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Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 15, 2026 3:52 PM ET A Biden-appointed federal judge delivered a devastating blow to efforts to root out welfare fraud, effectively shielding Minnesota’s sanctuary-style resistance to federal oversight while forcing American taxpayers to pick up an $80 million tab. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins is

January 15, 2026 3:11 PM ET A group of Senate Republicans is backing new legislation intended to help veterans better understand the benefits they are entitled to and how to access them through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new legislation — called the Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act — is being championed by

January 15, 2026 3:11 PM ET A group of Senate Republicans is backing new legislation intended to help veterans better understand the benefits they are entitled to and how to access them through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new legislation — called the Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act — is being championed by

January 15, 2026 9:01 AM ET A moderate Democrat running for re-election is facing the wrath of her party for helping Republicans usher in more cooperation with federal immigration authorities. State Rep. Carla Cunningham was the only member of her party to vote in favor of overriding Democrat Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of House Bill

January 06, 2026 6:01 PM ET Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie called on the judge overseeing the January 6 pipe bomb case to release the alleged perpetrator Tuesday. Massie called for Brian Cole Jr.’s release, arguing the evidence against him was weak, he had no prior criminal record and he posed no threat to public

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 06, 2026 5:42 PM ET Recent federal investigations have uncovered over $1 billion in fraud across Minnesota’s social services, including Somali-owned daycares accused of siphoning funds for overseas remittances and luxury purchases, prompting Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to abandon his 2026 re-election bid. With Walz stepping down from

January 06, 2026 3:16 PM ET Men usually get the brunt of the fingerwagging about porn use.  For good reason, too. Men are (unsurprisingly) more likely than women to watch porn. And those who consume porn to the point of obsession and ruin — as Daniel Kolitz chronicled for Harper’s Magazine — are overwhelmingly male.  An

January 06, 2026 3:09 PM ET President Donald Trump has several reasons for not supporting opposition leader María Corina Machado, the New York Times reported, including tensions that developed between her and Trump administration officials. After his administration successfully carried out a raid and captured the president of Venezuela, Trump gave a press conference on

January 06, 2026 2:28 PM ET Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pledged to stand his ground on Tuesday while lawmakers in his own state are calling on him to resign over his handling of the Somali fraud scandal. Republican state lawmakers in Minnesota have collectively called for Walz to step down as governor immediately over

January 06, 2026 2:23 PM ET Standing indicted before a grand jury, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have hired a team of lawyers previously involved in high-profile cases to represent them in court. Maduro and Flores face charges regarding drugs and firearms by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and they