Department of Homeland Security
Newly uncovered documents show that the government didn’t need extensive surveillance or expensive fortifications to protect the White House.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seems to think TV stations are legally obligated to please the president.
The trade war caused exports to Canada to fall. Now, Trump is pointing to that fact to justify more tariffs.
The 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports are based on the long-defunct Section 338 of the notorious Smoot-Hawley tariff act.
The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.
The U.S.-Iranian peace memorandum has broken down, and violence is slowly ramping back up to a full-on war. Four Americans paid the price this weekend.
Yet another broken campaign promise.
Brazil’s gangs show why the “narcoterrorist” label is tempting, misleading, and unlikely to stop drugs.
They are likely to damage the US economy and deny many people valuable educational opportunities for no good reason.
The idea is simultaneously harmful and illegal.
It explains why Trump is wrong and how federalism can help counter his efforts to subvert the 2026 midterm elections.
As someone should have explained to him by now, that's not how it works.
During his confirmation hearing, the attorney general nominee repeatedly misrepresented the nature and scope of the sweeping immunity deal he approved.
It's almost like there is no real underlying principle guiding the Trump administration's tariff policies.
Plus: An unconstitutional war is back on.
A combination of travel restrictions and anti-American sentiment has led to a decrease in international tourism during Trump's second term.
Contradicting a federal judge, the acting attorney general, who blessed that cozy arrangement, insists it was not a product of collusion or self-dealing.
Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.
The late senator was one of the last advocates of hawkish policies out of step with public opinion.
Trump’s nominee for attorney general has repeatedly subverted justice to benefit his boss.
A Tomahawk missile struck an Iranian school and reportedly killed over 100 children in February.
The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.
From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams concludes that the case never presented a true "case or controversy" because both sides were controlled by the president.
Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.
Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally collected loot.
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
The Federal Reserve reports that small businesses were less likely to be able to avoid tariff costs during 2025 and are more pessimistic about employment and revenue in 2026.
The one thing Graham was consistent about was his enthusiasm for foreign wars.
For the same reason their ranks have grown to record highs: They dislike the federal government.
Looking back through the biggest scandals in American history through the lens of Trump 2.0.
Since the beginning of his first term, the president has repeatedly used his office for personal gain.
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The conservative justice pushed for greater executive authority even in cases in which Trump won.
The decision rebukes the DOJ for demanding "private and sensitive" information about Georgia election workers "with no legitimate law enforcement purpose."
He understands economics about as well as he understands the limits of presidential power.
The Reform U.K. leader wants to reframe questions over his undeclared gifts as a “people vs. the establishment” fight. But a fresh mandate from Clacton won’t answer whether he followed parliamentary rules.
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In sports as in foreign policy, he treats cheating as a virtue. And it doesn’t even work.
Why Trump lost big in the Supreme Court cases he cared the most about
The next Folarin Balogun could be in a field that matters much more than a soccer pitch. America should not handicap its access to such talent.
Free trade is "a direct affront to our Founding Fathers," President Donald Trump said during his first presidential campaign.
Joe Rogan and military veterans advocating for suicide prevention apparently swayed the president.
On a Fourth of July, John Quincy Adams warned against the foreign policy that his successors would later adopt.
Not only is the problem overblown. It isn't really a problem at all. It's also irrelevant to the constitutional question addressed by the Supreme Court.
First-place wins include work on America's gerontocracy, an interview with anti–death penalty activist Helen Prejean, and some Star Wars comedy.
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