The tragic, politically motivated assassinations and attempted assassinations in Minnesota over the weekend have horrified the nation and prompted bipartisan condemnation. In the aftermath, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, has spoken beautifully about the evils of political violence, but some serious soul-searching must follow if his […]
Israel is running low on its supply of Arrow interceptors as Iran has increased its fire toward the country with two hypersonic missile barrages on Tuesday night. The shortage, reported by The Wall Street Journal, raises concern about Israel’s ability to defend itself from such long-range missiles from Tehran should the conflict stretch on. Citing a...
Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday said that courts should not defer to “self-described experts” on gender-affirming care, suggesting it is a matter of medical uncertainty. Thomas’s concurring opinion came as the Supreme Court upheld in a 6-3 decision Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors, a ruling that could reverberate through...
The executive order "Restoring Gold Standard Science" seeks to restore a higher standard for scientific research and discovery, but many of its principles are already part of the scientific method.
A handful of Democrats have either been arrested, detained or charged under the Trump administration due to the White House’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin has condemned their treatment, arguing lawmakers are being assaulted without reason. “Elected officials are being arrested for doing their jobs,” Martin wrote in a Wednesday...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court’s most senior liberal justice, read her dissent aloud from the bench on Wednesday to stress her forceful disagreement with the court effectively greenlighting gender-affirming care bans across the country. The justices reserve reading their dissents aloud for only a handful of cases, and Sotomayor was the first this term...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday detailed a set of rules for when certain local actions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can be heard by regional courts or when they need to be heard at the D.C. Circuit. While technical, the decision may have some influence on actual policy outcomes since some regional federal courts...
Israel's military has expanded its strikes beyond Iran's military and nuclear facilities, destroying the headquarters of the Iranian regime's internal security arm, while the US has edged closer to intervention in the conflict to support Israel.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blasted conservative pundit Tucker Carlson over his comments on the escalating conflict in the Middle East and potential U.S. involvement in the war between Israel and Iran. "On foreign policy, Tucker has gone bat-crap crazy. He's gone off the rails. He is suddenly a hardcore isolationist," Cruz said on the latest...
Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist to President Trump, quipped that the president left the Group of Seven (G7) summit early this week because he was bored talking to allies. “I think one of the reasons President Trump left the other day, he was bored,” Bannon said. He added, poking at the other leaders in...