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Vance takes fraud fight to Maine

BANGOR, Maine — Vice President JD Vance took his fraud-fighting tour to Maine on Thursday, attempting to cast President Donald Trump and Republicans as responsible stewards of Americans’ hard-earned...

Fairfax Prosecutor Struggles to Defend Lax Treatment of Illegal Immigrants in Heated Hearing

The mother of a woman who was murdered by an illegal immigrant at a...

The OPT Foreign ‘Student’ Work Program: End It, Don’t Mend It

Optional Practical Training has grown into one of the largest guest worker programs in...

How Neal Katyal’s Disastrous TED Talk Defamed Michael McConnell

Michael McConnell deserves better than to have his reputation casually maligned as a dramatic...

Mother of murdered woman blasts Fairfax sanctuary policies: ‘System failed my daughter’

Cheryl Minter, mother of a woman murdered at a Fairfax County, Virginia, bus stop, said county officials put an illegal immigrant over her daughter's safety, as she pleaded for help from Congress on Thursday.

Watchdog claims proof of ‘harm’ nonexistent in suit against Trump’s ban on trans surgeries for minors

Records requests filed after the multistate lawsuit against Trump's executive order on minors' sex changes returned no responsive records related to allegations of harm.

Federal judge strikes down parts of Trump executive order on citizenship verification for voter registration

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that the Trump administration's executive order on citizenship-based voter ID overstepped constitutional authority.

Looming government shutdown threatens service members, FEMA, TSA amid ICE impasse

Republicans raised concerns about the government services that could see a funding lapse on Sunday if the country plunges into a second shutdown in three months.

Inside ICE’s ‘wartime’ hiring surge doubling the force as critics warn of militarized policing

ICE's "wartime recruitment" campaign uses military imagery and tactical messaging to hire thousands of new agents, drawing criticism from some former officials.

Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh ignites fight over independence on Capitol Hill

Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair sparked a divide among lawmakers on Friday, as Republicans praised his experience and Democrats questioned his independence.

Don Lemon faces federal criminal charges after anti-ICE protest disrupted Minnesota church

Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has argued he was exercising his First Amendment rights as a journalist during the protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

‘Wrapping Up George W. Bush’s Consequential Second Term’

That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post

Josh Shapiro’s Antisemitism Problem Is Closer to Home

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is picking a lot of fights these days.

Some Initial Thoughts on Trump’s Lawsuit Against … Himself?

Here are some excerpts from a tweet thread I did this morning about this lawsuit that Trump filed yesterday against the Treasury Department and...

Bleats of Minneapolis

Don’t make me tell you how awful Springsteen’s new protest song is. Okay, I’ll tell you.

Do Americans Really Want Higher Taxes?

Democrats should be wary of reading too much into the polling.

Justice Dept. opens civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti’s death

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend, shifting the primary responsibility for the probe from the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump advances plan for IndyCar race in Washington for America’s 250th birthday

President Trump directed federal agencies to design a race route near the National Mall for an IndyCar race on the streets of Washington, D.C., this summer.

Behind the scenes: Trump and White House rally behind Noem as ‘radicals’ demand ouster

Kristi Noem retains President Donald Trump's full support despite Democratic criticism following fatal shootings during immigration crackdown operations in Minneapolis Twin Cities area.

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