President Donald Trump proved once again on Monday that his ‘war on drugs’ that are killing 100,000 Americans a year isn’t just for show and it’s not about destroying a couple of drug boats on the high seas. Trump escalated the battle against drugs by officially classifying the dangerous substance fentanyl as a Weapon of … Read more
The Trump administration is facing a new legal grievance from a cohort of government employees impacted by a forthcoming policy, effective Thursday, that abolishes coverage for gender-related healthcare in federal health insurance programs. The complaint, submitted on Thursday by the Human Rights Campaign on behalf of the employees, addresses an August declaration from the Office of Personnel … Read more
What began as a standard congressional cross-examination transformed within seconds into a televised political earthquake that left senators speechless and viewers glued to their screens nationwide. Kristi Noem’s abrupt decision to stand, stare down the chamber, and exit mid-hearing shattered expectations of decorum and instantly rewrote the script of the day. The sound of her … Read more
Why does the Left always seem so angry—and why do they think that rage gives them license to lash out at anyone who disagrees with them, often with shocking impunity? It was always puzzling, but it’s metastasized in the Age of Trump. For decades working in the private sector, I had a hard-and-fast rule: no … Read more
Every once in a blue moon, Washington does something so rooted in basic common sense that you almost feel like applauding. Then you remember the only reason you’re cheering is because a school district had to be sued for doing something so deranged you wouldn’t believe it if it were fiction. Welcome back to Loudoun … Read more
Federal authorities, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have recently carried out a series of coordinated operations to dismantle transnational drug trafficking networks operating in and around Washington, D.C. These raids resulted in multiple arrests, substantial drug seizures, and the confiscation of cash and firearms, highlighting the ongoing federal … Read more
Minnesota has long marketed itself as a model of good governance — clean institutions, competent bureaucracy, and compassionate public policy. But under Democratic Governor Tim Walz, that reputation is collapsing under the weight of scandal after scandal. What once looked like isolated cases of mismanagement now appears to be something far more systemic: a pattern … Read more
A routine immigration enforcement operation in suburban Minnesota escalated into a chaotic and dangerous confrontation this week after a Nigerian national and a local woman allegedly assaulted and forcibly restrained a federal agent in what authorities initially believed was a kidnapping. The incident — which unfolded across two Twin Cities suburbs and prompted a multi-jurisdictional … Read more
Legislation that would criminalize gender transition treatments for minors, such as surgery and hormone supply, and punish providers with up to ten years in federal prison was approved by a divided House on Wednesday. On a vote of 216 to 211, the bill—which civil rights organizations claimed was among the most extreme anti-trans legislation ever considered by … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poisedto tighten the reins on how federal courts enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, potentially shielding state lawmakers from challenges that conflate race and partisanship in redistricting. The looming decision is so significant that two well-known voting rights groups have warned that eliminating or limiting Section 2 would … Read more