Shutdown set to drag into sixth day with no signs of a breakthrough in Congress
The government shutdown enters its sixth day on Monday with lawmakers still stuck in their partisan corners and no prospect of a swift resolution. Source link
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Gov. Newsom says he is suing President Trump over a California National Guard deployment to Oregon
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that his administration will sue President Trump over the deployment of California National Guard troops to Oregon. Source link
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital. Source link
'Sick and demented': Trump demands that Virginia AG candidate drop out over 2022 texts
President Trump on Sunday called for Jay Jones to withdraw from the Virginia attorney-general race, citing text messages the Democrat sent in 2022 fantasizing about shooting a Republican…
Climate Policy: EAT Your Greens
The week of September 29, 2025: The war on meat (and much, much more) continues, the debt, taxation, and, yes, much, much, more. Source link
Trump blasts federal judge over Portland troop block; Justice Department appeals ruling
President Trump is sharply criticizing a federal judge who temporarily blocked his plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, in response to immigration enforcement…
California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon
President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state's guard to Portland, according to…
Trump chides Fox News over shutdown coverage, accuses network of going soft on Democrats
President Trump lashed out Sunday at Fox News, accusing the network of giving Democrats a platform to attack Republicans over the government shutdown and trying to be "politically…
Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo frames NYC mayoral race as battle for Democratic Party's soul
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is casting the New York City mayoral election as the epicenter of a "civil war" within the Democratic Party. Source link
Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon
President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of the…
Senate Democratic leader Schumer plays the Epstein card in shutdown showdown
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that Republicans care more about thwarting the release of the Epstein files than negotiating a compromise to end the government…
The Jay Jones Misdirection
The Democratic candidate for attorney general in Virginia took aim at National Review for exposing his violent fantasies. Source link
Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse
Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place to end what has so far been…
Shutdown blame game intensifies in Washington as gridlock drags on
Partisan finger-pointing intensified as the government shutdown stretched into its fifth day on Sunday. Source link
Illinois Gov. Pritzker condemns Trump's immigration crackdown amid rising tensions in Chicago
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is raising alarm over what he describes as aggressive and indiscriminate immigration enforcement by the Trump administration in Chicago, claiming that U.S.…
Trump says he'll send National Guard to Chicago, but details remain unclear
President Donald Trump moved to deploy the National Guard in another city Saturday by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago, where the government said…
Agents shoot woman accused of 'ambush' vehicle attack on Border Patrol in Chicago
Federal immigration agents shot at a woman they say was attempting to use her vehicle to run down officers in the Chicago area on Saturday. Source link
Why ending childhood hunger is a business imperative
Back-to-school season is in full swing, and with it comes the excitement of new teachers, new friends, and fresh beginnings. But for millions of children, this time of year also brings…
What the Meltdown over Hegseth’s All-Hands Military Speech Tells Us About Modern Media
Resistance Twitter can make any news event sound like the end of the world. Source link
Continuing the Conversation with Justice Barrett
The justice offers her take on writing, advocacy, experience, judicial independence, security threats, amicus briefs, and what she’d ask Justice Scalia. Source link
When Students Refuse to Be Friends, Our Republic Is at Risk
If we want to strengthen civic knowledge and civic trust in America, we must focus on the people who will teach these lessons every day. Source link
Falling Fertility Rates Are Unsustainable
The collective human enterprise depends on our fixing this crisis. Source link
America Is More Than a Tale of Two Cities
What Trump does in D.C. and what Mamdani might do in NYC will have national implications. But there is more to this great nation than its political and economic capitals. Source link
The Democrats’ Most Formidable Foe Is Not Donald Trump
Or … almost? As it turns out, Democrats are planning to take on the GOP—in a few weeks, anyway. “House Democrats are plotting to turn the August recess into the opening salvo of the…