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Grassley: Trump’s DOJ Is The Most Transparent, Shining A Light On Dark Biden-Era Secrets

'The fact that he’s been able to bring some transparency to government is a tribute to his independence,' the senator said.

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M.d. Kittle

Disfigured Texas Woman Allowed To Sue Therapist For Transgender Medicine Fraud

Patients harmed by the atrocities of transgender 'medicine' may not experience the full effect for years, especially those coerced into treatment as...

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Ashley Bateman

‘Judicial Minimalist’ John Roberts Violated Procedures To Write Maximalist Birthplace Citizenship Opinion

Chief Justice John Roberts has long prided himself on being a judicial minimalist and proceduralist. He wants to preserve the image of the judiciary,...

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Samuel Kimzey

Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Really Is Slashing Violent Crime

Americans shouldn’t blindly accept crime statistics, but they need to understand what the different numbers actually measure.

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John R. Lott Jr.

Young Washington Biopic Highlights Early American Grit

In an age where Americans are ill-informed about their nation’s founding, 'Young Washington' highlights the obstacles of the colonial period and the...

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Chuck Devore

If Governments Won’t End No-Fault Divorce, Churches Should Help

Anyone confused about what God says about marriage and divorce can find clarity -- and robust scriptural receipts -- in this book.

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Joy Pullmann

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...

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Shawn Fleetwood

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial, Day 3

Tyler Robinson turning himself in to authorities and Lance Twiggs' interview with law enforcement were focal points during Wednesday's hearing.

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Breccan F. Thies

Trump Admin Launches Probe Into H-1B Visa Fraudsters Stealing Jobs From Americans

The invesitgation aims to further President Trump's goal to end foreign violence on American soil and return jobs to the American people.

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Hannah Bates

Democrats Created The Destructive MeToo Standard. They Continue Suffering For It

Democrats have once again been forced to confront their least favorite dilemma: Either live by their own standards or admit they never took them...

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Eddie Scarry

Judge Who Obstructed ICE Avoids Prison Because She’s A ‘Good Person’ Who Was ‘Upset’ By Enforcing Laws

Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is avoiding prison time despite being found guilty of obstructing ICE agents after Clinton-appointed Judge...

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Brianna Lyman

Let’s Count The Ways Democrats Are Lying About ICE

If recent indictments got the facts right, American street gangs are forming business relationships with foreign criminal operations.

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Chris Bray

DHS Withheld Public Deportation Stats From Watchdog Group, Lawsuit Alleges

"We want to see two commas in the deportation numbers this year," President of the Oversight Project Mike Howell said.

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Skye Graham

Docs Suggest Biden DOJ Mishandled Classified Info While Prosecuting Trump For The Same Thing

At the same time the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) was prosecuting President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents, the...

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Brianna Lyman

Wikipedia Founder’s Ban From His Own Website Confirms The Left’s Censorship Scheme Is Far From Over

Wikipedia’s treatment of its founder is the perfect prophecy for anyone tempted to believe that we’ve won the free speech war for good.

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Jordan Boyd

Riot Instigators Reveal Communism Inside Anti-American ‘Socialist’ Agitation

'We want to tear the American system down,' one protestor told The Federalist.

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Libby Bandelin

What Cooking, The Beach Boys, And Shipbuilding Tell Us About Our ‘Late Republic’

Conservative writer Michael Anton has chosen well among his vast array of essays across a variety of publications over more than a decade to present...

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Casey Chalk

Democrats Want To Eliminate The Wealthy So They Can Control Everyone Else

Solving America’s problems is not as simple as stealing from productive people.

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Casey Chalk

Supreme Court Birthplace Citizenship Ruling Grants Huge Victory To Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping understands that a nation unable to decide who enters and who belongs has forfeited the capacity for serious grand strategy.

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Dimpee And Takdeer Brar

What Does Newsom’s Wealth Tax Flip-Flop Portend For Single-Payer Health Care?

As soon as the deadline to keep the wealth tax off the November ballot passed, Newsom undertook a crafty pivot.

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Christopher Jacobs

IG Report Reveals $36K Smithsonian Exhibit Spread Hamas Propaganda About US Blowing Up Gazan Homes

The OIG report continues to reveal how America's museums are captured by anti-American ideologies.

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Hannah Bates

Leftist Lawfare Group Looks To ‘Silence’ Political Speech

The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) is suing to reverse an FEC opinion that allows coordination between candidates and like-minded groups.

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M.d. Kittle

Exclusive: Wisconsin ‘Loophole’ Imperils Secret Ballots

In the swing state, a little-known election law could turn the private act of absentee voting into a very public matter.

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M.d. Kittle

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.

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Shawn Fleetwood

Riot Instigators Reveal Communism Inside Anti-American ‘Socialist’ Agitation

'We want to tear the American system down,' one protestor told The Federalist.

yesterday 2

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Libby Bandelin

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial, Day 2

The court admitted video evidence showing a man alleged to be Robinson jumping off the roof with a long, rifle-like object in his hand concealed by a...

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Breccan F. Thies

Democrats Have Alienated Normal Men. Now They’re Stuck With Graham Platners

So long as the Democrat Party continues hating normal men, pushing them away with their gruesome policy positions, there will only be more Graham...

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Eddie Scarry

Congress Can’t Require Members To Show Up Or Quit

Members of Congress who wander away from the job face no immediate consequences, holding the seat long after they lose their ability to work.

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Chris Bray

New Film Asks If America Can Survive Without Virtue

A new documentary asks whether the republic can survive if it loses the very thing the Founders believed made self-governance possible? That is,...

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Brianna Lyman

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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Shawn Fleetwood

Congress Went On Vacation Rather Than Pass The SAVE Act, Extend Planned Parenthood Defunding

A lack of action on those two fronts alone could be enough to depress conservative turnout in November’s elections.

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M.d. Kittle

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Neither A Biologist Nor A Qualified Justice

Justice Jackson lied to the public in her ruling, something no member of any court can ever do.

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Glenn T. Stanton

Here’s How The Great American State Fair Is Creating Little Patriots

Despite criticism, the Great American State Fair is doing exactly what it was intended to do: create lifelong memories in little patriots.

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Abigail Nichols

Young Washington Gives Gen Z An Aspirational Hero For The Ages

The movie’s message about the value of strength and endurance has clearly resonated with Americans in an age of despair.

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Brooke Brandtjen

If Anyone Can Birth An ‘American,’ Citizenship Means Nothing

American citizenship is a priceless inheritance, not a cheap commodity to be harvested by those who wish us harm.

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Adam Johnston

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial, Day 1

Tyler Robinson's defense attorneys objected to every exhibit presented by prosecutors, including video of Kirk being shot, but was overruled nearly...

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Breccan F. Thies

Trump, Mamdani Draw Battle Lines For America In Independence Day Speeches

While the president spoke proudly about the country and its values, Mamdani focused on criticizing America and outlining his vision for transforming...

monday 3

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Skye Graham

Trump Is Right That We Need To Crush Communism In America

If we are to sustain the nation for another 250 years, then communism can have 'no quarter' here.

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Brianna Lyman

Angry Anti-Trumpers Fueled The Rising Tide Of Mamdani Authoritarianism

This is where Democrats are. They're all-in on giant government. They've embraced state power like a jealous lover.

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Chris Bray

Young Washington Captures The Spirit Of America

Young Washington emphasizes the uniquely American character of the Father of Our Country, while honoring his 'wild, beautiful, dangerous, but free'...

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Luke Miller

Let Your Kids Grow Up Without A Homing Signal

By constant monitoring, we’re not just giving up freedom for temporary safety, we’re raising kids to think the surveillance state is normal.

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Rich Cromwell

Report Shows Obamacare Fraud Is Worse Than You Think

The improper enrollment outlined in last week’s report argues against spending another $350 billion-plus to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies.

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Christopher Jacobs

Florida Shows How States Can Restrain Rogue Judges Who Let Violent Criminals Go Free

So much anxiety could be relieved if the actual perpetrators of injustice, both the criminals and the judges that enable them, were removed once and...

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Auguste Meyrat

Trillionaires Like Elon Musk Aren’t A Problem For America, Envious Leftists Are

Multimillionaire politicians denounce billionaires as the source of all evil, to the applause of college graduates pretending to be working class....

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Nathanael Blake

Democratic Socialists Who Failed At Life Are Weaponizing Envy To Destroy American Families

Let's stop letting perpetually miserable people define the moral terms of our lives. It's time to make generational ambition honorable again.

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Alvin Lui

KBJ’s Critical-Theory Defense Of Magic-Dirt Citizenship Erases Legitimacy Of Judicial Supremacy

Our 'theater-kid occupied government' routinely attains to new heights of absurdity, as shown in Ketanji Brown Jackson's antiracist screed.

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Samuel Kimzey

John Roberts Again Undermines SCOTUS Legitimacy With Irreconcilable Slaughter And Cook Opinions

In one ruling, SCOTUS affirmed the president's power to fire independent agency officials. On the same day, it invented a fourth branch of government...

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Ben Weingarten

The Best And Worst Pavilions At The Great American State Fair

An exhibit designer ranks all of the booths at the Great American State Fair and argues they should become permanent exhibitions.

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Geoff Thatcher

Why All Patriots Should Watch The Patriot On America’s 250th Birthday

The Patriot aspires to tell a truly American story.

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Casey Chalk

Awe-Struck World Cup Tourists Should Remind Us What Makes America So Great

The lesson our foreign friends should learn is that America’s heart and soul has very little to do with our fast food and fast cars.

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Roger Koopman