Here's What SCOTUS Should Do With the Trump Ballot Cases  —  The real answer is nothing.  But if they decide to take them up, here is how they should decide them. … The U.S. Supreme Court needs to understand that the disqualification of former President Donald J. Trump under Section 3 …

December 29, 2023  —  When asked at a town hall on Wednesday to identify the cause of the United States Civil War, presidential candidate and former governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley answered that the cause “was basically how government was going to run, the freedoms …

Marjorie Taylor Greene creates multiple headaches for new Speaker  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is reviving her rabble-rousing ways, creating new headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he settles into his role leading the House GOP conference's razor-thin majority.

Biden's Crime Problem: Violent Crime is Down, but Voters Don't Believe it  —  Americans perceive crime as a major problem, even as data shows crime falling in most cities nationwide  —  Violent crime is dropping in most major American cities, but voters nationwide still think crime is on the rise.

6 states are rethinking how they run their primaries in 2024  —  Most of the states considering changing their primary election systems are looking at ways to open the process to more voters.  —  At least six states are considering changing their primary election systems in 2024 …

Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues  —  A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues.

When Silicon Valley's AI warriors came to Washington  —  Effective altruism is increasingly described as a cult.  But as the movement's billionaire adherents pour money into D.C., its obsession with the AI apocalypse is remaking the capital's tech policy landscape.

Legal scholar Jonathan Turley becomes latest ‘swatting’ victim after false report of shooting at his home  —  Legal scholar Johnathan Turley has become the latest victim of “swatting” as a 911 call was made falsely reporting someone was shot at his Virginia home.  —  “Yes, I was swatted this evening.

Haley says as president she would pardon Trump if he's convicted of crimes  —  Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said if she is elected president, she would pardon former President Trump if he's convicted of a crime, saying the amnesty would be “in the best interest of the country.”

Ohio's Republican governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care  —  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) vetoed a bill on Friday that would have prevented minors from receiving gender-affirming health care and restricted transgender girls' ability to participate on school sports teams.

New Jersey Man Charged With Attempting To Provide Material Support To Al Shabaab  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen …