Regardless of what the defense secretary knew or said about the September 2 boat attack, the forces he commands are routinely committing murder in the guise of self-defense.
New data display the failures of the expanded Discovery Program.
The 3rd Circuit’s ruling against Alina Habba highlights a disturbing pattern of legal evasion.
Instead of asking whether a particular boat attack went too far, Congress should ask how the summary execution of criminal suspects became the new normal.
FTC staff support the proposal by the Texas Supreme Court to allow for alternative means of accreditation.
The Supreme Court’s power to nullify legislative and executive acts is inherent in the Constitution.
Even if you accept the president's assertion of an "armed conflict" with drug smugglers, blowing apart survivors of a boat strike would be a war crime.
The Circuit's decision appears to invite the workaround of dividing responsibilities between two persons in the U.S. Attorney's Office, who could then each exercise half of that Office's powers.
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
The first appellate court to consider the Trump Administration's aggressive approach to U.S. Attorney appointments.
NRO's Andrew McCarthy on why strike on defenseless survivors of strike on drug boat was "at best, a war crime under federal law."
The accidental death of one cat in San Francisco is triggering calls for banning Waymo. That would be a huge mistake.
The president loves freeing people. His controversial clemency grants should not obscure the fact that the pardon power is incredibly important.
Most countries emerged from a shared language, lineage, or ancient heritage. The United States built a state first and then had to discover what it meant to be a nation.
The Trump administration is desperately trying to criminalize a video noting that service members have no obligation to follow unlawful orders.
It didn't meaningfully cut spending or reduce the size of government, but the DOGE project proved that politicians shouldn't be scared of doing those things.
A rare instance in which courts were willing to impose sanctions upon sanctionable conduct.
After this decision, rescinding this Biden Administration rule may be more difficult.
Federal gas taxes no longer cover the cost of highways, leaving taxpayers to fill a growing multibillion-dollar gap.
The president’s reaction to a supposedly "seditious" video illustrates his tendency to portray criticism of him as a crime.
Plus: The DOJ and RealPage reach a settlement, the ROAD to Housing Act hits a speed bump, and Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani talk housing policy.
A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.
Plus: Jimmy Cliff, RIP.
The charges were dismissed without prejudice, so the Justice Department can try again.
A spending bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown aims to close a loophole that gave birth to $28 billion industry.
"The [eventually released personnel] records contain no negative performance reviews, but they do contain three anonymous complaints. Those complaints accused Grossenbach of 'creat[ing] a hostile environment for transgender and LGBTQ students' in connection with his SaveCFSD activities [allegedly referring solely to Grossenbach's outside-class political activity -EV], among other things."
Could today's summary reversal be a sign of things to come?
The firm, has "more than 1,600 attorneys in over 80 offices nationwide."
"The Defendants intentionally or recklessly invited public critique and scrutiny over Plaintiff's title as an exorcist by repeatedly asserting that the Plaintiff is not an exorcist."
By looking to the past, Democrats could chart a pro-freedom blueprint for their party’s future.
Even after the Prop 22 rebuke, California is pushing a system that could standardize schedules and undermine gig work.
Dozens of "shaken baby syndrome" convictions have been overturned over the years, but until now, no state court system has limited its use in criminal prosecutions.
The president's authoritarian response to a video posted by six members of Congress, who he says "should be arrested and put on trial," validates their concerns.
Now, under Johnson's leadership, the House has changed its rules to make it even harder for lawmakers to signal their opposition to Trump's tariffs.
Blowing up boats won’t stop drugs—but it could sink Trump.
She's praised Nancy Pelosi, said Republicans aren't doing enough to make things affordable, and is generally making a lot of sense. That's weird, but also good.
Much of what the federal government does on a daily basis flouts constitutional protections and offends human decency.
Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan concedes that the grand jury never saw the "edited" version of the indictment.
Sen. Rand Paul explains why he wants the Epstein files released, lays out his case against Trump’s tariffs and military strikes in Venezuela, and argues that he and Rep. Thomas Massie are the last voices in Congress still committed to libertarian ideals.
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