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DOJ: Federal Ban On Sale Of Handguns To 18-Year-Olds Is Unconstitutional

Eighteen-year-olds “may vote, serve on juries, be drafted, and face adult criminal penalties,” and now they can purchase handguns and handgun...

yesterday 4

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Brianna Lyman

Trump Bans ‘Fake News’ CNN, MS NOW, Politico From White House

Each outlet is infamous for coverage that skews radically to the left.

yesterday 3

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Breccan F. Thies

The Kennedy Center Is A Shrine To The D.C. Decadence. Tear It Down

In the nearly 15 years I lived in Washington, D.C., I probably visited the Kennedy Center just a handful of times, but what’s more important to know...

yesterday 3

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Eddie Scarry

In Public Attacks On SCOTUS, Sotomayor Sinks To A New Low

For her all her supposed concerns about her fellow justices ruling based on what they think the law should be instead of what it says, Sotomayor has...

yesterday 4

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Shawn Fleetwood

Media Spread More Deadly Lies About Texas’ Heartbeat Law, Just In Time For Midterms

Media have spent years deceiving Americans into believing that ‘women will die’ due to pro-life policies designed and proven to save lives.

yesterday 3

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Jordan Boyd

New Records Suggest ActBlue Opened The Door Wide To Foreign Donors

The Dems' fundraising giant's passport verification system was 'essentially toothless,' a congressional report asserts.

yesterday 3

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M.d. Kittle

Exclusive: Election Integrity Groups Ask Court To Uphold Ohio’s Proof-Of-Citizenship Law

A pair of election integrity groups are asking a federal appellate court to uphold Ohio’s law requiring proof-of-citizenship to vote, The Federalist...

yesterday 5

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Shawn Fleetwood

Thousands Of Noncitizens On Jersey’s Voter Rolls Represent Just ‘The Tip Of The Iceberg’

'Ladies and gentlemen, ... that’s called a cover-up,' said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-NJ, during a hearing on New Jersey's dirty voter rolls.

yesterday 3

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M.d. Kittle

Parents Who Wanted to Abort Their Children Should Not Have Custody Of Them

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed paid for a child, wanted the surrogate mother to kill that child, and, in a just world, fully deserve to have this...

yesterday 1

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Auguste Meyrat

Gavin Newsom Is Lying. He Will Run For President, Even If Kamala Does

It was supposedly big news that Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom, wearing a very unflattering top for his saggy chest, recently told CNN content...

yesterday 2

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Eddie Scarry

California Spirals Down Into Constant, Soul-Destroying Fraud

'There's no vetting. There's no auditing. There's no accounting. It was just a rush to push money out the door.'

yesterday 3

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Chris Bray

New Records Suggest Act Blue Opened The Door Wide To Foreign Donors

The Dems' fundraising giant's passport verification system was 'essentially toothless,' a congressional report asserts.

yesterday 3

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M.d. Kittle

Sydney Sweeney Ad Backlash Exposes The Naked Hypocrisy Of Modern Feminists

The media storm surrounding a raunchy sports betting ad reveals selective outrage and deep ideological hypocrisy.

yesterday 3

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Sarah Kendis

Justice Barrett Gives First Interview Since ‘Mistaken’ Birthplace Citizenship Ruling

While saying she has 'thoughts' on the subject, Barrett declined to provide her views on Democrat efforts to impose term limits on SCOTUS.

yesterday 4

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Shawn Fleetwood

What Is An American? The Civic Nationalists Have No Idea

A football game in Texas last week exposed the emptiness of ‘civic nationalism’ as a durable source of American identity.

yesterday 3

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John Daniel Davidson

Texas Schools Like UT Austin Use This Rule To Artificially Boost ‘Diversity’ Instead Of Merit

The recent reaction to the video of a large section of seemingly South Asian fans cheering at the University of Texas at Austin football game drew...

previous day 2

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Breccan F. Thies

‘I Would Do It Again’: Rep. Chip Roy Reflects On Years Of Service And Previews What’s Next

'In many ways, I hope [to be] even more influential because I [will] not have the constraints of an election certificate,' Roy told The Federalist.

previous day 2

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Shawn Fleetwood

You Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To All Heritage Americans For Making America Great

Heritage Americans owe no one an apology for recognizing and taking pride in what their ancestors built. The rest of the country owes them a debt of...

previous day 7

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Brianna Lyman

Law Firm Sues Dearborn, Mich. For Discrimination In Favor Of Islam

The complaint says courts have recognized a pattern of Dearborn preferencing Islam over other religions, in violation of U.S. law.

previous day 3

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Joy Pullmann

California Drags Pro-Lifers To Court For Crime Of ‘Offering Hope’ And Abortion Pill Reversal

No woman should be forced to complete an abortion she no longer wants because the government objects to the option she seeks.

previous day 4

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Andrea Trudden

How The Missouri Midterms Wound Up A Constitutional Crisis

Almost a year ago, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new congressional map into law. The lawsuits began almost immediately.

previous day 2

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Abhi Kambli

Trump Admin To Pay Americans Back For Biden’s Obamacare Overcharges

The rebates will only go to unsubsidized enrollees in 30 states.

previous day 4

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Christopher Jacobs

Amendments Would Put Surrogacy, Transgenderism, And Abortion Up To Birth In Virginia Constitution

Virginia's extreme abortion and same-sex union proposals are a grim reminder that for the left, there is no 'moderation.'

previous day 4

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Jack Danielson

Why Trump’s Plan To Stop Noncitizens From Rigging The Census Might Work This Time

The Trump administration just proposed the rule change that could finally deliver on 'one man, one vote.'

previous day 4

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Ben Weingarten

There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Democrat Anymore

Democrats can keep pretending they are 'moderate' to win general elections, but moderation requires more than just saying the word over and over...

previous day 20

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Brianna Lyman

Democrats Admit They Want To Bring Third-Worlders To America To Put Them On Welfare

The Democrats only care about the public charge rule now because it threatens the patronage system that keeps them in power.

wednesday 2

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Hayden Daniel

Soros-Backed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Referred For Criminal Investigation

Testimony showed that Krasner repeatedly complained about having his case taken over by 'Nazis.'

wednesday 4

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Chris Bray

John Eastman Asks SCOTUS To Shut Down California’s ‘Politicized’ Barfare

Constitutional attorney John Eastman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the California Bar’s “politicized” efforts to strip him of his...

wednesday 5

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Shawn Fleetwood

Sports Media Find Arch Manning’s AI Humor More Offensive Than Players Beating Women

The only mistake Arch Manning made in this entire situation was apologizing

wednesday 5

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Shawn Fleetwood

The Baby-Purchasing Business Continues To Be An Unmitigated Disaster For Everyone Involved

The consequences of our unregulated commercial surrogacy industry continue despite receiving government and media attention.

wednesday 2

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Jordan Boyd

Sen. Grassley Vindicated Thrice-Fold On Alleged Scheme To Hinder Biden Family Investigation

Under questioning from Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, Patel also confirmed ... that members of Round River misclassified documents to conceal...

wednesday 4

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Margot Cleveland

A Warning From Hungary: The Western Left Is In Search And Destroy Mode, And America Could Be Next

Step one is to 'trick the voters' to obtain a governing mandate. Step two is to 'purge the opposition when the voters are realizing that they were...

wednesday 2

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Breccan F. Thies

You Know The AI Panic Is An Op Because Top Dems All Have The Same Talking Points

The sudden fixation on AI by Democrats — and their coincidental same approach — seems to do more with political power calculations than a general...

wednesday 10

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Brianna Lyman

Congress Always Sucks, But The Histrionics Are About To Explode Like A High School Theater Festival

This week, we are all Chuck Grassley in our souls.

wednesday 6

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Chris Bray

GOP Contempt For Trump Helping Married Families Is Political And Civilizational Suicide

The Trump administration has recognized that the affordability crisis is real and hurting our voters the most. Help is finally on the way.

wednesday 2

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Jon Schweppe

Gay Dad’s Disturbing Diary Illuminates Dysfunctions Of Buying Babies

The diary's author has told us exactly what the modern family prioritizes: adult appetite over child need. We should believe him.

wednesday 3

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Katy Faust

DOJ Goes After Berkeley Law For Discrimination Against White Applicants

A federal finding says the University of Berkeley's Law School kept discriminating by race two years after the Supreme Court told it to stop.

wednesday 4

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Jay Rogers

Notice: ‘A Series Of Stunning Failures’ Left Charlie Kirk A Target For Assassination

In a notice of claim, obtained by The Federalist, Kirk's family accuses Utah Valley University of failing to protect the slain conservative icon.

wednesday 3

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M.d. Kittle

Court Upholds Indiana’s Ban On ‘Horrific’ ‘Trans’ Surgeries For Kids

A federal court sided with Indiana on Friday in upholding a state law prohibiting “horrific” “trans” surgeries from being conducted on...

15.09.2026 9

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Shawn Fleetwood

Immigration Law Enforcement Is Only Deadly Because Of Democrats And The Media

Whenever reading some tragic story related to immigration in the dying news media, it’s always important to remember one thing: This is, in no small...

15.09.2026 6

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Eddie Scarry

Alito Hints Liberal Justices Slow-Walked Dissents To Stop Trump’s Elections Order For Midterms

Alito wrote that the plaintiff states and federal courts — including SCOTUS — 'bear a substantial share of the blame for the rule’s timing.'

15.09.2026 7

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Shawn Fleetwood

Assimilation Means More Than Going To A Football Game

Just because some people of seemingly South Asian descent cheered at a football game does not mean they've perfectly assmiliated.

15.09.2026 10

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Brianna Lyman

Women Getting 98% Of New Jobs Is Bad News For Everyone, Including Women

Men want and need to shoulder a greater burden of today’s labor while women want and need to shoulder less of that burden.

15.09.2026 10

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Auguste Meyrat

California Cops Are Using Flock Cameras To Spy On A Small Wisconsin Village

Police departments with Flock camera fever are 'addicted' to the nationwide surveillance tool.

15.09.2026 9

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Dan Lennington

Dimwitted Trump Opponents Keep Trying To Gin Up Panic With Fake Future Events

We've now lived through a full decade of this casual media psychosis.

15.09.2026 6

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Chris Bray

State Freedom Caucuses Chart The Path For Making Red States Great Again

The State Freedom Caucus Network gathered in Dallas over the weekend for a summit to strategize on advancing an 'America First' agenda.

15.09.2026 6

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Shawn Fleetwood

SCOTUS Blocks Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order Ahead Of Midterms

'The plaintiff States cannot claim the timing of the rule tilts the equities in their favor when they, and courts hearing their claims, are...

15.09.2026 7

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Shawn Fleetwood

In Corrupt Milwaukee, Election Integrity Dies In Darkness

While the hypocrites at WaPo write Dem-friendly puff pieces, Milwaukee elections officials won't let observers see what's going on.

15.09.2026 6

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M.d. Kittle

Missouri Freedom Caucus Eyes Judicial Reform After State Redistricting Debacle

'Not only are we going to be talking about judicial reform, [but] we're also going to be talking about implementing an eight-zero map here in the next...

14.09.2026 7

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Shawn Fleetwood

Lindsay Clancy’s Activist Jury Is A Consequence Of Democrats’ Soft-On-Crime Creep

Facts, not feelings of solidarity or sympathy, were supposed to guide the Clancy jurors as they determined her legal fate.

14.09.2026 6

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Jordan Boyd