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Election Integrity Activists Push Indiana Lawmakers To Outlaw ‘Disastrous’ Ranked-Choice Voting

'Proponents of ranked-choice voting across the country are looking for weak points in state law to push ranked-choice voting.'

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Female Athletes, Republican AGs Rally To Defend Women’s Sports At SCOTUS

'I'm pissed off ... that we've reached a point where we seemingly have an entire political party who has diminished and erased our rights as women,'...

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DHS: Portland Suspects Who ‘Weaponized’ Vehicle Against CBP Agent Are Venezuelan Gang Affiliates

Two suspects shot for “weaponizing” their vehicle against a Portland-based Border Patrol agent are affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de...

09.01.2026 3

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At SCOTUS, Female Athletes Gear Up To Protect Women’s Sports From Leftists’ ‘Trans’ Agenda

'Women deserve equal opportunity, fairness, and privacy, and states have the right to recognize biological distinctions when those distinctions...

09.01.2026 4

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The Washington Post’s ‘Analysis’ Of The Minneapolis Shooting Is Pure Propaganda

Don’t believe your lying eyes. That’s effectively what the hoax-peddling Washington Post told its readers when it ran what can only be surmised as...

09.01.2026 4

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This 9-0 SCOTUS Decision Makes Clear Law Enforcement’s Right To Stop Threats To Public Safety

'It stands to reason that, if police officers are justified in firing at a suspect in order to end a severe threat to public safety, the officers need...

08.01.2026 5

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Media Don’t Want You To Know Anti-ICE Driver In Minneapolis Rammed Agents With Her Car

It didn’t take long, but America’s propaganda media have (unsurprisingly) already begun to whitewash the anti-ICE violence at the heart of a...

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Cruz Demands Speaker Johnson Begin Impeachment Of ‘Rogue’ Judges Boasberg, Boardman

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to begin impeachment proceedings against two “rogue” federal judges he argues...

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Texas Squashes Left-Wing American Bar Association’s Monopoly On Law School Accreditation

Texas officially terminated the left-wing American Bar Association’s (ABA) oversight of its law schools on Tuesday, making it the first state in the...

07.01.2026 3

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Revitalizing America’s Defense Industrial Base Takes Center Stage In Hegseth’s Address To Shipbuilders

'We've been clear: the era of rewarding delays and cost overruns is over,' said War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Hegseth: America’s Military Is ‘Already Surpassing’ Last Year’s Recruiting Figures

'We're setting new records at the War Department of historic recruitment of men and women wanting to join the ranks,' said War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

06.01.2026 4

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Here Are The 10 Biggest Media Hoaxes Of 2025

In no particular order, here are the biggest hoaxes run by our truth-deprived media throughout the past year.

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Ladies, You’re Loading The Dishwasher All Wrong. Here’s How To Do It The Right Way

The Federalist is here with a step-by-step guide on how to properly load a dishwasher and end your kitchen nightmares once and for all.

26.12.2025 10

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SCOTUS Shoots Down Trump’s Deployment Of National Guardsmen To Chicago

'I am not prepared at this point to express a definite view on these questions, but I have serious doubts about the correctness of the Court’s...

24.12.2025 4

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How Many Chinese Visa Holders Have To Be Charged Before Trump Stops Importing Them Into Our Universities?

It's hard to take the administration's warnings seriously when Trump supports importing more Chinese students.

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Ohio Enacts ‘Commonsense’ Law Requiring All Mail Ballots Be Returned By Election Day

In a major win for the integrity of Ohio’s elections, Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation on Friday that requires all mail-in ballots to be received...

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Michigan Democrat Candidate Fantasizes About Hurling Beers At Justices Barrett, Kavanaugh

Democrats love to proclaim that their side doesn’t have a political violence problem. But if that’s true, then why do so many of them keep...

19.12.2025 30

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Trump Media Announces $6 Billion Merger With Tech Giant To Spearhead ‘Fusion Energy’ Revolution

The Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (TMTG) announced on Thursday that it is merging with a major tech company to further develop and expand the...

18.12.2025 3

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Exclusive: New Report Shows How DEI Snuck Its Way Into Georgia’s Medicaid Program

The new analysis underscores the danger of this unelected 'shadow government' that 'is incredibly effective at utilizing bureaucratic processes to...

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Trump Scores Major Court Win In Bid To Keep D.C.’s Streets Safe

In a major win for the Trump administration, a federal appellate court agreed on Wednesday that President Trump can deploy the National Guard to...

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The West’s Embrace Of Mass Third-World Migration Is Civilizational Suicide

The West's mass importation of Third-Worlders with no emphasis on assimilation has been, is, and will continue to be a complete failure.

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Hegseth Orders Review Of Discharge Characterizations For Troops Booted Over Biden’s Covid Shot Mandate

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum ordering a reevaluation of discharge characterizations for service members removed from service for...

16.12.2025 3

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Jimmy Lai’s Criminal Conviction Is What Democracy Dying In Darkness Actually Looks Like

Jimmy Lai's courage is something America's propaganda media could only dream of possessing.

16.12.2025 3

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Ends Democrat AG’s Bid To ‘Defy’ SCOTUS’ Catholic Charity Ruling

'You’d think Wisconsin would take a 9-0 Supreme Court loss as a hint to stop digging,' said Becket Fund attorney Eric Rassbach.

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Indiana’s Redistricting Surrender Illustrates Why Primaries Matter

The phrase, “I voted Republican and all I got was this dumb t-shirt,” is a good summation of the disappointment that comes with supporting the...

12.12.2025 3

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Media Pout That SCOTUS Could Put The Kibosh On Bureaucratic Sabotage Of GOP Presidents

If you read and watched nothing but legacy media coverage of the Supreme Court this week, you’d come away thinking that a majority of justices are...

12.12.2025 2

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Campaign Finance And The First Amendment Take Center Stage At SCOTUS

In NRSC v. FEC, the court will decide the constitutionality of restrictions on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties.

10.12.2025 4

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D.C. Appeals Court Upholds Trump’s Prohibition On ‘Trans’ Soldiers In The Military

In a major win for the Trump administration, a federal appellate court upheld the Pentagon’s prohibition on trans-identifying individuals from...

10.12.2025 4

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SCOTUS Appears Poised To Recognize That Presidents Run The Executive Branch

The arguments from Slaughter's attorney didn't appear convincing to the court's conservative justices.

10.12.2025 2

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Justice Gorsuch Exposes Attorney’s Illogical Defense Of Unchecked Bureaucracy

'[T]here is no such thing in our constitutional order as a fourth branch of government that's quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative,' said Justice...

09.12.2025 5

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Justice Jackson Downplays Unelected ‘Experts’ Running The Executive Without Presidential Oversight

Jackson also fearmongered about 'having a president come in and fire all the scientists, and the doctors, and the economists, and the Ph.D.s, and...

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Today In Republicans Being Useless: House GOPers Surrender On Obamacare Fight

By every measure, the GOP is more useless than that raccoon that broke into an ABC store, got drunk, and passed out on the bathroom floor.

05.12.2025 30

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AI Data Centers Are Wreaking Havoc On Local Communities Across America

'We are building these things so damn fast that by the time they are our online and activated, the problems are already built in.'

05.12.2025 6

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SCOTUS Clears The Way For Texas To Enact New Congressional Map

'The District Court improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state...

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The Media’s ‘War Crimes’ Hoax Was Always About Taking Out Hegseth

The Washington Post's 'war crimes' hoax is part of a longstanding media campaign to take out War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Lane Kiffin’s Coaching Controversy Epitomizes College Football’s Decline

Lane Kiffin is one of many villains in a sport that's completely lost touch with what made it great in the first place.

04.12.2025 10

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Lawsuit: California’s Race-Based Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional

California’s new gerrymandered congressional map was drawn “with illegal racial intent and with illegal racial considerations,” a new lawsuit...

04.12.2025 9

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Top 5 Moments From SCOTUS Arguments In Key Pro-Life Pregnancy Center Case

'Now I don't know how to read that other than it's pretty self-executing to me, counsel,' said Justice Neil Gorsuch.

03.12.2025 8

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Justice Thomas Dismantles New Jersey’s Lawfare Against Pro-Life Center With A Single Question

In a stunning admission, Iyer acknowledged that the New Jersey AG's office hasn't 'had complaints about this specific center.'

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SCOTUS Signals Willingness To Side With Trump Admin In Asylum Cases Dispute

'It seems to me a prototypical case for the [Board of Immigration Appeals],' said Chief Justice Roberts.

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SCOTUS Punts On Trump’s Firing Of Library Of Congress Official (For Now)

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court punted on deciding whether to uphold or reject a lower court order that attempted to prevent President Trump from...

27.11.2025 4

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Docs: Jack Smith Ignored Constitutional Standards To Target GOP Senators In Arctic Frost Probe

'The closer you look, the more brazen Jack Smith’s actions become,' said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

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49ers Star Christian McCaffrey Gives ‘All Glory To God’ After Monday Night Football Win

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey had a breakout performance during his team’s Monday night win against the Carolina Panthers....

26.11.2025 5

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Undermining America’s National Security Is Nothing New For Mark Kelly

For years, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has regularly undertaken actions that undermine America's national security.

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What Does The Republican Party Even Stand For?

Unlike Democrats, Republicans have no unified vision of what they view as success for the country.

25.11.2025 3

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Pro-Life Center Takes Its Fight Against Democrat Lawfare To The Supreme Court

'It's our hope that our efforts will result in protection for pregnancy centers across the nation,' said First Choice Executive Director Aimee Huber.

21.11.2025 4

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Sen. Ernst Introduces Bill To End Blue States’ Fast-Food SNAP Abuse

Sen. Ernst introduced a bill that seeks to cut off a SNAP loophole that's allowed users to spend benefits at fast-food restaurant chains.

21.11.2025 20

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It’s Past Time Red States Challenge SCOTUS Decision That Opened America’s Schools To Illegal Aliens

If Republicans play their cards right, they could potentially topple a SCOTUS decision that opened America's schools to illegal aliens.

20.11.2025 4

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Arizona Republicans Introduce Constitutional Amendment To End Post-Election Day Counting ‘Chaos’

Arizona Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment proposal on Monday that seeks to help end the chaos and mismanagement in the state’s...

18.11.2025 10

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Exclusive: New Suit Seeks DOJ Records On Obama-Biden Official’s Role In Russiagate Cover-Up

Monaco reportedly 'prevented Special Counsel Durham from releasing the 30-pp appendix to his final report b/c it implicated her old boss Obama.'

17.11.2025 3

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