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For months, Republicans in Congress have been bracing for the inevitable political theater. Democrats would wait until the eleventh hour, manufacture a crisis, and then blame the GOP for threatening to shut down the government right before midterm elections. It's a playbook we've seen before, predictable as a sunrise. Except this time, something different happened. Democrats … [Read more...] about Schumer Caves on Shutdown Fight and Republicans Should Ask Why

Here's what gets me about this whole situation. We've got a federal judge in Massachusetts, Allison Burroughs, who just decided she knows better than the executive branch about who gets to stay in America. She blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis, and now she's staring down an impeachment resolution from Rep. Andy Ogles. Good. You … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Ignores Supreme Court Precedent to Shield Somali Deportations

Harmeet Dhillon doesn't mess around. The Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights just handed Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland a seven-day deadline to fix what she's calling a flagrant violation of parental rights, or prepare to meet the Trump administration in court. The message? Stop hiding information about students' gender transitions from their parents, or … [Read more...] about Federal Ultimatum Lands on Maryland Schools Over Secret Student Transitions

The Trump administration just dropped the hammer on two dozen people who thought they could game the system, lie their way into American citizenship, and get away with it. They were wrong. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Monday that the Department of Justice is moving to strip citizenship from 25 individuals who allegedly concealed everything from attempted … [Read more...] about Trump DOJ Launches Historic Citizenship Crackdown on Fraudsters and Criminals

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order Monday that does something Washington should have done decades ago. He's creating a direct line between the White House and the people who actually keep our military running: the families. The President's Military Spouse Commission isn't just another bureaucratic body designed to produce reports nobody reads. This commission … [Read more...] about Trump Signs Order Giving Military Families Real Voice in Readiness Strategy