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The Mall Is Back

The ‘dead mall’ may not be a permanent blight on the suburban landscape after all.

Florida’s former ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ kept migrants in metal cages: DHS inspector general

Some illegal immigrants were kept in small metal cages for up to two hours while being detained at "Alligator Alcatraz," according to a federal inspector general's report on Monday.

J.D. Vance warns that Big Tech’s plea for federal regulation may be a ‘Trojan horse’

Vice President J.D. Vance on Monday raised pointed suspicions about the motives behind Big Tech's growing calls for federal regulation of artificial intelligence.

Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding partially funded by Russian oligarch, ProPublica reports

President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., enjoyed a lavish May wedding that was partially funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, according to a new report.

Another judge blocks Trump’s plans to use post office to police mailed ballots

President Trump's attempt to rope the U.S. Postal Service into policing which ballots can and can't be mailed suffered another setback after a second federal judge issued a ruling halting the idea.

‘We ain’t doing it’: Schumer rejects Trump demand to tie SAVE America Act to DHS funding

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday said Democrats are not going to give in to President Trump's demand to tie the GOP's election legislation to funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Trump says ICE could arrest illegal immigrants at airports

President Trump said Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers could make immigration arrests at airports, but emphasized their core focus is to help ease long security lines.

ATF scrutinized for enforcing pistol brace rule years after court killed the regulation

Second Amendment advocates are questioning why the Justice Department is still treating any pistol with a stabilizing brace as a short-barreled rifle that requires registration for a tax stamp, despite a 2023 court ruling that struck down the Biden-era rule.

Rubio to testify in trial of former roommate accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela

The federal trial of a former Miami congressman accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration begins Monday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to testify over his interactions with his old friend.

Trump demands SAVE America Act be tied to DHS funding amid airport chaos

The Republicans should tie Homeland Security shutdown funding to the voter ID SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump urged Monday in Memphis.

SCOTUS conservatives signal readiness to curb late-arriving mail ballots

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical during oral arguments of allowing states to continue counting late-arriving mail-in ballots. A decision is expected in June.

House GOP targeting vulnerable Dems over DHS shutdown, TSA chaos

The NRCC launches paid ads targeting Democrats in 28 districts, accusing them of shutting down DHS and forcing TSA agents to work without pay at airports.

Trump delays Xi meeting as Iran conflict lets US strong-arm China’s oil supply

The Iran conflict is disrupting oil flows China relies on as Trump delays a planned Xi meeting, raising new questions about leverage and the broader U.S.–China relationship.

Judge blocks Trump from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia, extending legal standoff

The judge's order order halts Trump officials from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia — extending a high-stakes, 12-month court fight over the status of one migrant.

Mask-free ICE agents begin patrolling US airports; Trump floats National Guard

President Donald Trump said ICE agents helping at airports with TSA lines should not wear masks, adding he may call in the National Guard if airport chaos continues.

The Oldest Courts

As I point out in my review of James Rosen’s new second volume of his biography of Antonin Scalia, the Court that Chief Justice...

The Eagerness for Trump’s Humiliation

The gleeful assumption that Trump is suffering a personal indignity seems to have crowded out the prospect of more sophisticated war analysis.

My Review of Scalia Biography

I’m pleased to have published in the Free Beacon my review of James Rosen’s excellent second volume of his monumental three-part biography of Justice...

Law group lauds proposed visa ban for people involved in religious persecution

The American Center for Law and Justice wrote in a recent letter to Sen. Ted Budd that it strongly supports his legislation to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit visas for people involved in religious persecution.

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