearing to evaluate a new DHS directive that restricts them from accessing ICE facilities.

Conservative legal group targets CFPB rule mandating race, sex data in home loans

President Donald Trump's anti-DEI efforts expand as legal group petitions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to scrap mortgage lender demographic tracking requirements.

Arizona Sen Kelly sues Hegseth over military pension cuts following video message

Sen. Mark Kelly filed a federal lawsuit against Pete Hegseth over alleged retaliation for urging troops to refuse illegal orders in Democratic video.

Texas sends voter rolls to DOJ to look for ineligible registrations

Texas governor confirms state sent voter rolls to Justice Department for review of potential ineligible registrations, citing election integrity concerns.

GOP attorneys general, female athletes spotlight women’s sports cases ahead of SCOTUS arguments

A group of Republican attorneys general and female sports advocates gathered Monday in Washington, D.C., to call on the Supreme Court to give states the ability to set sex-based rules for school athletics.

The group, which included former college swimmer turned activist Riley Gaines, said a decision by the high court in a pair of cases examining transgender athletes in school sports would serve to preserve fairness in women’s sports.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the two cases, brought by Idaho and West Virginia, on Tuesday.

Those gathered at the event said the cases could be landmarks in the legal fight over policies surrounding transgender people.

The high court could decide to rule narrowly on the rights of transgender athletes or offer a more sweeping precedent over discrimination claims across industries. The decision could have far-reaching impacts on transgender bathroom policies and sex designation on documents, such as passports and driver's licenses.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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