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The Civil-Rights Theory of Indicting Trump for Election Interference

Because there are good reasons for Congress not to write the kinds of penal laws Jack Smith needs to justify an indictment, he is...

Republican megadonor boosting RFK Jr.’s run

A super PAC backing Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised over $9 million in the first half of this year, with the lion's share coming from a Republican megadonor.

Lawmakers accuse USAID of pushing leftwing agenda abroad, offer bill to defund the agency

Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced legislation Tuesday to abolish the United States Agency for International Development, saying the agency promotes "radical leftist ideology" abroad instead of promoting American values.

N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies after sudden hospitalization

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died after being hospitalized this week for an undisclosed medical issue, her family said Tuesday.

Democrats protest DHS’ speedy asylum process

Congressional Democrats demanded Tuesday that Homeland Security stop conducting initial asylum screenings on newly arrived illegal immigrants in Border Patrol facilities, saying it's unfair to make the migrants have to recount traumatic events while in the custody of people with guns and badges.

What’s out there? House lawmakers seek info on UFOs

Bipartisan congressmen are asking House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to create an investigative panel to gather information on unidentified flying objects.

Grand jury meets in Trump Jan. 6 probe as indictment threat looms

The grand jury convened Tuesday to weigh evidence in the special counsel probe into former President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, fueling speculation that an indictment could be imminent.

How fact-checkers first reported on Biden’s family business

Now that Hunter Biden's business partner Devon Archer has reportedly told Congress that the first son put then-Vice President Joe Biden on the phone with businessmen across the globe at least 20 times, it is a good time to revisit what some fact-checkers first said about the Biden family business when the story first became prominent in 2019.

Japan sees a region on fire

After skimming Japan’s new defense white paper, one gets the sense that Asia is on fire. The 30-page strategy is screaming with warnings about the rules-based order coming under threat from resurgent authoritarian states (i.e., China and Russia) that are operating on a “might makes right” mentality. “Japan is facing the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Japanese Defense Ministry makes clear in its introduction.

Why does Ukraine keep being rude over foreign aid?

It's understandable that Ukraine wants to maximize its access to effective weapons and maximal financial aid. Russia aims to annihilate Ukraine's sovereign existence, after all.

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