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Team USA Humiliates Canada In Sled Hockey, World Baseball Matchups

It’s another Monday that ends in “y,” which means that American athletes just spent the past weekend humiliating Canada in sports. The U.S. sled...

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Sen. Schmitt: ‘We Need To Reform’ Broken Legal Immigration System That Welcomes Terrorists, Hurts Americans

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is calling out America’s broken legal immigration system following two terrorist attacks by naturalized U.S. citizens from...

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Hegseth Orders Task Force To Probe DEI Indoctrination At America’s War Colleges

The Pentagon is launching a new task force to root out neo-Marxist ideology plaguing America’s war colleges, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on...

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Passing SAVE Act Would Signal Congress Actually Answers To Voters, Which Is Why Congress Hates It

The Senate GOP’s refusal to do what’s necessary to pass the SAVE America Act has been a sight to behold. From Majority Leader John Thune’s...

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Here’s How Leftists Weaponize Their Anti-Trump Judicial Coup To Attack SCOTUS

Democrats are doing everything they can to destroy the Supreme Court's credibility because it's one of the few institutions they don't control.

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1st Circuit Halts Rogue Judge’s Bid To Stop Trump’s ‘Third Country’ Deportations

In a win for the Trump administration, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling on Wednesday that sought to hinder the...

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The Best Thing Trump Can Do For The Iran War Effort Is Shutting Up Lindsey Graham

Graham's asinine rhetoric about the Iran war is making it more difficult for the Trump White House to develop a coherent message on the subject.

11.03.2026 3

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From Alaskan Crab To Furniture, Here’s How The Pentagon Wasted Your Tax Dollars In One Month

'Unfortunately, the Pentagon's traditional year-end spending spree in 2025 was the worst ever on record at a staggering $93.4 billion.'

10.03.2026 7

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A Year Into Trump 2.0, Judicial Insurrectionists Reign Supreme

Rogue judges across the country are putting the Constitution through the paper shredder to give their leftist allies the outcomes they want.

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A Year Into Trump 2.0, Judicial Insurrectionists Reign Supreme

Rogue judges across the country are putting the Constitution through the paper shredder to give their leftist allies the outcomes they want.

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While Thune Slacks On SAVE America Act, His Home State Passes Its Own Version Of The Bill

While Senate Majority Leader John Thune hems and haws about getting the SAVE America Act to President Trump’s desk, his home state just showed him...

06.03.2026 7

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Appeals Court Rules D.C.’s Gun Magazine Restriction Is Unconstitutional

'Because these magazines are arms in common and ubiquitous use by law abiding citizens across this country, we agree ... that the District’s...

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10 Times John Cornyn Betrayed Trump And MAGA

Cornyn's record indicates that he has often sided with the interests of the GOP establishment over those of Trump and his voters.

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SCOTUS Rules That Courts Should Defer To Immigration Judges On Asylum Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with the Trump administration on Wednesday in a dispute over the standard for reviewing the cases of illegal...

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Primary Season Gives Conservatives The Chance To Kick Feckless RINOs To The Curb

Republican voters' routine apathy to the primary process has permitted RINOs to hijack the party and stonewall conservative priorities.

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Gun Restriction At The Heart Of Hunter Biden Indictment Takes Center Stage At SCOTUS

The justices heard arguments on Monday about the legality of a federal law barring unlawful drug users from possessing firearms.

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SCOTUS Shuts Down New York’s Bid To Redistrict GOP Seat Ahead Of 2026 Midterms

The New York court's order 'is unadorned racial discrimination' wrote Justice Samuel Alito.

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SCOTUS Blocks California School Policy Hiding Kids’ ‘Gender Presentation’ From Parents

The high court vacated an appeals court ruling allowing California schools to hide kids' 'gender presentation' from their parents.

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Texas Fire Chaplain Fired After Saying Men Don’t Belong In Women’s Sports Scores $78K Settlement

'Cases like this demonstrate that when you stand up, when you fight for the First Amendment, that cities don't get away with this sort of thing.'

02.03.2026 9

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Don’t Let Miserable Media Hacks Suck The Joy Out Of U.S. Hockey’s Gold Medal Wins

We'll be damned if we're going to allow a bunch of prima donna left-wing losers ruin U.S. hockey's Olympic victories.

27.02.2026 8

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Bombshell Report: Biden FBI Spied On Trump’s 2024 Campaign

FBI Director Kash Patel claimed that Smith's collection of Wiles' phone records 'extended into [her] time as Trump’s co-campaign manager.'

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Republicans Ignore Big Tech’s Data Center Takeover At Their Own Peril

It's unclear whether some Republicans are willing to do what it takes to protect their constituents from Big Tech's data center land grab.

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Trump’s Pro-America Vision Will Only Succeed If He Pushes Republicans To Implement It

President Trump painted an uplifting, “America First” vision for the country during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Filled with...

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Watch: Many Seated Dems Refuse To Clap As Trump Lauds Team USA Hockey Champs

The U.S. men’s national hockey team defeating Canada to win the gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics was a great triumph. But it’s clear not all...

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Yes, We’d Rather Have Patriotic Hockey Players At The SOTU Than Trump-Hating Democrats

In their latest high-wire circus performance, numerous congressional Democrats have declared that they are boycotting President Trump’s State of the...

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D.C. Circuit Court Shoots Down Bid To Block IRS Data-Sharing Policy Aimed At Boosting Deportations

A federal appellate court shot down a challenge to a Trump administration data-sharing policy on Tuesday that aims to boost the deportation of illegal...

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Here’s How Tennessee Can Put The Kibosh On Illegal Aliens Overrunning American Schools

SB 836 and HB 793 would authorize Tennessee public schools to 'refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States.'

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SCOTUS Takes Up Oil Companies’ Challenge To Colorado City’s Climate Lawfare

Boulder officials claimed that these oil companies' 'fossil fuel activities contributed to climate change, causing harm to Boulder’s property and...

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‘So Proud To Be Americans’: U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Defeats Canada In Overtime Battle For Olympic Gold

The U.S. men's national hockey team defeated Canada to earn Olympic gold, on the 46th anniversary of the 'Miracle on Ice.'

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Kavanaugh: Trump Obviously Has Tariff Power And Here’s How He Can Keep Using It

The U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled against President Trump’s use of an emergency economics law to impose tariffs on foreign countries, but that...

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Supreme Court Rules Against Trump In Emergency Tariffs Cases

'[The International Emergency Economic Powers Act] IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,' the court ruled.

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Exclusive: Republicans Launch Freedom Caucus To Tackle Minnesota’s Fraud-Plagued Government

'The path to restoring Minnesota to the once great state that it was is [by] returning to the Constitution and the founding principles of our...

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‘Greatest Country In The World’: USA Hockey Player Promotes Patriotism After OT Win

Some American athletes may be predisposed to trash their country on the world stage while competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics. But the same can’t...

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Justice Scalia Is Still Shaping Bombshell SCOTUS Rulings Years After His Death

Justice Scalia was planting the seeds that would later come to fruition in future originalist decisions produced by the Supreme Court.

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NYT Accidentally Confesses There’s A Left-Wing Judicial Coup Against Trump

As admitted by Toobin, Democrat-appointed judges have become a critical feature of the left's evolving lawfare against Trump and his voters.

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VA Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Charade Shows How The Judiciary Is Wrecking Its Credibility

The Virginia Supreme Court has an obligation to step in and uphold the state's founding document — no matter how politically unpopular it may be.

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Rooting Against Anti-American Olympians Is The Patriotic Thing To Do

U.S. athletes who use the Olympics as an avenue to thumb their noses at America deserve nothing but scorn and defeat.

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Here Are 10 Great Justice Scalia Quotes To Mark A Decade Since His Passing

Here are some of Justice Scalia's best moments in remembrance of the 10-year anniversary of his passing.

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Anti-Truth Media Bend Over Backward To Call Canadian Trans School Shooter By His Preferred Pronouns

Innocent civilians are dead, and media leftists' biggest concern is whether they're referring to the trans shooter with the correct pronouns.

12.02.2026 4

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WV Lawmakers Launch Freedom Caucus To Take On ‘Undocumented Democrats’ In The GOP

'It's fitting that we are launching the West Virginia Freedom Caucus on the 250th anniversary [of our nation] to restore those same rights to West...

12.02.2026 3

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Conservatives Can’t Beat Democrats Until They Defeat The RINOs In Their Own Party First

Until conservatives root out the rot within their own party, the D.C. status quo will continue to remain the same.

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Witnesses Sound The Alarm On Foreigners Bankrolling Leftist Causes In America

'The precise reason this Swiss billionaire or any other foreign billionaire can do this is because foreign money running through foundations and...

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9th Circuit Rules DHS Can Ax Temporary Protected Status For 60K Foreign Nationals

'We conclude that the government is likely to succeed on the merits of its appeal either by showing that the district court lacked jurisdiction or by...

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Arizona House Advances Constitutional Amendment To End Delayed Election Results

The Arizona House of Representatives advanced a constitutional amendment on Monday that seeks to end the state’s post-Election Day chaos and delayed...

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Docs: Director Of ‘Bipartisan’ Attorneys General Group Proposed An ‘Infiltration’ Of Trump’s 2016 Transition Team

'If [Trump] does get elected president, no one will ever have to worry about me wanting to be in any meeting, ever, anywhere, with anyone associated...

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Pro-China Forces Sentence Hong Kong Freedom Fighter Jimmy Lai To 20 Years In Prison

In a further erosion of freedom in Hong Kong, the city’s Chinese-backed government sentenced media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20...

10.02.2026 7

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Mike Macdonald’s Christian Worship Was The Bright Spot In This Year’s Depraved Super Bowl

It goes without saying that this year’s Super Bowl was an absolute disaster. From the morally depraved and anti-American halftime show to the...

09.02.2026 6

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4th Circuit Vacates Lower Court Blockade On Trump’s Elimination Of DEI Grants

A federal appellate court handed President Trump a major victory on Friday by shutting down a lower court blockade on his efforts to eliminate racist...

07.02.2026 10

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Michigan, Alabama Republicans Advance Bills To Cut Off Foreign Money In Elections

Michigan and Alabama Republicans took major steps this week to secure their states’ elections from foreign dark money. The GOP-controlled Michigan...

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Media’s Fawning Obergefell Coverage Is Further Proof It Was Wrong

ABC News' positive spin on Justice Kennedy's Obergefell ruling isn't a tribute to his decision, but an indictment of it.

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