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Trump: War Objectives Have Been Achieved, Iran ‘No Longer A Threat’

There are another two or three weeks of fighting the war in Iran, President Trump said Wednesday in a nationally televised address. Trump said Iran is...

yesterday 1

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Eddie Scarry

Dear Justice Roberts: The ‘Same Constitution’ Would Never Authorize Anchor Babies

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ “same Constitution” line during Wednesday’s oral arguments over birthright citizenship at first...

yesterday 2

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Brianna Lyman

Media Suck Their Widdle Thumbs Over Trump ‘Intimidation’ At SCOTUS

Not explained: What can Trump do to the Supreme Court? Overturn birthright citizenship or else (fill in blank). If you can't fill in the blank, the...

yesterday 1

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Chris Bray

If SCOTUS Upholds ‘Birthright Citizenship,’ It Will Do So At Its Own Peril

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the Trump administration’s challenge to the decades-long practice of interpreting the 14th...

yesterday 1

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Breccan F. Thies

Judges Toss Dems’ Attempt To Redraw Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps

The three-judge panel dismissed the lawsuit filed by Russia collusion hoaxer Marc Elias' firm, saying it lacked authority to rule.

yesterday 1

The Federalist

M.d. Kittle

Spain Killed A 25-Year-Old Rape Victim And Harvested Her Organs

If Democrats regain unified control of U.S. federal government, pressure to federalize or normalize euthanasia will intensify.

yesterday 2

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Helen Raleigh

Your Medicaid Taxes Paid For An Autism Therapy Exec’s $2.5M Beach Home

In too many cases, autism therapy is at best a joke designed to bilk money out of Medicaid and at worst a danger to the patients themselves.

yesterday 2

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Christopher Jacobs

Sheryl Sandberg Needs To Stay In Her Girl Boss Lane And Leave Housewives Alone

Sheryl Sandberg wants women to be free to choose -- just not that free.

yesterday 2

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Madeline Osburn

The Iran War Is Splintering

The war Trump intends may not be the war that's actually underway, and America may de-escalate in the face of regional escalation.

yesterday 1

The Federalist

Chris Bray

Facing Questions About Anti-Gerrymander GOTV Operation, VA GOP Expresses Confidence In Dems’ Obama Ads

'It's not going to be a television ad that wins the day. It's going to be that person-to-person contact that ends up putting us over the top. So we've...

yesterday 3

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Breccan F. Thies

Trust The Gender Science, Says SCOTUS Justice Who Doesn’t Know What A Woman Is

The gist of Jackson's dissent is that therapists challenging transgender orthodoxy need to shut up and trust the science.

yesterday 1

The Federalist

Elle Purnell

The Federalist Scored A Huge Win For Free Speech — And Exposed More Of The Censorship-Industrial Complex

Today’s filings represent a victory for free speech against the forces of censorship within our federal government.

yesterday 10

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Margot Cleveland

‘Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted’: Christian Pro Athletes Stand Behind Jaden Ivey

NBA guard Jaden Ivey was cut from the Chicago Bulls on Monday after he expressed the basic Christian belief that sexual immorality and pride are...

previous day 2

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Maisey Jefferson

NBA Protects Players Accused Of Violent Crimes While Targeting Christians For Saying Christian Things

Apparently in the NBA, assaulting a woman won’t cost you your career — but professing Christianity will. The Chicago Bulls axed Jaden Ivey on...

previous day 3

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Brianna Lyman

8-1 SCOTUS Nukes ‘Egregious’ Colorado Ban On Therapists Helping Gender-Confused Clients

'The Constitution does not protect the right of some to speak freely; it protects the right of all. It safeguards not only popular ideas; it secures,...

previous day 2

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Breccan F. Thies

Should Trump Just Declare Victory In Iran And End The War?

As the war with Iran enters its fifth week, President Trump has no good options for winning quickly.

previous day 2

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John Daniel Davidson

For Chicago Bulls, Christianity Is A Fireable Offense But Not Drugs Or Resisting Arrest

Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey was waived Monday after calling so-called Pride Month “unrighteousness.” In a video posted to social media Ivey...

previous day 2

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Brianna Lyman

Blue States Withhold Voter Rolls From DHS While Giving Them To Leftist Orgs For Free

ERIC has 25 member states and the District of Columbia -- only three are run by Republicans. Each of the Democrat-run states has senators arguing...

previous day 3

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Breccan F. Thies

Project Hail Mary Shows How Self-Sacrifice Overcomes Stifling Anxiety

You do not find meaning by minimizing risks. You find it by choosing to act when fear tells you not to.

previous day 3

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Julianna Frieman

Launch Of Artemis Moon Mission Kicks Off A New ‘Space Age’

Assuming the Artemis mission goes off without major complications, it would further prove U.S. companies can help us explore outer space.

previous day 3

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Christopher Jacobs

Dems Hope To Hide Anti-American Policies Behind ‘Straight, White, Christian Man’ 2028 Nominee

A hilarious article in Axios over the weekend re-upped one of my favorite self-perpetuating problems in the Democrat Party — the party’s refusal...

previous day 3

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Eddie Scarry

Female Swimmer Beaten By Male Faces Lifetime Competition Ban For Talking About It

'Coming in second to a biological male at a national championship is not fair. That’s not hate. That’s my new reality.'

previous day 5

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Jordan Boyd

Virginia Redistricting Battle Will Test Republicans’ Post-2024 GOTV Operation

If this measure passes, it 'would make Virginia the most gerrymandered state in the country,' Virginia GOP Chair Jeff Ryer told The Federalist.

previous day 2

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Shawn Fleetwood

SAVE Act Is 4 Times More Popular Than Congress

While 80 percent of Americans disapprove of Congress, 80 percent of voters approve of voter verification. So Congress goes on spring break.

previous day 3

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M.d. Kittle

You’re Asking The Wrong Question About The Roman Empire

1 Trending: Hollywood Is Still Trying To Corrupt J. R. R. Tolkien’s Work 2 Trending: Poll: Virginians Don’t Like Democrats’ Gerrymander Scam 3...

previous day 2

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Casey Chalk

New Book Exposes Soviet Russia As A Parasitic Regime Built On Plunder

In Bogdan Musial's Stalin’s Great Raid, the author presents eye-opening research showing how Soviet industrial capacity was dependent on looting,...

previous day 2

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Stephen pimentel

Republicans Would Rather Cede Power To Democrats Than Their Own Voters

Just when you think the Senate GOP couldn’t get any more useless than it already is, its members find a way to prove you wrong. While the SAVE...

monday 3

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Shawn Fleetwood

The Only Midterms Strategy Lamer Than ‘No Kings’ Is GOP Plan To Do Literally Nothing

An estimated eight million people reportedly turned out on Saturday for “No Kings” protests. Many of the more than 3,300 protests looked the same:...

monday 2

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Brianna Lyman

The Anniversary Of The Failed Assassination Attempt On Reagan Raises Questions For Today

Looking at the investigations into presidential assassination attempts leaves lingering questions about whether the security measures for the...

monday 3

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Thomas Baker

Popularity Of Girls’ Wrestling Signals Death Of Femininity In Red America

When conservative parents celebrate their daughters pinning opponents to the mat, they're unknowingly advancing the feminist agenda.

monday 3

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Scott Yenor, Jennifer Galardi

Ivy League Ideological Monoculture Is Useless To The U.S. Military

But the left would rather sacrifice the academy than reverse track.

monday 4

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Casey Chalk

With Missouri V. Biden Settled, It’s Time For Censorship Reparations

The resolution to the case in favor of those the government had censored represents a dramatic turnaround of potentially outsize impact.

monday 3

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Ben Weingarten

Liberals Won’t Confront Fraud Because They Still Believe Government Is The Solution

Nicholas Kristof has pulled out the hoariest of boomer liberal tropes, asking what the money spent on war could buy if redirected to welfare.

monday 4

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Nathanael Blake

The Latest ‘No Kings’ Protest Is The Sound Of A Tired Old Thing Trying To Not Die

They speak in a vernacular of protest out of habit and as a cultural identity, but they have no idea what they're protesting. They're very angry about...

monday 3

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Chris Bray

Americans Shouldn’t Need The House To Save Mass Deportations From Weak Senate Republicans

The larger concern is not whether ICE and CBP can be funded, but whether Democrats will be allowed to set the conditions.

27.03.2026 5

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Brianna Lyman

Here’s Vance’s Plan To Attack $250 Billion In Annual Fraud Losses

The task force has a wide range of activity that it considers fraud.

27.03.2026 4

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Breccan F. Thies

Cocky Virginia Dems Starting To Sweat Over April’s Referendum On Rigged Political Maps

Chris Marston, general counsel for the Virginia GOP, said early voting has seen “much higher” Republican turnout than usual.

27.03.2026 5

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M.d. Kittle

To Cut Welfare Fraud, Target Government-Funded Academic Fraud

More than half of all the research that has ever been used to design America’s social safety net is likely untrue, a study found.

27.03.2026 3

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Lewis M. Andrews

The Boozer Family Story Omits The Children They Sacrificed

Out of the dozens of lives they had created, two would be usable.

27.03.2026 3

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Josh Wood

New Document Shows Chief Judge Howell Privately Endorsed Jack Smith’s Get-Trump Lawfare

Behind closed doors, the judge overseeing Trump's grand jury told prosecutors she 'loved' their legal strategy.

27.03.2026 4

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Hans Mahncke

Poll: Virginians Don’t Like Democrats’ Gerrymander Scam

The Heritage Acton poll shows 43 percent of respondents are opposed to changing the constitution,, while 26 percent support the referendum.

27.03.2026 3

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M.d. Kittle

47 Democrats Vote Against Voter ID After Claiming They’d Support It

Forty-seven Democrats voted against a photo ID amendment on Thursday despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer previously claiming that he was...

27.03.2026 2

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Brianna Lyman

Colorado Will Have The Opportunity To Ban ‘Trans’ Child Genital Mutilation In November

'It's given people in Colorado a huge boost in morale. It just seems so dark a lot of times when we're seeing laws that are being signed by Governor...

27.03.2026 2

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Breccan F. Thies

Hollywood Is Still Trying To Corrupt J. R. R. Tolkien’s Work

Under the pen of someone like Colbert, the upcoming Lord of the Rings spinoff will almost certainly corrupt Tolkien’s work and reduce it to nothing...

27.03.2026 1

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John Daniel Davidson

Majority Of Voters Want Tighter Abortion Pill Safeguards, New Poll Shows

More than two-thirds of Americans indicated they are against Biden-era Food and Drug Administration rules that allow women to receive dangerous...

27.03.2026 2

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Maisey Jefferson

DOJ Charges Dominicans, Others In Alleged Benefit Fraud Schemes Totaling $1 Million

The Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against nine individuals accused of fraudulently obtaining government benefits totaling nearly...

26.03.2026 5

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Shawn Fleetwood

Exclusive: Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Against Christopher Wray Over Arctic Frost Lawfare

'Wray, who was at the top of all of it, should be investigated for what are potential violations of the DC Rules of Professional Conduct,' the...

26.03.2026 2

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Shawn Fleetwood

Finland’s Supreme Court Convicts Christians Of ‘Hate Speech’ For Saying Men And Women Are Different

In a case with global implications, Finland's high court rules discussing what the Bible says about sexuality is 'hate speech.'

26.03.2026 4

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Joy Pullmann

Any Republican Promising To Pass SAVE Act Via Reconciliation Is Lying To You

Requiring voter ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register to vote has broad support across party lines. The Safeguarding American Voter...

26.03.2026 4

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Brianna Lyman

Senate Republicans Probe Mifepristone Manufacturers Over Mail-Order Abortion Scheme

The Republicans also sent a letter demanding the FDA ‘take immediate action’ to keep unapproved abortion drugs from being marketed.

26.03.2026 4

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Jordan Boyd