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Cruz, Scalise Lead Supreme Court Brief to Keep Trump on 2024 Colorado Ballot
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., led a brief Thursday to the Supreme Court arguing for keeping former President Donald Trump on the Colorado ballot for 2024. The brief had a total of 177 House and Senate Republicans including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,…Fred Lucas -
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I Live in New York. Here’s How I See the City’s Escalating Illegal Immigration Crisis.
NEW YORK—This city is buckling under the self-inflicted illegal immigration crisis it’s been handed by our derelict president. City and state leaders in New York seemingly have no answers to the influx of illegal immigrants—nearly 100,000 in 2023—besides throwing money at the problem and cannibalizing other state-funded services. This isn’t just an abstract number. The…Jarrett Stepman -
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Chicago EV Charging Fiasco Appears to Pierce Proponents’ Claims About Performance in Bitter Cold
Electric vehicle drivers in the Chicago area have recently struggled to charge their vehicles amid frigid temperatures, contradicting the assertions of some EV proponents suggesting that fears about performance in inclement conditions are overblown. Dozens of EV drivers reportedly lined up at EV charging stations to juice up their vehicles in Oak Brook, Illinois, but…Nick Pope -
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Texas Doctor Blew Whistle on Hospital’s Transgender Procedures. Now, Biden’s Feds Are Persecuting Him.
Eight months after anonymously blowing the whistle on Texas Children’s Hospital’s transgender program, a surgeon has gone public with a tale of relentless persecution by the Biden administration. Dr. Eithan Haim would have preferred to remain anonymous, but he said the Biden administration’s “blatant attempt at political intimidation” forced him to go public, after a federal criminal investigation buried…Joshua Arnold -
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Trump Won Iowa. Political Insider Explains Why.
The polls didn’t lie. Former President Donald Trump was projected to be the winner of the Iowa caucuses Monday night just about 30 minutes after they began. In the polls, Trump had a 30-point lead, give or take, over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as Iowans arrived at their…Virginia Allen -
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Trump Calls for Nation to ‘Come Together’ After Iowa Victory
After a giant win in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump took a gracious tone in his victory speech, and talked about issues such as border security, energy independence and paying down the national debt. “I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together,” Trump told his supporters. “We…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Wins Overwhelming Iowa Victory
Former President Donald Trump won a smashing victory in the Iowa caucuses, the first in the nation contest for the 2024 presidential race. The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 8:31 p.m. ET, or Iowa’s time of 7:31 p.m. CT. Fox News reported Trump had 70.2% of the vote with 1% of precincts…Fred Lucas -
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Security Guard Tackles Protester at DeSantis Event in Iowa
Security tackled a protester who jumped on stage Thursday at an event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, video of the incident shows. DeSantis was in Ames, Iowa, for a campaign stop with Never Back Down PAC. The Florida governor was discussing a ban on China’s buying of land in Florida when…Kate Anderson -
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Court Lifts Injunction on Alabama’s Ban on Sex-Change Surgeries for Minors
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary order to lift an injunction preventing an Alabama law banning sex-change surgeries for minors from going into effect, according to court documents. The law was halted in 2022 for the duration of the lawsuit by a district court, which claimed that the legislation illegally…Kate Anderson -
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How the Iowa Caucuses Work
All eyes are on Iowa. On Monday, Iowans will travel to individual precinct locations in each of the state’s 99 counties. The caucuses take place beginning at 7 p.m. local time, and individuals must be Iowa residents to participate. The leading Republican candidates to be voted on are former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina…Virginia Allen -
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DeSantis vs. Haley: 9 Takeaways From Final GOP Debate Before Iowa Caucuses
Republican presidential hopefuls Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley were back on the debate stage Wednesday night to appeal to voters just five days before the Iowa caucuses. Former President Donald Trump was the only other primary candidate to meet the 10% polling benchmark to qualify for the debate, but…Virginia Allen -
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Ohio House Votes to Override Governor’s Veto of Bill Protecting Kids From Transgender Surgeries, Hormones
The Ohio House of Representatives voted Wednesday to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that would protect children from irreversible transgender sex-change procedures and medical interventions, such as puberty blockers and hormones. The state’s House of Representatives met Wednesday afternoon to vote 65-28 to override the governor’s veto. It now heads to…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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A Real Woman Explains Why Ohio’s Governor Was Wrong to Veto Bill to Curb Transgenderism
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, on Friday issued an executive order prohibiting gender-transition surgeries on minors in his state and issued draft administrative rules on so-called gender-affirming care for minors and adults. DeWine’s directives came a week after his Dec. 29 veto of House Bill 68, the Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which would…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Trump Files Flurry of Motions Seeking to Dismiss Georgia Election Charges
Former President Donald Trump filed three motions Monday to dismiss his Georgia 2020 election case, including one claiming presidential immunity prevents his prosecution. The motions argue for dismissal based on due process grounds, double jeopardy and presidential immunity. The claims in Trump’s presidential immunity filing mirror those made in his bid to dismiss the federal indictment brought by special…Katelynn Richardson -
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Supreme Court to Expedite Review of Colorado’s Unilateral Removal of Trump From State’s Ballot
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to kick him off the state’s ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Dec. 19 that Trump is ineligible to be on the state’s primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The…Katelynn Richardson -
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In Texas, Cruz Celebrates Win to ‘Bring Manufacturing Back From China’
Sen. Ted Cruz is celebrating the passage of bipartisan legislation that stands to decrease America’s manufacturing dependence on China. The legislation cuts bureaucratic red tape to build or expand four bridges across the Rio Grande in Texas and “benefits national security, because it makes it easier to bring manufacturing back from China, either to…Virginia Allen -
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Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs ‘Emergency’ Executive Order Banning Transgender Surgeries for Minors After Vetoing Similar Bill
Editor’s Note: Since this article was published, the Ohio House of Representatives voted to override the veto mentioned in this story. The Ohio Senate is expected to take up the issue soon. Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed an “emergency” executive order Friday banning transgender surgeries for minors, one week after he vetoed a bill…Tyler O’Neil -
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Haley, Christie Silent on Ohio Governor’s Veto of Bill Protecting Children From Gender Ideology
Two of the Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination are refusing to weigh in on a key culture-war moment—the governor of Ohio vetoing a bill protecting children from gender ideology. That bill, called the Enact Ohio Saving Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, would bar physicians from performing transgender-reassignment surgeries on children as well as from prescribing…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Speaker Johnson, 60 House Republicans See Illegal Aliens Approach Texas Border
A group of illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border into Texas on Wednesday could be seen just feet away from congressional Republicans discussing the border crisis. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 60 other House Republicans visited Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the worsening border and illegal immigration crisis. During one leg of the visit,…Jake Smith -
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Biden Admin Takes Dispute Over Barbed Wire at Texas Border to Supreme Court
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow the Border Patrol to remove barbed wire installed along the Texas-Mexico border by state authorities. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month issued an order blocking the Biden administration from removing the wire while it considers the appeal from Texas. The Department of Homeland…Katelynn Richardson