Author: James Smith
Senate Confirms Trump’s Pick To Join Liberal-Majority US Appeals Court
The U.S. Senate has approved President Donald Trump’s first and only nominee to the Boston-based federal appeals court. Until recently, most of the justices on this court were chosen by Democrats and often rejected his policy proposals. The Republican-led Senate voted 52-46 along party lines to make Joshua Dunlap, a conservative lawyer from Maine who…
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Supreme Court Hands Major Victory to Trump Administration — Even Liberal Justices Agree
Politics Commentary In a rare show of unity, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive victory to President Donald Trump’s administration this week, ruling 8–1 in favor of the White House on a major immigration case that could reshape executive authority over border policy. The decision — which saw several liberal justices side with Trump…
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Mark Sanchez Fired From Fox Sports After Stabbing Incident, Arrest
The family of former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez has released a statement following his firing from Fox Sports, where he served as an NFL analyst, as the 38-year-old continues to recover from injuries sustained in a violent altercation last month. “It’s been a long month for Mark as he continues to recover from serious injuries…
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Obama Presidential Center’s $470 Million Promise to Protect Taxpayers Appears Largely Unfulfilled
When the Obama Foundation secured approval to construct the Obama Presidential Center on 19 acres of historic Jackson Park in Chicago, the organization pledged to establish a $470 million reserve fund to shield taxpayers from financial risk should the project encounter financial trouble. However, new public filings indicate that only $1 million — less than…
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Reality Check: Understanding Political Strategy in Washington
In the wake of a prolonged federal government shutdown, political analysts across the ideological spectrum have been examining how and why congressional leaders finally agreed to a compromise. What appears, on the surface, to be a sudden shift in tone by Democratic lawmakers has raised significant debate about political strategy, public perception, and the realities…
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AAG Harmeet Dhillon Signals Federal Review After Violence Erupts Outside Berkeley TPUSA Event
Tensions flared Monday evening at the University of California, Berkeley, after a confrontation outside a Turning Point USA event escalated into a violent altercation, drawing concern from students, administrators, and federal officials. The incident, which interrupted what was intended to be a public discussion on free expression, has renewed attention on long-standing debates over campus…
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Republicans Examining Ways to Block Mamdani From Taking Office
After Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election—making him the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor-elect—Republican leaders in Washington, D.C., signaled plans to try to block him from taking office. President Donald Trump has accused the 34-year-old Ugandan-born politician of being a communist, after previously warning that he would withhold…
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DOJ Rejects Claims That Case Against Sen. Schiff Lacks Strength
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is firmly disputing a recent media report suggesting that prosecutors overseeing an ongoing investigation into Senator Adam Schiff have concluded that the case against him is weak. The controversy unfolded on Wednesday after a journalist’s social media report triggered a rapid and unusually direct response from Justice Department leadership.…
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Speaker Johnson Accuses Democrats of Attempting to Insert ‘Poison Pill’ Provision Into Funding Bill
As the federal government inches toward reopening after weeks of uncertainty, House Speaker Mike Johnson has intensified criticism of his Democratic counterparts, alleging that they attempted to insert what he described as a “poison pill” into negotiations over a stopgap funding measure. At the center of the dispute is the continued debate over the future…
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James Comey Under Fire: Newly Discovered Emails Revive Questions About FBI Conduct
Former FBI Director James Comey, a central figure in some of the most politically charged investigations in modern U.S. history, is once again at the center of controversy. Federal prosecutors have reportedly uncovered a set of previously unseen emails that could have major implications for ongoing inquiries into Comey’s actions during his time at the…
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