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Trump Signs Order Aimed At Expanding America’s Shipbuilding Capacity

President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday aimed at enhancing America’s depleted shipbuilding capacity. “The United States Navy...

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Study: Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks More Than Twice As Much As Any Of Her Fellow Justices

If there’s one thing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson loves to do more than anything during Supreme Court oral arguments, it’s talk — and talk, and...

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Women’s National Basketball Association Can’t Decide What A Woman Is

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is arguably facing the biggest crisis in its history. That is, its leadership can’t decide what...

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Propaganda Media’s Latest Hit Job Against Justice Alito Is A Total Joke

While it tried to show otherwise, The Guardian was forced to admit there is no evidence suggesting Alito has financial conflicts in an upcoming SCOTUS...

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Federalist Contributor Michael Alfonso Wins Wisconsin Congressional Primary

Federalist Contributor Michael Alfonso won a decisive victory Tuesday night to be the GOP nominee for a Wisconsin-based U.S. House seat. If elected...

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D.C. Circuit Overturns Block On Trump’s Speedy Deportations Of Paroled Migrants

A federal appellate court handed the Trump administration a win on Tuesday in its bid to fast-track the deportation of paroled foreign nationals...

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DEI Mandates In Federal Retirement Agency Contracts Are At Odds With Trump’s Discrimination Ban

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board's contracts with BlackRock and SSGA to oversee a federal retirement program contain DEI mandates that...

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National Academy Of Sciences Pulls ‘Biased’ Climate Guide Used To Advise Judges

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) retracted a “biased” judicial guide on Friday that was designed to influence federal judges in cases...

10.08.2026 8

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The NBA Is Enabling The WNBA’s Anti-White Violence

The Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) continued existence as an embarrassing excuse for a sports league is dependent on its largest...

10.08.2026 7

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Today In Republicans Being Useless: Murkowski Tries (But Fails) To Sink Blanche Confirmation

The competition to see who the most shallow, feckless Republican in the U.S. Senate can be tight. But somehow, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski always finds...

07.08.2026 10

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Senate Committee Holds Fauci In Contempt For Refusing To Answer For Covid Lies

A Senate committee voted to hold former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress on Thursday following his refusal to answer for...

06.08.2026 9

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EPA ‘Considering’ Possible SCOTUS Appeal In Battle To Ax Billions In ‘Climate’ Grants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is “considering” whether to ask the Supreme Court to pause a lower court injunction blocking its bid to...

05.08.2026 8

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Police Nab Man With Gun At Trump Golf Course, Spoiling Another Potential Assassination Plot

Law enforcement officials arrested a man in possession of weapons and body armor at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-based golf course on...

05.08.2026 7

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Legal Specialists Preview Upcoming SCOTUS Cases On ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans

'But it would be frankly shocking to me if there were not attempts by these states after ... a likely, hopeful victory here for AR-15s to get around...

05.08.2026 6

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Florida AG Calls For Impeachment Inquiry Into Biden Judge Over Past SPLC Ties

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling on Congress to launch an impeachment inquiry into a Biden-appointed federal judge over her past...

04.08.2026 10

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‘Absolute Coward’: NFL QB Aaron Rodgers Nukes Fauci For Refusing To Address Covid Lies

'I feel great about it. I told you I would be on the right side of history,' said NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

03.08.2026 4

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Obama Judges Attack DHS On Anti-Trump Podcast For Noticing Their Colleagues’ Activism

Obama-appointed Judges Salas and Bloom appeared on an anti-Trump podcast to attack the admin for noticing their colleagues' activism on the bench.

03.08.2026 9

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Catholic Nuns Score Temporary Win In Battle Against New York’s Assisted Suicide Law

A group of Catholic nuns and health care ministries scored a temporary court win on Thursday in their challenge against New York’s...

31.07.2026 7

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After SCOTUS Ruling, Michigan Agrees To End ‘Talk Therapy’ Ban For Gender-Confused Kids

The Democrat-run state of Michigan agreed on Thursday to end its prohibition on licensed therapists providing counseling to children struggling with...

31.07.2026 9

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Cornyn And Tillis’ Anti-Blanche Jihad Epitomizes The GOP’s Hatred For Its Voters

Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., have a lot in common. Both are soon to be unemployed, and both have a serial hatred for the...

30.07.2026 9

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1st Circuit Court Shoots Down Rogue Judges’ Bid To Evade SCOTUS Migrant Ruling

A federal appellate court shot down on Wednesday attempts by a pair of rogue judges to sidestep a recent Supreme Court immigration ruling. In its...

30.07.2026 10

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Fauci Gave 10 Speeches And Interviews In 2026 Before Refusing To Testify To Congress

According to his own website, Fauci has given interviews and public remarks at least 10 times since January.

29.07.2026 8

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Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment, Refuses To Answer For His Covid Corruption

Former White House Covid czar Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a Wednesday Senate hearing to avoid answering questions about his...

29.07.2026 8

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D.C. Circuit Court Hands Trump Win In Battle Over Mail-In Voting Order

A federal appellate court handed President Trump a decisive win on Tuesday in an ongoing legal battle over his mail-in voting executive order. In a...

28.07.2026 5

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Catholic Nuns Take On New York’s ‘Coercive’ Physician-Assisted Suicide Law In Court

Catholic nuns and health care ministries are suing the Empire State for enacting a new medically assisted suicide law they allege requires them to...

28.07.2026 6

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Rogue Judges Are Helping Temporary Migrants Sidestep Key SCOTUS Ruling

While efforts to effectively sidestep the Supreme Court's TPS ruling seem ripe for dismissal, several rogue judges are entertaining such chicanery.

28.07.2026 6

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Fauci’s Diary Shows 5 Major Covid Lies He Told The American Public

Fauci's newly released diary confirms that the former NIAID director parroted several falsehoods to the public during the Covid outbreak.

27.07.2026 9

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In Blue America, Insulting The Third World Is A Blasphemous Offense

The political forces governing blue America now deem it blasphemous to say something rude to their protected class of Third World migrants.

24.07.2026 10

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Cornyn, Tillis Drag Their Feet On Blanche Nomination After Voting For Obama, Biden Appointees

For all their hesitancy about confirming Blanche, Cornyn and Tillis had no issue backing partisan picks made by Democrat presidents.

24.07.2026 9

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Congress Spotlights American Bar Association’s Dance With The DEI Devil

The ABA 'has continuously pursued discriminatory DEI practices,' said Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas.

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Appeals Court Shoots Down Biden’s Bid To Hide Recordings Of Memoir Interviews

"We accordingly conclude that Biden has not shown a likelihood that the requested materials must be withheld from disclosure," the majority wrote.

21.07.2026 10

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Trump Orders Probe Into ‘Biased’ Manual Used To Advise Judges On ‘Climate Science’

'Our Taxpayers should not be funding Climate Fraud, and Judges should never have relied upon it,' wrote President Trump.

20.07.2026 10

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Arizona Supreme Court Hands Recorder Heap Win In Maricopa Elections Battle

The Arizona Supreme Court handed Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap a major victory on Tuesday in his ongoing battle to maintain his election...

09.07.2026 10

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In A Year Of High-Stakes SCOTUS Decisions, Justice Alito Steals The Show

People are finally starting to appreciate how instrumental Justice Alito is to many of the Supreme Court's consequential decisions.

08.07.2026 10

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Here’s The Big Question SCOTUS Left Unanswered In Its Women’s Sports Ruling

Much like in Skrmetti, the B.P.J. majority opinion declined to definitively resolve the issue of whether transgender qualifies as a suspect or...

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SCOTUS Declines To Stop Blockade On Trump’s Library Of Congress Firing

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop a lower court’s order blocking President Trump from removing a leading Library of Congress official on...

01.07.2026 20

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SCOTUS Smacks Down Limits On Political Party-Candidate Spending Coordination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that federal limits on political party-candidate spending coordination are unconstitutional. The ruling was...

30.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court Upholds Laws Protecting Women’s Sports From ‘Trans’ Radicalism

'Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females,'...

30.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Says Babies Of Illegal Aliens, CCP Birth Tourists Are US Citizens Because Of Magic Dirt

Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the liberals in ruling that children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil are American citizens under...

30.06.2026 10

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Gorsuch Skewers SCOTUS For Ducking Covid Shot Mandate Case

'I hope, too, that one day soon this Court will choose to settle the question so that other Americans seeking to vindicate their civil rights do not...

29.06.2026 10

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From Parental Rights To Elections, Here Are 3 Major Cases SCOTUS Just Agreed To Hear

The U.S. Supreme Court is busily dishing out its final opinions before heading into America’s 250th birthday. But it’s also announcing which cases...

29.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Says Vote-By-Mail Elections Can Extend Five Days Past Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after...

29.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after...

29.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court Allows Lower Court Blockade On Trump’s Federal Reserve Firing To Remain In Place

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court declined to halt a lower court blockade against President Trump's removal of Lisa Cook from the Fed.

29.06.2026 10

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In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Affirms That Presidents Run The Executive Branch

'Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President,...

29.06.2026 10

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Duty To Disobey Spotlights The Heroes Punished By Biden’s Military Covid Shot Mandate

Imagine sacrificing the comforts of a normal life to serve an institution you believed was worth joining. And then imagine that very same institution...

29.06.2026 10

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Thomas, Alito Chide Rogue Judges For Ignoring SCOTUS And The Law

'I am skeptical that the relief that the District Court ordered complies' with existing law, wrote Justice Thomas.

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5 Killer Quotes From Alito’s Takedown Of Hawaii’s Illegal Gun Control Law

Here are the best quotes from Justice Alito's majority opinion in Wolford v. Lopez.

25.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS: No, Asylum Seekers Don’t ‘Arrive’ In America When They’re In Mexico

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Thursday in a dispute over an immigration policy critical to combating migrant surges at...

25.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court Affirms Temporary Status For Foreign Migrants Is Temporary

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s efforts to revoke temporary status for foreign nationals in the United States on Thursday....

25.06.2026 10

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