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Dems Revive Court-Packing Threats After Being Told They Can’t Do Racist Gerrymandering

After being told states can't partake in racist gerrymandering, Democrats are renewing their threats to pack the Supreme Court once they regain power.

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‘Resurrecting Jim Crow’: Democrats Melt Down After SCOTUS Eviscerates Racial Gerrymandering

Since its release, leftists have been in full freak-out mode about the consequences the Supreme Court's Callais decision may have on their political...

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SCOTUS Weighs Whether Temporary Status For Foreign Migrants Is Actually Temporary

SG Sauer argued that the law governing TPS bars courts from reviewing a president's decision to designate or terminate TPS status for groups of...

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Supreme Court Smacks Down Rampant Race-Based Gerrymandering

'Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ... was designed to enforce the Constitution — not collide with it,' wrote Justice Alito.

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How This Conservative Group Is Breaking The Bureaucratic Bloat Wrecking Red States

'The bureaucratic control that the left has is a huge problem ... and so we're trying to give [the conservative movement] a laser-focused strategy for...

wednesday 6

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By Exploiting Her Kids, WaPo Sinks To New Low In Latest Bullying Campaign Against Justice Barrett

The Post demonstrated just how low it's willing to go — even if it means dragging a justice's kids into the fray.

28.04.2026 4

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DOJ Indicts Fauci’s Right-Hand Man For Allegedly ‘Circumventing’ Open Records Requests

'As alleged in the indictment, Dr. Morens and his co-conspirators deliberately concealed information and falsified records in an effort to suppress...

28.04.2026 10

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Secret Service Reform Is A Literal Life-Or-Death Necessity

It's become clear the Secret Service has not taken the reforms necessary to ensure the president's safety since Trump's return to office.

27.04.2026 6

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Exclusive: After Federal Indictment, Watchdog Pushes IRS To Investigate SPLC’s Tax-Exempt Status

A government watchdog filed an updated IRS complaint on Thursday challenging the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) tax-exempt status, The...

24.04.2026 4

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SCOTUS Weighs Whether US Has To Readmit Green Card Holders Who ‘Committed’ Crimes

Justice Alito posed a hypothetical scenario in which an lawful permanent resident leaves America for France, 'shot somebody' while in France, and then...

23.04.2026 4

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‘FBI Does It Too’: Media Hacks Go All Out To Downplay SPLC Indictment

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche summed up the case perfectly by saying, 'The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence.'

22.04.2026 10

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How Justice Alito Assembled The Coalition That Sent Roe To The Dustbin Of History

Alito was seen as the 'best person for the job' because 'one of his greatest strengths is keeping a majority opinion together,' writes Hemingway.

22.04.2026 6

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Boosted By Out-Of-State Dark Money, Virginia Passes Dems’ Deceptive Gerrymandering Scheme

Democrats moved one step closer to disenfranchising millions of rural Virginians on Tuesday night — and for that, they have tens of millions of...

21.04.2026 5

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Grand Jury Indicts Southern Poverty Law Center For Secret Fraudulent Payments To Racist Groups

A federal grand jury indicted the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Tuesday for allegedly making fraudulent payments to racist groups,...

21.04.2026 10

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Report: DOJ Investigating Southern Poverty Law Center For ‘Use Of Paid Informants’

Even as the SPLC allegedly shuttled millions to actual racists, it coordinated a campaign to paint numerous mainstream conservative organizations as...

21.04.2026 9

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Report: DOJ Investigating Southern Poverty Law Center For Spying On The Conservative Groups It Slanders

The SPLC has falsely used its 'extremist' tag to place targets on the backs of conservative-leaning organizations that do not share its warped leftist...

21.04.2026 5

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New Report Unveils Kagan’s ‘Emotionally Abusive’ Treatment Of SCOTUS Clerks

Justice Elena Kagan has often been viewed as the most strategic and analytical of the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices. But what she’s also...

21.04.2026 5

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Arizona Judge Overrules Stephen Richer’s Election Power Grab In Maricopa County

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 'acted unlawfully and exceeded its statutory authority by seizing [Recorder Heap's] personnel, systems and...

20.04.2026 3

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SCOTUS To Decide Whether Colorado’s ‘Universal’ Preschool Program Can Exclude Catholic Families

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a major case involving Colorado’s alleged infringement of Catholic families’ First Amendment rights....

20.04.2026 4

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The Media’s Pulp Fiction Hegseth Hoax Is As Dumb As It Gets

Hegseth's full remarks leading up to the 'fake Bible verse' show he was never under the impression that it was an actual Bible verse.

17.04.2026 2

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Good Court Rulings Aren’t An Excuse For GOPers To Ignore Their Duty To Judicial Oversight

Relying on higher courts to correct the abusive actions of rogue judges is not an effective long-term strategy for Republicans.

17.04.2026 10

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Clarence Thomas: Celebrate America 250 By Doing Something To Save The Country

'[T]here are too few people who are willing to do what it takes to do the right thing; to sacrifice the popularity, flattery, comfort, and security...

16.04.2026 7

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Major Ad Agencies Agree To End Alleged Censorship Scheme That Targeted The Federalist

'Disinformation' firms weaponized the 'misinformation' designation to 'promote the demonetization of disfavored political viewpoints.'

16.04.2026 20

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Justice Jackson Minimizes ‘Harms’ Leftists’ Anti-Trump Judicial Coup Poses To Executive Power

Jackson's dismissive attitude to the 'real world' harms that lower courts' overreaching actions have on the executive's constitutional authority...

16.04.2026 10

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House GOP Demands ActBlue Forfeit Info About ‘Unserious’ Efforts To Stop Foreign Donations

House Republican leaders are demanding Democrat-aligned fundraising platform ActBlue forfeit records related to its “fundamentally unserious...

15.04.2026 4

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Appeals Court Torches Boasberg For Targeting Trump Immigration Officials: ‘Clear Abuse of Discretion’

'The district court’s improper and unnecessary investigation, with its shifting scope and justification, intrudes upon the Executive in a manner for...

14.04.2026 4

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Spanberger Won’t Decide Fate Of Gun Control Bills Until After Virginia’s Gerrymandering Referendum

Increasingly unpopular Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has deferred consideration of several extreme gun control bills until after the state’s...

14.04.2026 10

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Exclusive: Watchdog Files Complaint Against Obama Judge At Center Of Arctic Frost Lawfare

'The American people deserve an immediate investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding these meetings.'

14.04.2026 20

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Democrats’ Smear Machine Spares No One In Its Quest For Power

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., just found out the hard way that his party will stop at nothing in its bid to acquire and maintain power — even if it...

13.04.2026 6

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Here’s How Sotomayor And Jackson’s Temper Tantrums Are Causing Headaches For Kagan

While Kagan tries to find ways to limit originalist outcomes, her fellow leftists are needlessly making reaching her objective more challenging.

10.04.2026 4

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WaPo Thinks SCOTUS Upholding The Constitution Is A Bad Thing

In his new article, Washington Post reporter Justin Jouvenal attempts to convince readers that SCOTUS has waged a war on 'civil rights.'

10.04.2026 4

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Analysis: More Than 90 Percent Of Funds Backing Dems’ Gerrymandering Scheme Come From Outside Virginia

More than 90 percent of large contributions given to Virginians for Fair Elections' to boost Dems' gerrymandering scheme have come from outside the...

09.04.2026 8

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This New Study Shreds A Phony Media Hatchet Job Against The Supreme Court

A new Pew Research study dismantles a phony line of attack used by media activists to smear the Supreme Court's conservative majority.

09.04.2026 5

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Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That

America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it's not. There is no in-between.

08.04.2026 5

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Embracing Amnesty For Illegals Is A Recipe For GOP Midterm Defeat

America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it's not. There is no in-between.

08.04.2026 4

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Artemis II Mission Shows There Are No Limits To American Exceptionalism

Pushing the boundaries of what was once thought to be impossible is a hallmark of American greatness. And the recent mission to circle the moon is no...

07.04.2026 6

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Lawsuit Seeks To Stop People Who Have Never Lived In Virginia From Voting There

Virginia election officials are violating the state’s constitution by allowing individuals who have never resided in the commonwealth to vote in its...

07.04.2026 3

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Unraveling The Far-Left Group Seeking To Derail Future Republican SCOTUS Nominees

The far-left group Demand Justice is developing plans to derail future Republican Supreme Court nominees for when a vacancy arises.

07.04.2026 10

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Supreme Court Tees Up Dismissal Of Democrat Lawfare Against Steve Bannon

The U.S. Supreme Court teed up a likely dismissal of Democrats’ lawfare against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Monday. In its newest order...

06.04.2026 3

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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.

31.03.2026 8

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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...

30.03.2026 6

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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 9

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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 8

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America Can’t Heal From The Russia Hoax Because Mueller And His Ilk Faced No Accountability

America cannot successfully move past the Russia collusion hoax until its founders and lawbreaking participants receive the legal reckoning they...

26.03.2026 7

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Florida Tells NFL To Abandon ‘Race-And-Sex-Based Hiring Policies’ Or Face Legal Action

The state of Florida is warning the National Football League (NFL) that it may face legal action if it fails to abandon its “race-and-sex-based...

25.03.2026 10

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Supreme Court Weighs Asylum Policy Critical To Combatting Border Surges

'If it's not crossing the physical border, what is the magic thing ... that we're looking for where we say, "Ah, now that person we can say 'arrives...

25.03.2026 30

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New Docs: Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost Lawfare Against Patel, GOP Was Worse Than Originally Thought

The new documents show that Smith's efforts to acquire Patel's phone records during his time as a private citizen were far more extensive than...

24.03.2026 9

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Supreme Court Voices Skepticism About States Accepting Mail-In Ballots After Election Day

'Is that something we should be thinking about? Confidence in the election process? ... Just curious how we factor that in here,' Justice Kavanaugh...

24.03.2026 10

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Ohio, Indiana Stop The ‘Horrors’ Of Ranked-Choice Voting From Corrupting Their Elections

Ohio and Indiana have officially joined a growing number of states prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in their elections. Ohio Gov....

19.03.2026 7

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Supreme Court Gears Up To Decide If Elections End On Election Day

'This is a real opportunity for the Supreme Court to enforce the rule of law and to bring good election practices at the same time.'

19.03.2026 6

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