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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 17

1954—In Brown v. Board of Education, a unanimous Supreme Court abandons available originalist justifications for its ruling that state-segregated schools violate the Equal Protection Clause—justifications that would have…

Don’t Buy into Hantapanic

It’s extremely unlikely that the next pandemic is at hand.

Harvard and Yale Discover (Gasp!) the Importance of Viewpoint Diversity

But endowed chairs for conservative scholars won’t fix the problem.

Jürgen Habermas: A Serious Man

The late German thinker and teacher brought liberal secularism to the pinnacle of academic...

America has a plan to win the AI export race. Industry must deliver

The U.S. government’s new full-stack artificial intelligence program is the right strategic bet. Now American companies have to make it pay off. America has a plan to win the AI race. Now it’s time to execute. The administration’s AI Export Program is one of the clearest attempts in years to translate technological advantage into global […]

Minnesota health care owner charged with yearslong Medicaid scam topping $3M

Minneapolis man charged with $3 million Medicaid fraud through Guardian Home Health. He faces eight felony theft counts for allegedly billing for fake services.

Trump says exiled Iranian prince ‘seems very nice,’ doubts whether he has backing to lead the country

President Donald Trump expresses uncertainty about exiled Iranian crown prince's potential leadership role, saying "I don't know how he'd play" in future Iran.

Talarico leads Crockett in Texas Senate primary, according to new poll

James Talarico has leapt ahead in the Texas Senate Democratic primary with a 9-point lead over Rep. Jasmine Crockett, according to new polling from...

Trump: Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez Is a ‘Terrific Person’

President Trump assures Americans that Venezuelan acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is a ‘terrific person.’

Tim Walz Wants the Worst

He’s chosen to take a bellows to this moment of smoldering civic tension.

Trump’s Sudden Reversal on Iran

If this is genuinely the president’s intended course of action, you’re going to hear the acronym ‘TACO’ a lot in the coming days and...

Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

Thursday was the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue.

Appeals court rules against pro-Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a lower court didn't have the power to issue orders protecting Mahmoud Khalil from being arrested by immigration authorities, delivering a belated win to the Trump administration in its pursuit of a prominent pro-Palestinian protester.

U.S. seizes sixth Venezuelan-linked oil tanker before Trump-Machado meeting

The U.S. has seized an oil tanker that defied President Trump's blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers in a predawn mission, federal officials announced Thursday.

Live updates: Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to justify deploying troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.

Sen. John Fetterman cheers on Trump’s immigration crackdown: ‘Round up all the criminals’

Sen. John Fetterman broke with fellow Democrats to urge federal immigration agents to "round up all the criminals."

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

President Trump warned Thursday that he would invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the military in Minnesota if protesters continue to attack federal agents carrying out immigration raids.

$174B spending package to avert shutdown clears key hurdle in Senate

The Senate passed a procedural vote on a three-bill spending package funding commerce, justice, energy and interior agencies as Congress works to prevent government shutdown.

Congress has two dozen lawmakers 80 or older; more than half seeking re-election in 2026: report

More than a dozen members of Congress aged 80 or older have opted to run for another term in the 2026 election cycle, according to a review by NBC News.

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