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‘Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation Vote’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, published last week while I was out on vacation. I contrast the 31 Republican votes against Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination with...

Colleges Against Books

The Trump administration ought to get rid of Rule 164. At the very least,...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 17

 2006—In what one expert commentator aptly labels a “transparently political screed,” Michigan federal district...

One Crazy Summer

Memories of my father’s confirmation hearings, 40 years ago this month.

Examining RFK Jr.’s Role in the Measles Outbreak

Since becoming HHS secretary, RFK Jr. has presided over the highest number of measles...

Properties Aren’t Property in New York City

The government has reduced landlords from owners to administrators of ‘public’ resources.

Why Missouri Declined to Abolish Its Income Tax

Uncertainty caused voters to stick with the devil they know.

The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform

Despite its clear success, a work-oriented safety net continues to be a target for progressives.

Top Dem operative brushes off latest scandal plaguing Maine Senate candidate as ‘salacious gossip’

Donna Brazile declined to comment on the report that Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson fathered children with his second cousin, calling it gossip.

DSA brand on trial as El-Sayed struggles where Dems can least afford it

Abdul El-Sayed struggles to unify Democrats after the divisive Michigan Democratic Senate primary, giving Mike Rogers a 51%-47% polling edge.

Gun rights gets ‘greatest restoration’ in 100 years with latest Trump DOJ move, lawmaker hails

Rep. Andrew Clyde calls the ruling removing the $200 tax on silencers and short-barreled rifles the greatest Second Amendment restoration in a century.

Socialist in Trump country gives Karl Marx vision thumbs-up before ducking key tax question

Oliver Larkin defended taxing billionaires "out of existence" but repeatedly refused to give Sean Hannity a specific tax rate during their heated exchange.

Trump scores major immigration victory as judge clears way to end TPS protections for thousands of Somalis

Trump scored a major legal victory as a federal judge in Boston lifted a stay blocking the termination of Somalia's TPS designation.

Veteran pediatrician hails Medicaid shift ending youth sex-change treatments: ‘This is not denial of care’

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Quentin Van Meter said the policy shift comes amid what he described as a collapsing medical framework behind the youth transgender movement.

Legal expert calls for Smithsonian leadership overhaul over ‘self-loathing’ portrayal of history: ‘It’s bile’

Heritage Foundation's Cully Stimson calls for Anthea Hartig's firing at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History over DEI concerns.

DNC interfaith meeting exposes party’s Israel-Gaza rift ahead of midterms

The Democratic Party's deep fractures over the Israel-Hamas conflict spilled into the open at its interfaith gathering Friday as Jewish and Palestinian American members squared off over charged phrases like "from the river to the sea" and the word "genocide."

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic footwashing station plan as Texas Gov. Abbott takes aim

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed a review of state grants to DFW Airport and George Bush Intercontinental over planned Islamic wudu ablution stations.

Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received new surface movement radar to help controllers track aircraft on runways in low visibility.

El-Sayed’s half-sister offered Oct. 7 ‘blessing’ one year after Hamas attack: ‘Allahu Akbar’

Eman Abdelhadi delivered an "October 7th blessing" without mentioning those killed by Hamas, as brother Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in Michigan.

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