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The FBI Wants To Treat Carter Page Warrant Mistakes Like Training Problems. A Court Adviser Says That's Not Enough.
After seriously messing up its warrant applications with the FISA Court, can the FBI be trusted?
By Withholding Funds to Ukraine, Trump Broke the Law
The Government Accountability Office says Trump's spending delay was illegal.
A Memphis Cop Will Get $3,600 a Month, Even After Having Sex With a Suspect in a Murder Case
He gave her marijuana, too.
Musician Sues Houston For His Right To Play His Accordion In Public
The city limits busking to its tiny Theater District, and it makes you jump through hoops even to play there.
Victims or Criminals? Cops Can't Decide When It Comes to Teens Selling Sex
Plus: trade vote today, woman sues DEA for seizing cash belonging to her dad with dementia, and more...
Elizabeth Warren Has a Fake Plan To Pay for Medicare for All
Warren claims total costs for middle-class families would go down under her plan, but there are reasons to doubt this.
Social Engineering Run Amok in the Department of Labor
Government control is not the answer.
Grand Jury Backs Murder Charges Against Houston Cop Who Lied to Justify a Deadly Drug Raid
Additional grand juries will investigate possible wrongdoing by other narcotics officers, including the way the raid was conducted.
Proposed Hemp Regulations Would Be a Nightmare for Farmers
"I would have to grow at least three times as many plants under the USDA rule to produce the same amount of CBD as I get out of one plant now."
Corrections Officers, Jurors, and the Families of Nick Sutton's Victims Want Him Taken Off Death Row
The Tennessee death row inmate "has gone from a life-taker to a life-saver."
House Votes To Send Impeachment Articles to Senate as New Evidence Comes to Light
President Donald Trump's trial will likely begin next week.
Why LBJ's Great Society Flopped—and What It Means for the 2020 Election
Amity Shlaes's new history of the late 1960s explains the failure of the last time the federal government tried to fix all that was wrong with America.
Will Any 2020 Candidate Offer an Alternative to Trump's Trade Protectionism?
The Trump administration's "phase one" deal with China will keep many tariffs in place, but Democrats don't seem to have the guts to stand up for freer trade.
The Trump Administration Wants To Speed Up the Delivery of Infrastructure Projects
New proposed regulations from the White House's Council on Environmental Quality would limit how long federal environmental reviews could last.
New CDC Report Highlights the Risks of Black-Market THC Vapes
The vast majority of patients with vaping-related lung injuries who used cannabis products said they got them from "informal sources."
2019 Was Second Warmest Year on Record Says NOAA
The past five years have been the warmest of the last 140 years.
LAPD Chief Says Its Gang Database Abuse Scandal Now Has 'Criminal Aspects'
At least 20 officers have been suspended while the LAPD investigates the placement of innocent motorists on the gang database.
The Senate Has Enough Votes To Stop Further Unapproved Military Action Against Iran
Four Republicans cross the aisle to support a new resolution limited the president's power to wage war. But could they get enough to overrule a veto?
Oakland Uses SWAT Force With Tanks and an Armored Vehicle To Evict Squatting Activists
A group of homeless mothers moved into an Oakland, California, home they didn't own.
Justin Amash's Biggest Fiscally Conservative National Donors Are Abandoning His Re-election Bid
Club for Growth and FreedomWorks cease supporting the congressman they've showered with awards
The Democratic Debates Are Downers. That's a Big Problem for All of Us.
Being relentlessly negative is no way to win votes, even against someone as dark and divisive as Donald Trump.
Democrats Chased the Peace Vote Last Night, but Can We Trust Them to Follow Through?
Plus: CNN's slanted Sanders/Warren setup, Trump's shower-related election pledge, and more...
Occupational Licensing Hurts the Little Guy
People who want to work should be allowed to work.
War Worries Transcend Trump
Even the president’s buddies understand the threat posed by the unconstrained use of military force.
CNN Implicitly Took Elizabeth Warren's Side in the Unproven Sexism Accusation Against Bernie Sanders
"Senator Warren, what did you think when Sanders said a woman couldn’t win the election?”
Joe Biden's Debate Answer About His Support for the Iraq War Leaves Out Some Important Details
It's good to hear Biden admit that his initial vote to go to war was a mistake, but he continued to support the war well after it was clearly a disaster.
New Jersey Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms
New Jersey took two major steps toward increasing transparency and strengthening protections for property owners against civil asset forfeiture.
Florida Deputies Placed on Leave After Video Shows Them Beating, Tasing Suspect
Three deputies were placed on leave after the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office received the video.
Gaze Upon the Worst Anti-Vaping Poster Ever and Despair
The great state of New Jersey idiotically compares vaping to jumping out of an airplane without a parachute.
D.C.'s Police Department Is Being Sued (Again) for Sexually Violating Someone During a Search
D.C. cops appear to have a thing for illegally probing butts.
California Killed 1.2 Million Birds To Stop a Virus. Pet Owners Say They Were Terrorized.
The euthanasia campaign may be necessary to prevent the spread of the Newcastle disease, but bird owners say that it's being carried out in a cruel manner.
The Woke Primary Is Over and Everyone Lost
Maybe now would be a good time for Democrats to recognize that identity-politics signaling doesn't translate into votes.
Sorry, Bernie Sanders: Taiwan's Single Payer System Isn't an Argument for Medicare for All
Taiwan’s system is less generous than the Sanders plan—yet it still struggles with cost control and access to care.
An Ohio City Is Declaring Itself a 'Crime Victim' of a False Police Report and Demanding Restitution
Ohio's Marsy’s Law has the potential to be abused for municipal cash grabs.
Fed Scientists Filmed Themselves Giving Monkeys Brain Damage. A Watchdog Group Wants the Footage.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health reportedly damaged monkeys' brains with acid before showing them pictures of fruit.
Arizona Governor Wants To Put the Public in Charge of Licensing Boards
Right now, most licensing boards require that the majority of members be from the same licensed profession. It's not difficult to see how that leads to anti-competitive rules.
Warren Accuses Sanders of Saying a Woman Couldn't Win in 2020
Plus: Belief in vaccines down 10 percent since 2001, states with low taxes see population boosts, and more...
Tonight Will Be Bernie's Time in the Barrel
Expect Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, et al, to relentlessly attack the Vermont socialist, heart-attack survivor, and accused electoral misogynist.
The FBI Wants Access to a Mass Shooter's iPhone. Will They Demand a Back Door?
A deadly shooting on a Naval base in Florida may lead to a new battle against encryption.
When Border Defense Becomes Border Offense
Militarized borders and military intervention are two sides of the same coin.
Gavin Newsom's Solution to California's Homelessness Problem: Throw Another Billion Dollars at It
But the underlying problems remain unaddressed.
Iran's Theocracy Will Collapse Because of People Like Kimia Alizadeh
The nation's only female Olympic medalist says she has permanently left the Islamic Republic due to the oppression of women.
Should Wall Street Be Worried by Potential Sanders, Warren Presidencies?
The Sanders-Warren agenda of higher taxes, increased regulation, and more government control worries Wall Street
