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‘NO MORE MONEY!!!’: Trump Announces Support for ‘No Tax Dollars for Riots’ Legislation
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he fully supported a California Republican congressman’s “No Tax Dollars for Riots” legislation. The president wrote on Truth Social that Rep. Kevin Kiley’s proposal “should be passed immediately,” calling for his administration not to pay “ANY money to these radicalized groups.” The president added, “They get paid to incite… -
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2 Lawmakers Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Rep. Claudia Tenney announced that she has “twice nominated” President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, writing, “No modern leader has done more for World Peace than President Trump, and it’s long past time he receives recognition.” Tenney, R-N.Y., wrote on social media platform X that Trump was able to broker the Abraham Accords, “the… -
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What Would Trump’s Reindustrialized America Look Like?
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised to restore America’s manufacturing base. But what exactly is his vision of a reindustrialized America? “I’m proclaiming that by the end of my term, the entire world will be talking about the ‘Michigan miracle’ and the stunning rebirth of Detroit,” Trump said at a campaign rally… -
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Trump Learned the Lessons of Iraq
President Donald Trump has finally moved the United States past the traumas of the Iraq War. With the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz, the U.S. made the world a safer place in the long run. But the attack, and subsequent ceasefire between Israel and Iran, also represents a reset of… -
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Trump’s Iran Strike a Lesson in Executive Leadership Versus Autopen Presidency
“This wasn’t a Pentagon operation. This was a Donald Trump operation. He came up with the PR. He chose the plans. He chose the day.” That’s a quote from news site Axios of a reportedly senior administration official about President Donald Trump’s role in conducting the operation to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities on Sunday. Lost in debates… -
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DOJ Investigates University of California for Discrimination
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the University of California system for potential race- and gender-based discrimination in employment. “The University of California’s ‘UC 2030 Capacity Plan’ directs its campuses to hire ‘diverse’ faculty members to meet race- and sex-based employment quotas,” wrote the DOJ. “These… -
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Trump Scores 3 Major Foreign Policy Wins in One Week
President Donald Trump scored three major foreign policy victories this week. Almost overlooked amid the successful military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and NATO allies agreeing to increase annual defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product, the Trump administration also facilitated a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda…. -
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In the End, Everyone Hated the Iranian Theocracy
It is hard even to digest the incredible train of events of the last few days in the Middle East. Iran had been reduced to an anemic, performance-art missile attack on our base in Qatar—the last Parthian shot from a terrified regime, desperate for an out—and a ceasefire. Iran would have been better off not… -
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Maine House Restores Laurel Libby’s Speaking Privileges Just Before Adjournment
After months of persecution, Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby, a Republican, had her legislative rights fully restored at the end of the state’s legislative session. In a 115-16 vote, the Maine House, in which Democrats hold a slim majority, voted to restore Libby’s voting and speaking privileges, but not to revoke the resolution of censure against her. Maine House… -
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How a Jewish-Christian Alliance Can Rescue the West
Israel’s recent 12-day war with Iran once again focused Americans’ attention on the Middle East. But it’s what happened Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel, that united many Jews and Christians to confront the barbarism threatening our civilization. Melanie Phillips is the author of the recently published book “The… -
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The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York
Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth, and fifth choices of trailing candidates are allocated to candidates voters ranked lower, mean that he’ll be the Democrat nominee for mayor of the nation’s largest city and the likely winner of the general… -
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Keeping States From Governing AI Helps Big Tech and Harms Kids
Today’s push for a 10-year artificial intelligence moratorium has been framed in legislation as a “temporary pause” on state AI and algorithmic regulation. Proponents claim this is necessary to prevent “an unworkable patchwork of disparate and conflicting state AI laws” and preserve America’s lead over China in AI. But this ignores a more immediate and… -
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Inside the White House: ‘New Media’ Journalist Olohan on Power, the Press, and What You Don’t See
Working weekends, flights on Air Force One, and jockeying for position to ask presidential press secretary Karoline Leavitt a question in the White House briefing room is all a part of life as a White House correspondent, according to Mary Margaret Olohan. As a member of the “new media” in the White House, Olohan… -
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University of Virginia President Resigns Over DEI After Pressure From Justice Department
After mounting pressure from the Trump administration and the Department of Justice, James Ryan resigned from his post as president of the University of Virginia Friday, according to The New York Times. The Justice Department launched an investigation earlier this year after receiving complaints from conservative law firm America First Legal that the university’s administration… -
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California Faces Deadline to Remove ‘Gender Ideology’ From Curricula
The state of California must remove from federally funded sexual education curricula all gender ideology references that “indoctrinate” students, according to a notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week. The order intends to reform California’s “egregious” academic resources that teach “gender identity is distinct from biological sex and that boys… -
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Budget Bill’s Ban on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Draws States’ Ire
Some Republican officials are sounding the alarm about a provision tucked into the Senate budget reconciliation bill that would potentially eviscerate state regulation of artificial intelligence. The provision would prohibit states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence technologies for 10 years after the bill is enacted. It defines AI as “artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems,… -
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Senate Republicans Need to Step Up and Deliver on Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in Washington, D.C., this week about the One Big, Beautiful Bill, as the Senate goes through the “Byrd Bath” to scrub the reconciliation bill for compliance with the rules. But what is the Byrd Rule, what’s a “Byrd Bath,” and why does all this jargon matter for Americans hoping… -
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Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Porn Sites
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday regarding a Texas law that makes it more difficult for children to access pornography. The ruling in the case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton could have a larger reach beyond the Lone Star State. Texas joined 19 other states to require pornographic websites to verify their users are… -
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Why We Need Fathers to Make the Family Name Great Again
Conservatives in politics and culture are wise to make fatherlessness a focal point of their family policy priorities. Children who grow up with both parents are more likely to attend college and less likely to go to prison. Conversely, father absence is linked to poverty, teen pregnancy, youth crime, worse academic outcomes, and substance abuse…. -
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Libraries Can Remove Obscene Books, Says Fifth Circuit
Can public libraries get rid of children’s books featuring sex, masturbation, and gender ideology? That question sparked a lawsuit between Llano County, Texas, and a handful of adult library patrons who claimed that when the Llano library removed explicit books, it violated their right to free speech. The patrons sued on First Amendment grounds, arguing…
