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Because She Ignored The Law, An Activist Judge Freed An Alleged Murderer

Rather than allow legitimate criticism, the judge has engaged in a political public affairs battle and intimidation campaign against DHS.

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James percival

Any Vote For Democrats Is Now A Vote For Their Plan To Overthrow SCOTUS

Federal elections are no longer about which party gets to appoint SCOTUS justices, but how many justices there will be.

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Shawn Fleetwood

Democrats Ask SCOTUS To Classify Virginia’s 45-Day Election As A ‘Single Day’ Event

Virginia's appeal process to the U.S. Supreme Court has been notable for its sloppiness and contradictory reasoning.

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Breccan F. Thies

Phone Call Used To Impeach Trump Over GA Election Was Illegally Recorded, Testimony Confirms

Newly released depositions confirm Federalist reporting that 'Get Trump' lawfare in Georgia was based on a misinterpreted and illegally recorded phone...

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Brianna Lyman

DEI-Elevated Federal Judge Tried To Free An Alleged Murderer Because She’s Incompetent At Basic Law

Rather than allow legitimate criticism, the judge has engaged in a political public affairs battle and intimidation campaign against DHS.

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James percival

Election Integrity Group Challenges Illinois’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Racial Gerrymandering Law

'Illinois has districting criteria that violates the United States Constitution explicitly by elevating race as a primary purpose in legislative line...

yesterday 2

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Shawn Fleetwood

In Rejecting God, Leftism Renders Us Less Human

Carl Trueman's latest book, The Desecration of Man, offers a powerful diagnosis of what's wrong with our culture. Can religious faith pull us back...

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Casey Chalk

How Our National Debt Jeopardizes Families’ Futures

Lawmakers focused on their reelection in a few months or years care little about whether the United States faces economic stagnation decades from now.

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Christopher Jacobs

Ted Turner Represented The Best And Worst Of America

From baseball to cable news to restaurants to political advocacy, his legacy in various ways represents the very best and worst of America.

yesterday 1

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Casey Chalk

Judge Lagoa Shows How SCOTUS Should Rule On Birthright Citizenship

How might recent Supreme Court decisions have been resolved had Barbara Lagoa been appointed instead of Amy Coney Barrett?

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Hans Mahncke

Supreme Court Clears Way For Alabama To Scrap Affirmative Action Districts

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Alabama to implement a new race-neutral congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms on Monday. In a 6-3...

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Shawn Fleetwood

It’s Time For Reparations For Taxpayers Forced To Pay Reparations

The Evanston, Ill. Reparations Committee has doled out at least $6.36 million in payments through a constitutionally suspect program.

yesterday 10

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M.d. Kittle

Hollywood Laughs At Chelsea Handler’s Childless, Abortion-Filled Life

When Hollywood’s biggest celebrities are finally free to laugh at and mock women for killing their unborn children on live television, you know the...

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Madeline Osburn

Exclusive: ICE Nabs Drug Trafficker In Virginia As Spanberger Refuses To Turn Over Violent Illegal Aliens

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a criminal illegal alien from Cuba last week who was carrying fentanyl, narcotics, and cocaine, the...

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Maisey Jefferson

Dems’ Virginia Court-Packing Plan Is A Test Run Of What They’ll Do To SCOTUS After Retaking Power

Dems' reported plan to stack the VA Supreme Court is an omen for what they plan to do to SCOTUS should they retake trifecta control of the federal...

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Shawn Fleetwood

Dems’ Virginia Court-Packing Plan Is A Preview Of What They’ll Do To SCOTUS After Retaking Power

Dems' reported plan to stack the VA Supreme Court is an omen for what they plan to do to SCOTUS should they retake trifecta control of the federal...

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Shawn Fleetwood

With The Michael Jackson Biopic Release, It’s Long Past Time To Let Go Of The False Allegations

The mega success of the Michael Jackson biopic has showed that the public has moved on from the lies, even if the media refuse to do the same.

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Eddie Scarry

SCOTUS Liberals Caught Slow-Walking Another Ruling To Help Dems

After The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway's new book exposed the dangerous delay of Dobbs, the liberal justices appear to have stalled again.

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M.d. Kittle

SCOTUS’s 9-0 Ruling Against New Jersey’s AG Hasn’t Stopped Her Harassment Of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

The New Jersey AG's letter is just the latest evidence that New Jersey is motivated by a crusade to silence viewpoints with which it disagrees. And...

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Erin Hawley

Progressivism Is Incompatible With Classical Learning

Altogether, the rules, expectations, and disciplinary consequences largely determine a school’s culture and values.

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Auguste Meyrat

5th Circuit Judge Shows How To Rule With Reason Over Politics

Judge Duncan is the kind of judge Americans should celebrate: faithful to the law, gifted in intellect, and humble in the position he holds.

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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer

Fulton County Fights Federal Subpoena For Records About Botched 2020 Election

The Fulton County Election Board is playing the victim card as the federal government begins a long-overdue accountability effort.

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Mike Davis

The SPLC’s Drama Queen Media Defense Swings And Misses

On May 6, the day after the government filed its response, Pate denied the SPLC's motion as moot: The government isn't lying, and there's no evidence...

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Chris Bray

Exclusive: Virginia School District Injects DEI Into AI Tools

The school district ignores the anti-white biases of many AI tools.

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Breccan F. Thies

Virginia’s Pro-Gerrymander Dems Argued Election Is Single Day After Forcing 45-Day Vote

The Supreme Court needed to explain what the definition of an 'election' is, so that Democrats could understand.

09.05.2026 10

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Breccan F. Thies

With Gerrymandering Backfire, VA Dems Have Done More For GOP Than Indiana Republicans

Virginia Democrats tried to rig the state’s congressional map 10-1 in their party’s favor. Instead, they just handed Republicans a big...

08.05.2026 4

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Brianna Lyman

Democrats Are Trying To Repeal Trump Admin’s College Affordability Protections

Despite the loan caps not taking effect until July 1, some schools have already taking steps to lower tuition because of the rule.

08.05.2026 7

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Breccan F. Thies

Europeans Are Also Tired Of Dumb Leftists Ruining Everything They Touch

After years of ugly institutional decline, mass immigration from unvetted Islamist refugees who are eroding British culture, and a long period of...

08.05.2026 4

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Chris Bray

Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Democrat Gerrymander

'Under this thesis, early Virginia voters unknowingly forfeited their constitutionally protected opportunity to vote for or against delegates who...

08.05.2026 4

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Breccan F. Thies

‘This Is A Con’: Democrats Use Nebraska Senate Primary To Boost ‘Fake Independent’

'This is not politics. This is a con. We fully expect Burbank to follow through on her own stated plan and disappear the moment the primary is...

08.05.2026 3

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Maisey Jefferson

Stop Telling Women They’ll Only Enjoy Motherhood When They Aren’t Watching Their Kids

We need to overhaul the image of motherhood in our culture.

08.05.2026 5

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Abby Johnson

This Mother’s Day, Meet The Nuns Who Pray For Weary Moms At Midnight

When a viral post mistakenly described midnight prayers as 'motherhood hour,' the flood of responses that followed exposed a need in the hearts of...

08.05.2026 4

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Ashley Bateman

Report: Bureaucrats Improperly Paid Out $186 Billion In Taxpayer Money In 2025

Will the public sector ever come to grips with the scale of the problem?

08.05.2026 6

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Christopher Jacobs

To Stop Radicalizing America’s Youth, Yale Needs To Change A Lot More Than Its Mission Statement

Elite universities should demonstrate a genuine commitment to reforming the environment that has helped radicalize a generation.

08.05.2026 6

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Helen Raleigh

The Answer To Demoralizing GOP Failures Is Not Burning The Country Down

A Right that knowingly worsens the conditions of its own recovery is not playing the long game nor accelerating victory. It is forfeiting it.

08.05.2026 6

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Cal g. kildow

Saving U.S. Elections Requires Amending The Constitution, Citizen-Only Advocates Say

'The constitution does not explicitly say that only a U.S. citizen can vote in federal elections,' ACV's Avi Fortenberry said.

08.05.2026 5

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M.d. Kittle

Meet The Left-Wing Activists Behind The Guide Meant To Advise Judges On ‘Climate Science’

A deep dive into the Federal Judicial Center's climate guide scandal reveals its authors' left-wing partisanship.

08.05.2026 10

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Shawn Fleetwood

Neil Gorsuch Is Wrong, America Isn’t A ‘Creedal Nation’

America is based on English culture and Christian civilization — a heritage that came before our civic creed and upon which our ideals rest.

08.05.2026 10

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John Daniel Davidson

Iran War Aside, Here Are Two Very Good Things Trump Is Doing Domestically

While it might feel sometimes like we're swirling in a toilet bowl, just remember, there are good things happening.

07.05.2026 5

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Eddie Scarry

When California Republicans Run Against Democrats, They’re Running Against The Government

Non-governmental organizations frequently aren't non-governmental. Instead, they're government cut-outs, state funding moved to private bank accounts...

07.05.2026 6

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Chris Bray

This Covid Mandates Case Would Let Alito Prove The Left Doesn’t Care About Bodily Autonomy

Leftists cherish the right to bodily autonomy so long as the person exercising it is a woman seeking to abort a child, not an adult who objects to...

07.05.2026 3

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Scott J. Street

How The AARP Profits From Seniors’ Economic Misery

Senior citizens don’t deserve to get kicked in the teeth by a percentage-based 'royalty fee' that quite literally adds insult to injury.

07.05.2026 3

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Christopher Jacobs

Trump’s Plan To Pull U.S. Troops From Europe Is Good For Everyone, And America Most Of All

Removing U.S. forces from Germany is a move that truly puts America first. The president should ignore his critics and follow through on his promise.

07.05.2026 5

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Justin logan and sumantra maitra

What All Americans Can Learn From Clarence Thomas’ Life And Record-Setting Career

While his intellect and writing have become some of Thomas' most defining qualities, they are but a few of the many reasons Americans adore him.

07.05.2026 20

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Shawn Fleetwood

Biden DOJ Was In Cahoots With SPLC As It Funded Extremist Groups, Former Official Admits

Just because it was known to the DOJ and FBI doesn't make the SPLC's actions right.

07.05.2026 6

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Brianna Lyman

California Arson Revealed As More Left-Wing Destruction, As Media Lie To Conceal Left’s Violence Problem

The real data doesn't lie: America has a political violence problem, and it's not coming from the right.

07.05.2026 10

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Brianna Lyman

Ryan Holiday Learns Being A Stoic Is Not As Easy As It Looks

The leading proponent of stoicism criticizes Trump and quickly finds it's hard for him to be, well, stoic.

07.05.2026 9

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Mark Hemingway

Norm Eisen Frets DOJ Indictment ‘Jeopardizes’ People On SPLC’s ‘Hate List’ (And Payroll)

Eisen used his speaking time to run a full-throated defense of the SPLC bankrolling the very extremist organizations it claims it's fighting.

07.05.2026 20

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Shawn Fleetwood

FBI Raids Virginia Democrat Leader’s Office As Part Of ‘Major Corruption Probe’

The FBI raided the office of Virginia’s Democrat Senate president pro tempore on Wednesday as part of what sources reportedly say is a “major...

06.05.2026 6

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Shawn Fleetwood

The American Medical Establishment Didn’t Discover A Mental Health Crisis, It Created One

Schools are a gateway for needlessly putting children on drugs.

06.05.2026 3

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Breccan F. Thies