How Sidney Powell's Plea Deal Could Hurt Trump in the Georgia Racketeering Case
The election conspiracy theorist struck a deal that allows her to avoid prison by testifying for the prosecution.
The election conspiracy theorist struck a deal that allows her to avoid prison by testifying for the prosecution.
DeSantis says that all Gazans are anti-Semitic, while Haley feels that refugees should only go to "Hamas-sympathetic countries."
A federal judge barred the former president from "publicly targeting" witnesses, prosecutors, or court personnel.
Being against cancel culture requires consistency.
If Joe Manchin or Larry Hogan thinks he’ll be elected on a No Labels ticket, he’ll be sorely disappointed.
District Attorney Fani Willis’ preferred weapon wasn’t designed to be used this way.
RFK Jr.'s anti-war supporters are welcome to defect, the Libertarian Party said in a statement.
Trump is still a runaway favorite, even when using a vote-counting technique that's meant to make it more difficult for unpopular candidates to win elections.
Those sounding the loudest alarms about possible shutdowns are largely silent when Congress ignores its own budgetary rules. All that seems to matter is that government is metaphorically funded.
Away from the speeches of the party's presidential candidates, the Republican Huntington Beach city attorney talked up his efforts to thwart state zoning reforms.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to weigh in on a hypothetical executive order to establish an American Climate Corps.
With a second term, the former president promised to end California's water shortage, clear homeless encampments, and conduct the biggest deportation operation in American history.
"The orange elephant in the room just never seems to be addressed head on," says Reason's Zach Weissmueller.
The culprit is prohibition, not lax border policing.
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We already have a party that's committed to progressive ideals, do we really need another?
“I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally,” Reagan said in 1984.
Pence suggested executing mass shooters in "months, not years," but that would remove crucial procedural protections—and not just for those who are obviously guilty.
The Republican presidential candidate ignores the lethal impact of the drug policies he avidly supports.
"Our party does face a time for choosing," said the former vice president last night.
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GOP presidential hopefuls should be more clear about the school choice policies they support.
A positive vision for America's future at the Republican debate
It’s highly unlikely that it would pass constitutional muster.
"He owes it to you to defend his record where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt that set the stage for the inflation that we have."
DeSantis has already removed two reform prosecutors from office in Florida. A federal judge ruled he violated the First Amendment in one of those cases.
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Before correcting the record, the former president's spokesman inadvertently implicated him in a federal crime.
Plus: A listener asks whether younger generations are capable of passing reforms to entitlement spending.
If false beliefs about legality exempt people from Section 3 disqualification, leading Confederates would have been exempt as well.
The former president is right to worry that supporting restrictions on abortion could hurt him in the general election.
The big spending has fueled higher inflation, resulted in larger-than-projected deficits, and contributed to a record level of debt.
Journalism's in-house critics take a bold stance against attempting journalism, because of Trump.
"He said, you strike, you're fired. Simple concept to me. To the extent that we can use that once again, absolutely."
Plus: A listener asks for the editors’ advice on how to spend his money.
The debate aired on the Mehdi Hasan show.
The opposing view is contrary to the original meaning, and leads to absurd conclusions.
The two alleged racketeers complain that irrelevant evidence concerning distinct, uncoordinated conduct aimed at keeping Donald Trump in office will impair their defense.
Section 3 disqualification is justifiable as a democracy-limiting tool to protect democracy. But there are slippery-slope issues that deserve serious consideration.
Plus: New York City's crackdown on short-term rentals, Brazil's UFO investigations, and more...
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
A lawsuit to keep Donald Trump off the Florida primary ballot fails.
Donald Trump's latest argument for protectionism is undermined by the realities of his own trade policies.
Election law expert Derek Muller reminds us that we have seen these sorts of claims before.
Special Counsel Jack Smith reportedly is keenly interested in whether the former New York mayor gave Trump legal advice while intoxicated.
The lawyer's true superpower is to turn every case into a case about procedure.
Plus: A listener question about the continued absurdity of sports stadium subsidies