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LA City Council sides with criminals over cops in brainless traffic stop ban

The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to advance restrictions on police traffic stops rooted in one dangerous idea: That cops enforcing traffic laws are somehow the real threat...

Republicans get boost with Virginia ruling, but keeping House still tough

The Supreme Court of Virginia sent a shockwave through the political world when it...

One way or another, Mamdani’s rent freeze will mean disaster for those he claims to help

By turning what is supposed to be an evidence-based analysis into a politicized spectacle,...

How Democrats stole Christmas from San Diego

San Diego might cancel its beloved Christmas festival, December Nights, under a cost-cutting proposal...

US military kills 2 ‘narco-terrorists’ in latest strike on alleged drug boat

The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two suspected “narco-terrorists,” according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). Southcom said the vessel was operated by an unnamed designated terrorist organization and was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” engaged in illicit drug trafficking. “Two male narco-terrorists...

Trump ally Nigel Farage deals major blow to Starmer in local UK elections as resignation calls mount

Labour suffers major losses in British local elections as Reform UK surges, prompting multiple Labour MPs to call for PM Keir Starmer's resignation.

Virginia Supreme Court tosses Dem-backed redistricting map, upending expected 10–1 edge

The ruling is a significant victory for Republicans in the state, who argued the map was an "unconstitutional power grab," and would grant Democrats a 10-1 advantage.

Omar camp breaks silence on fraud probe, blames Walz, Trump as new claims clash with earlier statements

Rep. Ilhan Omar has not responded to a Minnesota fraud committee's inquiry, but a former staffer's email attempts to distance her from the MEALS Act.

Tim Walz Minnesota forcing teachers to abide by ‘horribly disgusting,’ ‘crazy’ race standard, says lawmaker

Minnesota public school teachers must assess how their biases perpetuate oppression under state licensing standards tied to Gov. Tim Walz's tenure.

GOP candidate Bianco’s two-word jab at Katie Porter draws gasps from California debate audience

The crowd groaned after Chad Bianco told Katie Porter she might need a lecture on being a mother during a heated California governor's race debate.

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...

Katyal, AI, and the Judiciary Committee

The Senate and the courts are fundamentally human institutions. They’re about people and ideas, not algorithmic predictions.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 8

2019—“I dissent!,” exclaims Sixth Circuit judge Bernice Donald in Fowler v. Benson. The panel majority rejects a challenge to a Michigan law that requires that a person’s driver’s license be suspended...

Trump’s Trickle-Down Tariff Problem

The supposed benefits of high tariffs are far more distant and less visible to voters than those of tax cuts.

The Rich Already Pay More Than Their ‘Fair Share’

They fund the bulk of federal revenues and pay higher tax rates than anyone else.

Orbán’s Exit Is Good News for Ukraine

Hungary’s election provides an opening for renewed aid to Kyiv — and a chance for the Trump administration to remember who America’s friends are,...

Damaging Activism Returns to Cornell

A recent on-campus incident at Cornell hearkens back to the college’s infamous 1969 protests.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Campaign Against the Supreme Court

Her dissent in Louisiana v. Callais captures the mindset of a left that is determined to destroy the Supreme Court in order to save...

Man who assaulted Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minnesota town hall pleads guilty

The man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in January pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of assaulting a U.S. officer.

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