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The Court’s Liberals Are Trying to Tell Americans Something

Justices Kagan, Jackson, and Sotomayor aren’t merely disagreeing with the majority’s technical readings of the law.

The Wheels are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government

The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.

How to Tell If Someone Is a Criminal (According to the DHS)

“Except for the tiny, tiny, minuscule quibble that we have no evidence they’ve done any crimes, these people deserve to be locked up.”

Trump’s Epstein Answers Are Getting Worse

He’s blaming Obama and calling the scandal “boring.”

The States Are Going Full RFK Jr.

MAHA’s biggest wins aren’t coming from Washington.

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