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• The 'unipolar moment' of the post-Cold War era has led to misguided notions about the nature of military power, writes Lee Slusher
• This week on "Problematic Women," we look at how California Democrats are putting the radical Left on notice
• In this week’s Signal Sitdown, Rep. Ralph Norman explains how he went from a ‘no’ to a ‘yes’ on House Speaker Mike Johnson
• Trump Nominee to Lead Office of Management and Budget Faces Tough Questions from Democrats and Republicans Alike
• Kamala Harris is reportedly not helping Vice President-elect JD Vance's wife transition into the Naval Observatory residence
• Align Foreign Policy ‘to Our National Interest,’ Secretary of State Nominee Rubio Says
• Victor Davis Hanson: Where did MAGA come from? It’s not all that different, in its core, from doctrinaire Republicanism
• Special Counsel: ‘Well-Educated’ Hunter Biden Aware of Crimes
• The GOP's embrace of the culture war helped Trump win the White House in 2024, according to a new report
• Two House Democrats Vote to Pass Bill Protecting Women’s Sports from Biological Male Infiltration
• Invading Mexico Will Squander America’s Advantage Against the Cartels
• Trump's incoming border czar: 'We need to shut the border down'
• Paul Begala: Jill Biden’s time as first lady has been a complete train wreck
• Biden: 'I really am concerned about how fragile democracy is'
• The Congressional Progressive Staff Association withdraws a letter to Congress asking for a 32-hour workweek
• Sean Davis says the assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life was a series of 'unfortunate accidents and incompetence'
• Bill Gates says he had a three-hour-long dinner with President-elect Trump
• San Francisco Settles Lawsuit with Judicial Watch! - Judicial Watch
• Mayor Eric Adams is right to meet with President-elect Trump on behalf of regular New Yorkers
• In nixing deal for US Steel, Biden showed we’re not ready to rebuild our manufacturing base
• Is the MTA trolling us all with their latest attempt at stopping fare-beating?
• Prosecutors move to drop criminal case against former superintendent Scott Ziegler, who was fired over a rape coverup
• FBI Assistant Special Agent in charge of New Orleans terror probe reassigned
• "We're being weak": CNN staff react to rumblings that network plans to "sideline" Acosta under Trump
• From Daphne Keller (Stanford) on the Tiktok Case
• Biden’s bitter goodbye: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 18, 2025
• Mel Gibson on LA 2.0: 'It’s our city, it’s the city of the people, and they have another plan'
• Biden’s weak hand-off, don’t blame inflation on Don and other commentary
• The 'disabled_trans_boy' Instagram account has uploaded videos that appear to document the process of a 19-year-old woman obtaining a 'gender affirming' double mastectomy
• The lead sniper at Trump's rally never set foot on or in the building from which he was shot, The Federalist's CEO says
• Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order
• A new database will track the careers of former Biden appointees, potentially putting companies who hire Democrats out in the cold with the Trump administration
• Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis by Being too Lax on Enforcement
• Biden administration's failure to secure the U.S. border will be examined in upcoming House hearing
• Can a School Require Students to Learn about Sexuality and "Cisnormativity" Over Parents' Religious Objection?
• CIA Leaker of Israel Intel Pleads Guilty Days Before Trump Takes Office
• Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
• The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Equal Rights for All, 1,458 Days Late
• CNN is ordered to pay $5 million in damages to Navy veteran Zachary Young for defamation
• Noem promises that if confirmed, FEMA will not be politicized
• How China Dominates Global Shipbuilding
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picks Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill JD Vance's Senate seat
• Biden sat down for a rare interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell just days before his presidency ends
• Government Efficiency Could Have Stopped Elon Musk
• Federalist CEO Sean Davis blasted the FBI for stonewalling Congress’s investigation into the first assassination attempt against Trump
• In symbolic gesture, Biden claims the Equal Rights Amendment is now the "law of the land"
• State Department official Marcia Bernicat retires hours after Trump asks for her resignation
• Trump was deliberately left vulnerable by the Secret Service, Federalist CEO Sean Davis says
• CNN's Scott Jennings says Democrats are rushing to meet with Trump because they're desperate for leadership
• CNN found liable for defaming U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young
• The Total Collapse of the Washington Post - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• After years of fist-thumping about the 'rule of law,' Biden declares the 28th Amendment is the law of the land
• Biden has now issued far more commutations than any of his predecessors
• Classified Evidence in the Tiktok Case
• President Biden, the ERA, and Constitutional Vandalism
• Trump "will be in charge of the border," Kristi Noem says at Senate confirmation hearing
• Trump says he had a 'very good' call with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping
• Senate ends debate on Laken Riley Act, setting up rollback of migrant rights with Democratic support
• Tracking Trump's promises and key metrics for America.
• How to Take Action on Inauguration Day and Beyond | ACLU
• Regulation, prohibition, and litigation: Joe Biden's busy lame-duck period
• Current and former fire officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department demand the resignation of Chief Kristin Crowley
• This week, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the D.C. Circuit in TikTok v. Garland. Here's how much the Court did not decide
• Hospital staff failed to treat her miscarriage, then accused her of a crime
• Biden Rips Red States, Says They ‘Screwed Up’ Their Economies. The Facts Differ.
• Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
• 'Trump appealed to men because he appealed to men,' says Michael Knowles
• It’s time for Democrats to go low
• Jurors in CNN defamation case urged to 'stand up against fake news' in closing arguments
• Trump's MAGA agenda is already stalled in Congress
• Guest Post from Professor Tillman: Professor Shugerman (et al) vs. Professor Prakash (et al)
• The political symbiosis of Eric Adams and Donald Trump
• The ceasefire deal makes it obvious: Joe Biden failed
• Banning Rideshare Driver from Airport for Telling Another Driver to "Move His 'Ass'" May Violate First Amendment
• Small-business owners optimistic ahead of Trump inauguration - Washington Examiner
• Free Speech and Private Power: No Decision About Speaker- and Content-Based Protections
• Lawless V: Where Do We Go from Here?
• Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent sparred with Sen. Elizabeth during Senate hearing
• Donald Trump should pardon D.C. police officers Terence Sutton and Andrew Zabavsky
• TikTok's parent company must divest app by Jan. 19 or face U.S. ban
• Trump's pick for DHS secretary, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, must prove she can get the job done
• How the worm turns on NYC’s mental health crisis for progressive mayoral wannabes
• Trump Cabinet nominees dominate Senate Democrats - Washington Examiner
• Marco Rubio slammed the post-Cold War liberal order during his confirmation hearing
• Free speech is still in peril on campus
• A Trump DOJ Could Bring an End to the Yearslong Investigation of His Ally Ken Paxton
• Trump’s next attacks on abortion rights will be more insidious than a ban
• Warning to whistleblowers: “We are back in the days of the Red Scare”
• Working on California's incarcerated fire crews: "It is kind of like you’re a slave"
• Building the Deportation Machine for Trump 2.0
• China’s Stumbling March Toward Markets – Samuel Gregg
• The tech billionaire war on "woke" is really a war on workers
• Timothy Stanley: Where have all the 'Never Trumpers' gone? Why is there not more noise about one-man rule?
• Satire: Joe Bidenâs farewell address
• Class in a classless society
• After Building Service Workers Mobilize, FTC Stops Secret No-Hire Agreements
• Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio Get a Pass on Suffering in Gaza
• Documents indicate police were at wrong address when they fatally shot Doug Harless
• This is Donald Trump’s ceasefire
• SCOTUS May Announce Opinions, But Will Not Take the Bench.