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Illinois Announces Lawsuit Against Trump Admin for Use of Guard
THE CENTER SQUARE—The state of Illinois is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration for plans to deploy the Illinois and Texas National Guard to the Chicago area. President Donald Trump has said for weeks he wants to use the National Guard to assist in public safety efforts in Chicago. Sunday, he said… -
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US Supreme Court Looks to Start Consequential New Term
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on Monday, with several high-profile cases already on the docket. The high court announced it will hear arguments on such consequential cases as the president’s power to fire individuals on federal boards, the president’s authority to impose tariffs, transgender… -
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DC Bar’s Soviet-Style Show Trial of Jeffrey Clark
Soviet show trials were not just sham proceedings. The charges were often purposefully absurd, as if to communicate that it wasn’t about justice, or even retribution, just a naked demonstration of the party’s power. Bereft of any real law, punctilious attention to procedure gave the trials a phantasmagorical aspect, both farcical and terrorizing. Something similar has… -
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Do the Feds Have the Goods on Comey?
Minimal details are included in former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment, but it doesn’t necessarily signal a lack of evidence. Though prosecutors face legitimate challenges to securing a conviction, some legal experts have cautioned that it is too early to really assess the strength of the government’s indictment, which charged Comey with two counts for allegedly obstructing a congressional… -
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How Virginia Democrat Running for State’s Top Legal Office Avoided Jail When Charged
Virginia Democrat attorney general candidate Jay Jones is under fire after his reckless driving past and the questionable steps he took to avoid jail time were brought to light this week by a local Virginia newspaper. His opponent, Republican Incumbent Jason Miyares, is “alarmed” and questions Jones’ qualifications for the office. On Wednesday, The Richmond… -
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Biden Judge Linked to University Where Her Ruling Preserves Taxpayer-Funded Grants
A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration to keep taxpayer dollars flowing to University of California campuses even though she served as a part-time professor at one of the law schools linked with the university. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in the Northern District of California is listed as being on the adjunct faculty… -
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‘Left-Wing Anarchy’: Trump Weighs How to Slash Portland’s Federal Funding
President Donald Trump is investigating how to cut federal aid from Portland, Oregon, due to the city’s soft stance on violence by “Antifa and other left-wing domestic terrorists.” “I just spoke with the president about this, and he has directed his team here at the White House to begin reviewing aid that can potentially be… -
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Enraged Father of Slain Woman Makes the Case for Keeping Repeat Criminals Behind Bars
“I will fight until my last breath for my daughter. You need to fight for the rest of our children, the rest of the innocents, and stop protecting the people that keep taking them from us, please.” Those were the words of Stephen Federico, the father of a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by a… -
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Trump Admin Brings Birthright Citizenship Back to Court
“Birthright citizenship” finds itself back in court yet again, with the administration asking the Supreme Court to decide whether President Donald Trump can constitutionally ban the practice. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed petitions Friday asking the court to take up two separate cases in which lower court judges blocked Trump from eliminating birthright citizenship. “The government has… -
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Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin’s Parents Plead for Lenient Sentence Due to His Transgender Identity
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—After Nicholas Roske was incarcerated for purportedly attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Roske’s mother discovered a hospital discharge paper in his unemptied suitcase with the name “Sophie Roske.” “This is when several of the pieces of the puzzle started coming together,” Roske’s mother told the judge in a character reference,… -
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Supreme Court Rules on Trump Bid to Remove Lisa Cook From the Fed
Lisa Cook will keep her post on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for now at least, as the Supreme Court denied an emergency appeal by the Trump administration. The high court will hear arguments in January 2026 in the case of Trump v. Cook, and decide the case later that year. President Donald Trump… -
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Democrats Sue to Force Taxpayers to Subsidize Gender Ideology in Public Schools
A coalition of Democrat state attorneys general is suing to continue taxpayer subsidies for public schools to teach gender ideology in sex education classes. The coalition is led by Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and includes 16 states and the District of Columbia…. -
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ICE Recruits Sanctuary City Cops Through Bold NFL Ads
In its bid to boost recruitment, Immigration Customs Enforcement is airing advertisements in “sanctuary cities” across the country, urging law enforcement officers to join its ranks to be free to apprehend “dangerous illegals.” “Attention Chicago law enforcement,” one such ad says. “You took an oath to protect and serve, to keep your family, your city… -
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Trump: FBI Agents Were ‘Agitators,’ ‘Insurrectionists’ at Jan. 6 Riot
President Donald Trump reacted to the new report showing that the FBI deployed more than 250 agents in plainclothes to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol protest. “It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during,… -
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BREAKING: Trump Selects Next ‘War Ravaged’ City for Troop Deployment
President Donald Trump has ordered troops to protect Portland, Oregon, and any Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities threatened by Antifa. “At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under… -
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Comey’s Son-in-Law Resigns From DOJ After His Office Brings Indictment
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—James Comey’s son-in-law resigned from the Department of Justice Thursday night after the former FBI director was indicted. Troy Edwards worked as deputy chief of the National Security Section in the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney’s Office, the same division prosecuting Comey. Comey was indicted on two counts for allegedly obstructing a congressional… -
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I’m No Prosecutor, But Here’s My Indictment of That Snake James Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey was expected to turn himself in Friday after being charged Thursday by the Justice Department with perjury and obstruction of justice. (As of 8 p.m. Eastern time there’s no indication he has, though he does face a scheduled federal arraignment date of Oct. 9.) The question I have is: “How… -
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Mom Asks Court to Strike Down Regulation That Allowed School to ‘Socially Transition’ Daughter
A New England mother is asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court to strike down a regulation that allowed her daughter to “socially transition” genders at school without her consent. She only learned of the school’s actions after her daughter attempted to take her own life. The mother, who is cited as “Jane Doe” in court documents… -
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Biden Judge to Decide Whether James Comey Lied
A Joe Biden-appointed judge is set to preside over former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s criminal case. The Department of Justice filed charges against Comey Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice related to his handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. … -
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California Has 30 Days to Fix ‘Egregious’ System of Letting Illegal Immigrants Drive Commercial Trucks
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a plan Friday to prevent illegal aliens from driving commercial trucks in the United States. “The process for issuing [commercial driver’s licenses] is absolutely 100% broken,” Duffy said at a press conference. “It has become a threat to public safety, and it is a national emergency that requires action…