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President Trump made it clear Sunday night that America isn't playing games anymore. We hit Iran hard, he said, and we did it for the three American heroes who gave everything defending their brothers and sisters in uniform. Nine consecutive nights of strikes have left Tehran's military capabilities in shambles, and the message couldn't be simpler: you kill our people, we … [Read more...] about Trump Says America Hit Iran Very Hard After Losing Three Patriots

There's something almost poetic about watching a United States senator get corrected on live television about his own state's laws. Not by a political opponent, mind you, but by a friendly interviewer on a network that typically handles Democrats with kid gloves. Yet that's exactly what happened Sunday when ABC's Jonathan Karl had to set the record straight for Virginia Senator … [Read more...] about Virginia Senator Can’t Even Get His Own State’s Voting Laws Right

Secretary Mullin isn't asking nicely anymore. If states want federal money to run their elections, they're going to have to prove those elections are actually secure. That means scrubbing voter rolls, updating election systems, and cooperating with DHS as it hunts for noncitizens who have no business casting ballots in American elections. And if state officials refuse? They can … [Read more...] about Mullin’s DHS Gambit Could Finally Force States to Clean Up Their Voter Rolls

Alameda County just became the latest California jurisdiction to wade into the reparations debate, and officials there are being remarkably candid about what they will and won't promise. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last month to accept a comprehensive reparations action plan, and while they're not cutting checks tomorrow, they're not ruling them out … [Read more...] about California County Approves Reparations Plan While Keeping Cash Payments on the Table

Stephen Miller just said the quiet part out loud, and frankly, it's about time someone did. The Trump administration is pursuing a policy to shut down banking services for illegal immigrants. Not as punishment. Not as theater. As incentive for self-deportation. And if that makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why we've spent decades pretending that full financial integration … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Targets Illegal Immigrant Bank Accounts in New Self-Deportation Push